MANILA: Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday pushed for the passage of his bill mandating all local government units (LGUs) set aside a portion of their national tax allotment share for free medicines for indigent patients.
“Kadalasang libre ang konsu…
MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to accommodate new beneficiaries for its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by September this year.
Director Gemma Gabuya, head of the 4Ps National Program Management Offic…
MANILA: The local manufacturing sector kicked off the year on a positive note, the S and P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reported Thursday.
The Philippines’ manufacturing PMI has remained above the neutral score of 50 at 50.9 …
DAVAO: The Davao Oriental Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) launched Wednesday its ‘Bayanihan’ program in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) that have rejected the communist New People’s Army (NPA…
MANILA: The Philippines is expected to recover its pre-pandemic level of foreign visitors, with arrivals predicted to reach 8.21 million by end of 2024, Fitch Solutions unit BMI said.
In an industry trend analysis dated Jan. 31, the BMI said
MANILA: A government transportation task force apprehended 44 colorum or unregistered public utility vehicles (PUVs) and meted out fines worth a total of PHP17.4 million.
The Department of Transportation’s Special Action and Intelligence Committee fo…
