Category: General

MANILA: As the government reported a 6.3-percent economic growth for the second quarter of the year, both the local stock market and the currency closed trading in the green territory.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended 0.22 p…

MANILA: UAAP Season 86 finalist National University-Nazareth School will take on NCAA Season 99 finalist University of Perpetual Help System DALTA in the Next Generation Basketball League (NGBL) which kicks off on Aug. 11 at the Tanduay Gym in Manila….

ILOILO CITY: The July inflation rate in Western Visayas slowed down to 4.8 percent from 4.9 percent in June, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.

At a press conference, Statistical Specialist II Miguel S. Gallego said the infl…

ISTANBUL — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southwestern Miyazaki province on Thursday, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami alert. The earthquake, which was initially reported as a magnitude 6.9 by the US Geologi…

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao hopes the replacement for three ex-officio members of the provincial board can already take their oath on Friday so the Sangguniang Panlalawigan can have a quorum when it goes on session next …

LAOAG CITY: All roads leading to the quaint village of Lumbaan-Bicbica in Pinili, Ilocos Norte are now being cleaned up to anticipate a throng of visitors during the 100th birthday celebration of national living treasure Magdalena Gamayo on August 13….