MANILA – The government’s decision to bring in the Sinovac vaccine from China as the first Covid-19 jab to be administered to priority sectors has “saved” the country when vaccine hesitancy was at its highest and supply was scarce.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday signed into law a measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), allowing up to 100 percent foreign ownership of public services in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – Moody’s Analytics forecasts the sustained expansion of the Philippine economy in the second quarter of 2022 at 8.8 percent.... Read full article
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – More than 129,000 hectares of denuded forest lands and watersheds in Central Luzon have been rehabilitated since the Enhanced National Greening Program (E-NGP) started in 2011... Read full article
MANILA – Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera on Thursday urged the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) to convene in the next several days so they can firm up their recommendation to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte... Read full article
MANILA – A former cadre of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) said the neutralization of Menandro "Ka Bok" Villanueva is long overdue and has long been wanted, most especially by the people he terrorized.... Read full article
MANILA – Tropical Depression Agaton has caused network disruptions in several towns in the Visayas resulting from power outages, according to mobile and broadband network provider Globe Telecom (Globe).... Read full article
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Police authorities in Region-12 (Soccsksargen) have pointed out that their much talked about recent law enforcement operation, which led to the death of five suspects, seizure of 442 motorbikes... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Calabarzon and the Cavite State University (CvSU) are collaborating to boost the coffee industry in the region.... Read full article