PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has maintained his “very good” net satisfaction rating based on the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). …
PH inflation accelerates further to 8.7%
THE country’s inflation has further increased to 8.7 percent in January 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday, February 7, 2023. From 8.1 percent …
Doubleview Achieves Initial 56% Scandium Recovery in First Metallurgical Test of Hat Deposit Flotation Tailings – Potentially the First Major Source of Scandium in N. America
Vancouver, BC, Feb 7, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Doubleview Gold Corp. (TSXV: DBG) (OTCQB: DBLVF) (FSE: 1D4) (“Doubleview”) is pleased to announce …
Lawmaker wants probe on basic education status in Barmm
SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking the conduct of investigation on the state of education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao …
Bunye: BPI-Robinsons Bank merger on track
THE proposed merger between the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Robinsons Bank Corporation (RBC) continued on track with its recent approval in a …
NCR Covid-19 positivity rate down to 2.9 percent
THE coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila has dropped to less than three percent over the past seven days, Octa fellow Dr. Guido …
PNP: Crime rate drops in 2nd half of 2022
THE country’s crime rate went down by over six percent over the past six months, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said …
Pay rules out for New Year holidays
WITH the country heading to the New Year weekend, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued the pay rules for the holidays declared …
9 Luzon provinces’ Covid-19 positivity rates climb
NINE provinces in Luzon saw their coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positivity rates climb. Data released by the independent Octa Research showed that nine of 23 areas …
Pay rules out for Christmas holidays
WITH the country heading to the Christmas weekend, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued the pay rules for the holidays declared December …
Lower import duties on pork, rice and coal extended
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the temporary modification of rates of import duty on various products amid the bid to …
Covid-19 cases on downward trend ahead of holidays
OCTA Research saw a decrease in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the Philippines despite the upcoming holidays, which will further increase the mobility of the …
ESG reporting: Hang Seng companies have transparency shortcomings
HONG KONG, Dec 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Companies in the Hang Seng Index rank in the midrange internationally in terms of …
Marcos confident PH will not experience recession
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Thursday, December 8, 2022, he is confident that the country will not experience a recession amid the continuous …
PH employment rate ‘bounces back’ to pre-pandemic levels
THE country’s employment rate stood at 95.5 percent in October 2022, the highest since the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic broke in 2020, the Philippine Statistics …
PH inflation balloons to 8 percent
THE country’s inflation rate has further ballooned to eight percent in November 2022, over 3.9 percent as compared to last month and more than 50 …
Increase in Covid-19 positive rates noted in Luzon provinces
THE Octa Research group has observed an increase in the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positivity rate in 11 provinces in Luzon, as well as in the …
BIR exceeds collection goal for October 2022
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exceeded its tax collection target for October 2022. In a statement, the BIR said it collected a total …
Covid-19 positivity rate in NCR on an upward trend
THE coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has further increased to 11.9 percent over the past week from 9.4 percent, …