Malacañang on Friday rejected a lawmaker’s proposal to postpone the 2022 elections, saying the Constitution must be upheld.
During House budget deliberations on Thursday, Pampanga...
RETIREE-pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) can now file their Pension Loan Program (PLP) applications online, the state-run pension fund announced.
In a statement...
The Philippines will “move on” with its economic relations with China, Malacañang said, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s historic assertion of Manila’s rights in the...
After rapid test kits, pool testing and saliva testing, another method to test for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that analyzes the air from...
At least 12 hospitals in the country, including the Philippine General Hospital, will be selected as sites for the clinical trial of candidate vaccines...
ARMED Forces Chief Gilbert Gapay called for unity and mutual trust among Southeast Asian military organizations, especially in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, terror...
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go expressed his full support for the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (Tesda) proposed budget for fiscal year 2021...
Malacañang on Friday rejected a lawmaker’s proposal to postpone the 2022 elections, saying the Constitution must be upheld.
During House budget deliberations on Thursday, Pampanga...
AFTER giving the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) a little push, Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said he is also willing to help nonprofessional and...
POPULAR actress Julia Barretto personally filed a formal complaint against former broadcaster Jay Sonza on Friday afternoon at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
THE Philippines recorded 2,630 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Friday, the Department of Health (DoH) said.
This brings the total number of...
Tomorrow, September 27, GMA News and Public Affairs presents “Lockdown: Food Diaries,” a special documentary hosted by Asia’s Multimedia Star and Department of Health’s...
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Chief Wilkins Villanueva on Friday warned village captains who had not formed their barangay drug abuse council (BADAC) of...
THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday announced the launch of the Rapid Assessments of Damage Report (RADaR) application to ensure continuity of learning...
A total of 256,788 drug suspects were arrested while 5,856 were killed throughout the government's four-year war against illegal drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
SENATORS on Friday thumbed down a proposal to postpone the May 2022 elections, saying that such a move is unconstitutional.
Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd...
FOREIGN investments that left the country plunged into a 14-month low in August, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Data from the central...
LOST in the volume of outrage over the “meddlesome” European Parliament’s expression of “deepest concern at the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the country under President Rodrigo Duterte” is a real implied threat of damaging economic sanctions that the government must take seriously, the Philippine Chamber...
UNLIKE myself, who is very public, most historians are modest and unassuming people but to their great credit, have produced major contributions to our...
THE United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is the world’s largest strategic initiative that calls on and recognizes companies to align their business strategies and...
The Philippines will “move on” with its economic relations with China, Malacañang said, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s historic assertion of Manila’s rights in the West Philippine Sea.
In a virtual press briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said he believed the...
After rapid test kits, pool testing and saliva testing, another method to test for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that analyzes the air from...
At least 12 hospitals in the country, including the Philippine General Hospital, will be selected as sites for the clinical trial of candidate vaccines...
ARMED Forces Chief Gilbert Gapay called for unity and mutual trust among Southeast Asian military organizations, especially in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, terror...
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go expressed his full support for the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (Tesda) proposed budget for fiscal year 2021...
THE Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has decided to place Iloilo City under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for 15 days amid...
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate health and demography committee, on Friday called on Filipinos to show solidarity amid the challenges...
VARIOUS migrant workers groups are pinning their hopes on the construction of an international airport in the province of Bulacan as a potential source of...
UNITED NATIONS: The United States butted heads with China and Russia at the United Nations on Thursday (Friday in Manila) over responsibility for the...
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA: Jum’s words tumble out over the phone, his voice growing ever more frantic.
Between sobs, he says he’s trapped on a Malaysian plantation...
HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific countries, home to nearly 60 percent of the world’s population, are still facing a growing outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic on...
KABUL: At least six civilians were confirmed dead and 12 others injured in Afghanistan on Thursday as fighting escalated in the militancy-battered country, officials...
TEL AVIV: Israel toughened its coronavirus measures on Friday as a second nationwide lockdown failed to bring down the world’s highest infection rate a...
Residential property values reached another all-time high as prices across all types of housing units accelerated in the second quarter of the year on greater demand and costs, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed on Friday.
The...
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) reported on Friday that loans it extended to help public transport players buy modern jeepneys reached more...
The automotive industry could still sell 275,000 cars in 2020 despite the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic on the Philippine economy.
Kia...
