Category: General

MANILA: The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) urged visiting Dutch businesses to invest in ecozones across the country.

In a statement Thursday, PEZA said Acting Group Manager Rowena Naguit addressed the visiting Dutch business delegation at …

MANILA: The local stock market ended the day lower due to last-minute profit-taking, while the peso weakened on Thursday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 13.89 points to 7,388.92.

All Shares however rose by 11.80 points to 3,9…

MANILA: Over 7.4 million individuals have applied as voters during the seven-month nationwide registration period for the May 2025 midterm elections.

The latest data from the Commission Elections (Comelec) released Wednesday showed 7,427,354 applicat…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 5 (Bicol), through its Albay Provincial Office, provided livelihood opportunities to parents and guardians of child laborers in Pio Duran town on Thursday.

In a statement, DOLE-5 director Im…

MANILA: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested USD7 million into First Circle to expand digital financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines.

Aside from the IFC, the investments in First Circle…

CEBU CITY: Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and his entire slate on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy at the Commission on Elections” Cebu City south district office.

Before submitting his COC seeking a fresh mandate, the suspended…