MANILA – The government opted to conduct risk-based testing for Covid-19 infections rather than mass testing that is deemed unsustainable.... Read full article
BUTUAN CITY – Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed its regular commercial flights from Manila to Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Tuesday.... Read full article
BAGUIO CITY – The city government has completed an PHP18.7-million project that replaced the traditional high-pressure sodium (HPS) bulbs in its streetlights with light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures to reduce electric consumption and provide better i... Read full article
MANILA – Local shares bounced back on Thursday as bargain hunters looked for markets with no presence yet of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), while the peso ended the day’s trading almost unchanged.... Read full article
MANILA – Banks have continued to place funds in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF), which registered a lower interest rate this week as domestic liquidity remained high. ... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – A massive re-greening initiative in Negros Island has hit its mark this year, planting 10 million trees four years ahead of schedule.... Read full article
MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday urged colleagues to support the proposed 2022 national budget, particularly the amount allotted for the country’s Covid-19 pandemic response.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Cases of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Eastern Visayas have reached 1,399 in the past 38 years, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting the southern part of Mindanao will bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms across the island, the weather bureau said on Tuesday.... Read full article