Category: Philippines
WHO declares Philippines polio-free after vaccine campaign
The Philippines is once again polio-free, the World Health Organization said Friday, after a successful vaccination campaign that has raised hopes for Covid-19 inoculations [...] » More
Rural Philippines pays price for ignoring COVID warnings
They gathered shoulder to shoulder, many without masks, yelling in unison to welcome 2020′s Christmas season. But the coronavirus wave that doctors had warned about did [...] » More
Duterte orders review of Jardeleza proposal on Baselines Law
President Duterte has asked his legal team to look into the recommendation of former justice Francis Jardeleza for Congress to amend the Baselines Law. Expressing support for [...] » More
FLI banking on BPO sector’s resiliency
Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) is banking on the resiliency of the business process outsourcing sector, which is filling up the vacancies left by Philippine offshore gaming [...] » More
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rise to 1.3M with 6,686 new infections
Local health authorities on Friday reported 6,686 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,300,349. Active cases: 61,345 or 4.7 percent percent of the [...] » More
Energy chief wants government control of Philippines’ power grids
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi wants the government to control the country’s power grid system, as he accused the private sector-led management of delaying projects [...] » More
DOE to House: Let government engage in power generation
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing anew for the government’s engagement in limited power generation to supply reserves during tight power conditions, following [...] » More
Chief justice: SC working on issues on search warrants, attacks on lawyers
The Supreme Court, under the helm of recently-appointed Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, is working on the guidelines on the use of body-worn cameras in police operations as [...] » More
Duterte still undecided on VP run-Palace
President Duterte has not officially rejected calls for him to run for vice president in next year’s elections, presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said yesterday, [...] » More
Retired military, police urge united stance on West Philippine Sea ahead of Independence Day
Advocates for National Interest (ANI), a group composed of retired police and military officers, on Friday called on Filipinos to “unite and rally to our flag in [...] » More
Monsoon to dump rain over Philippines-Pagasa
The southwest monsoon and its trough will continue to bring rain over most parts of the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical [...] » More
SMC Global raises $600 million from notes issuance
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. has raised $600 million from the issuance of senior perpetual capital securities in Singapore. In a regulatory filing, SMC Global Power [...] » More
Easing of government debt burden to be ‘gradual’-report
The next administrations would have to tighten their belts to prevent further growth of the government’s debt load, which has gotten heavier due to hefty coronavirus [...] » More
No takers yet for BSP’s rediscount loan facility
Five months into the year, banks have yet to tap the peso rediscounting loan facility of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) amid the massive liquidity unleashed in the [...] » More
Debt payments slightly reduce Philippines’ dollar reserves in May
The Philippines’ dollar reserves slightly went down in May after the government withdrew cash from the country’s dollar stock to settle its maturing debts. [...] » More
