MANILA: The Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said the area of standing crops affected by the former Tropical Depression Kabayan has reached 625,963 hectares.
Kabayan, now a low pressure area, damaged 424,673 hectares for rice and 201,290 hectares…
MANILA: Car sales went up by 7.6 percent in November, according to a report released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
The joint report released on Tuesday showe…
MANILA: Local shares ended higher amid optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut rates next year, while the peso moved sideways on Tuesday.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 45.77 points to close at 6,521.27, while All Shares also
BAGUIO CITY: Free condoms will be made available in all Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) toilets soon as part of the bid to address the rising cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the region.
“Do not be surpri…
TACLOBAN CITY: Soldiers brought Christmas cheers to a previously rebel-influenced remote village in Eastern Samar as part of their effort to block the recovery attempts of the New People’s Army (NPA).
Troops of the 78th Infantry Battalion under the 8…
MANILA: Two economists in the academe agreed with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) optimistic 2024 forecast on the Philippine economy with fiscal policy-making, geopolitics and environmental factors playing a major role in deciding the country’…
