Category: General

Non-performing loan ratio of banks at 3.58% in July

Manila: The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of banks to their total loans settled at 3.58 percent in July this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Data released by the BSP showed that the NPL ratio in July was slightly higher …

Remulla: PAF to transport Teves back to PH

Manila: Arrangements are being made with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) for the ‘imminent’ repatriation of former Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. to the Philippines, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Monday.

“Teves is coming …

Purification Works of Kampung Kilanas Tank No. 3

The purification works of Kampung Kilanas Tank Number 3 will be carried out tomorrow, 10th of September starting at 9 in the morning until the works are completed.

Several areas involved will be experiencing low water pressure, especially high areas…

Bicol inflation rate decelerates to 4.2% in August

LEGAZPI CITY – The inflation rate in the Bicol Region slowed to 4.2 percent in August from 4.4 percent in July, according to a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) on Monday.

Ray Merjilla, officer-in-charge of the PSA’s Stat…

10,483 take Bar exams on Day 1; females outnumber males

Manila: A total of 10,483 examinees showed up for the first day of the 2024 Bar Examinations on Sunday, slightly higher than the 10,400 who took the first day of the Bar in 2023, according to a Supreme Court (SC) news release.

Supreme Court Associate…

At least 500K candidates expected to contest 18K posts in 2025

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expecting at least half a million aspirants during the 2025 midterm elections and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary polls.

Comelec chair George Garcia said Sunday th…