MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday announced that it has lifted the moratorium on issuing new digital banking licenses.
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the BSP will resume granting licenses to digital banks. However, the central bank wi…
DUMAGUETE CITY: Some 6,812 hectares of land planted with corn in Negros Oriental were hit by fall armyworms, an infestation that already reached an alarming level, an official said Thursday.
Alejandro Rafal, head of the Department of Agriculture-Prov…
MANILA: The Japanese government is providing expertise and vital satellite imagery to support the Philippines’ response to the Bataan oil spill.
Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo said the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) …
MALASIQUI: The Department of Education (DepEd) in Ilocos Region has downloaded PHP3.1 million as initial funding for the clean-up and minor repairs of schools affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon.
DepEd Ilocos …
MANILA: The Court of Appeals (CA) has issued a freeze order on known assets of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and its officers led by Pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy.
The August 6 notice issued by the CA’s Special 3rd Division covered 10 bank acco…
MANILA: A party-list lawmaker on Thursday emphasized the need for more sports economy policies to encourage investments in the development of grassroots sports.
Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes said more homegrown athletes can follow t…
MANILA: A Pampanga court has found a former agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) guilty of lying under oath before a court of law, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported Thursday.
In an 11-page decision written by Acting Presiding…
MANILA: The Australian government is launching its work and holiday visa for Filipino nationals “in the coming months,” the Australian Embassy in Manila said Thursday.
‘Both countries are now undertaking the administrative arrangements necessary befo…
MANILA: Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has ordered the modification of training courses for prison management officers in a bid to attract more applicants and meet the requirements of the agency.
Catapang iss…
LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) reported on Thursday that the inflation rate in the region slowed down from 4.6 percent in June to 4.4 percent in July this year.
Based on the summary inflation report, PSA Regional Dire…