The number of potential areas of concern in Negros Oriental relative to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) has dropped to nine barangays from 27, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said Wednesday. The adjustment was made …
The local equities market index fell ahead of the release of the September 2023 inflation data on Thursday while the peso moved sideways on Wednesday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 7.79 points to close at 6,298.20 and
Western Visayas has posted a 15 percent increase in cases of flu-like illness this year, with 3,674 from Jan. 1 to Sept. 16, compared with 3,199 cases in the same period last year. Data from the Regional Epidemiology and
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) welcomed Wednesday the preliminary findings of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission team on the Philippines’ economic performance. After the conclusion of the 2023 Article IV Consultation Missio…
More than 1,300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bicol Region can exercise their right of suffrage in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In an interview, lawyer Maria Juana Valeza, Commission on Elections (Comelec)…
The Board of Investments (BOI) is endorsing the PHP50 billion Common Passive Telecommunications Tower Infrastructure Project of EdgePoint Tower, Inc. for green lane treatment in the processing of permits and licenses needed for the project. In a state…