Multichannel payment platform CIS Bayad Center Inc. reported on Friday a significant growth in digital transactions within its biller and partner network since May.
In...
There is a fundamental injustice in how our roads and bridges are planned and used. Today, many Filipinos are excluded and rendered immobile because...
Imagine this: Your company offers all the right products for your market, but somehow your average monthly sales tells you you’re not addressing the...
WASHINGTON, D. C.; The global economic outlook is less bleak than projected in June, an IMF spokesman said Thursday, hinting that the organization’s forecasts...
TOKYO: Asian markets rose Friday on bargain-buying after another torrid week for investors, who are growing increasingly concerned about US lawmakers’ failure to even...
The International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ) said about 90 vessels will arrive in the Philippines per month, carrying approximately 900 seafarers to...
The third and final leg of the GR Supra GT Cup Asia Philippines will unfold at 8 p.m. tonight, September 26, to determine the best Filipino e-motorsports players who will represent the country in the Asia regional round of...
JACKSONVILLE, Florida: Ryan Fitzpatrick handles the Jacksonville Jaguars as well as anyone in the NFL.
It doesn’t matter which uniform the journeyman quarterback is wearing,...
SAO PAULO: Brazilian club Flamengo, whose executives pushed for soccer to restart after the coronavirus pandemic hit South America, is now trying to postpone...
HAMBURG, Germany: Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open by beating Pablo Cuevas 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as...
CHICAGO: The Chicago Bulls weren't on Billy Donovan's radar when he and the Oklahoma City Thunder parted ways after five successful seasons.
Things sure changed...
ATLANTA: Major League Baseball is moving its amateur draft to the All-Star break beginning next season.
A three-day draft of at least 20 rounds will...
A major college football season that was in peril six week ago as conferences succumbed to concerns about Covid-19 is reconstituting.
The West Coast got...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after courts blocked...
BELLINZONA, Switzerland: The nine-day trial of Qatari soccer executive Nasser al-Khelaifi and former FIFA official Jérôme Valcke ended Thursday (Friday in Manila), with Switzerland’s...
A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Friday (Saturday in Manila):
GERMANY
Fresh off a 4-1 win over Werder Bremen in its opening Bundesliga...
The PBA “bubble” has finally been approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. With testing protocols, the departures...
COMMITTED to ethical leadership and good governance in the global business scene, Sabin Aboitiz, head of the Aboitiz Group, recently joined over 1,000 chief...
DIFFUN, Quirino: A Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded watershed rehabilitation project and agroforestry support facilities worth P45.7 million have been completed to provide convenient...
Last of two parts
Natural disasters
The second domain — after resource scarcity — is natural disasters. This domain measures the threat of floods, droughts, cyclones,...
MVP Group of Companies accelerates paperless transactions and contactless journeys in its various businesses in a bid to keep people safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
These companies include the country’s largest and only fully integrated telco PLDT and its wireless...
The local government of Muntinlupa has 18,000 face masks for distribution to City Hall employees as part of its local Covid-19 response efforts.
Muntinlupa Gender...
FOLLOWING the success of Fino Leatherware’s mask line called La Mascherina, the brand is proud to announce an exciting offshoot, La Mascherina Limitado.
A brainchild...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that two employers convicted of non-compliance to the Social Security Law were arrested in separate operations in the...
Mayor Abby Binay has invited Makati-based suppliers of goods and services to register with the city Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) in order...
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has developed a program to assist farmers’ cooperatives by offering financial grants and allotted an initial P250 million for...
Some 5,340 rice farmers from 30 farmers› cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Region 6 (Western Visayas) received P145 million worth of farm machinery grants...
The international community has recognized ABS-CBN’s swift and compassionate initiatives to help Filipinos during the Covid-19 pandemic despite uncertainties over the renewal of its legislative franchise.
The network won a Silver Stevie for Most Valuable Corporate Response at the 17th...
In the Philippines, many young talents have sprung up showcasing world-class singing skills. These days, however, it is always refreshing to come across a...
Members of the diplomatic corps, government officials, and members of the media gathered together as SM Cinema brought the drive-in movie experience to the...
ABS-CBN Films continues to deliver entertainment that resonates with Filipinos featuring promising new talents, this time in the digital space to give its online...
NEW YORK: Ten Disney films shuffled release dates. Marvel’s "Black Widow," set for November, heads to May 2021. Kenneth Branagh's murder mystery "Death on...
