Brunei News Gazette

Day: January 18, 2024

72% of ASF-hit areas in Bicol upgraded as buffer zones

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) reported on Thursday that some of the municipalities and cities previously affected by the African swine fever (ASF) have been upgraded into ‘pink zones’, which means they have recovered from…

PH startups shift focus to profitability

MANILA: Filipino startups are shifting their focus from pushing for the expansion of their businesses to gaining more profit this year, Uniquecorn Strategies’ 2024 Philippine Startups Outlook showed.

This shift was driven by the 40-percent drop in in…

Organizers expect over 200K spectators for Dinagyang

ILOILO CITY: Organizers expect at least 200,000 spectators to fill the city streets during the weeklong celebration of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival starting Jan. 21, with highlights on Jan. 27-28.

‘For the weeklong, not less than 200,000 along the str…

DMW, DOT partner to provide OFWs opportunities in local tourism

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday to benefit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are planning to go back to the Philippines for good.

In a state…

Rosy outlook for travel agencies as Filipinos go on more trips

MANILA: The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) sees up to a 25-percent growth in travel bookings this year, supported by the strong appetite among Filipinos to go on trips both domestic and foreign destinations.

In a press conference in Ma…

SC junks suit for disclosure of automated election system details

MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down a petition filed against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to bare all the details of the automated election system (AES), including a plea for the poll body to authorize physical visits to its inform…

Managing inflation backs PH economic expansion in 2024

MANILA: The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has projected that the Philippines will emerge as the fastest growing economy in the region, especially if the government manages the country’s inflation well.

The AMRO reported Thursday that i…