Month: January 2021
TikTok to help promote sci-tech in PH
An official of the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) said video-sharing platform TikTok will help promote science and technology in the country. PCIEERD […]
DOH: PH to get Covax vaccines for 20% of Filipinos
The Philippines will continue to receive vaccine allotment from Covax for 20% or about 20 million of its population. Covax is a global initiative that ensures rapid and equitable access […]
Global foreign direct investment down 42% in 2020
ANKARA – Mainly driven by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020 slipped by 42 percent year-on-year to US$859 billion, according to the UN’s […]
Jollibee targets 100 Viet resto PH outlets
The Jollibee Group of Companies has targeted to expand and open 100 outlets of Vietnam’s pho chain restaurant (PHO24) brand in the country. Jolibee has started its drive towards its […]
AboitizPower hike power supply to NEECO II Area 1
GAPAN CITY — AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI), a unit of AboitizPower, has increased its power supply to the Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative (NEECO II) Area 1 as they renewed […]
More backers rally behind BTA term extension
COTABATO CITY – The Save Sulu Movement (SSM), a peace advocact group, has joined the call to extend the three-year Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) transition period. The Bangsamoro […]
7.6K Bicolanos to get P64M DSWD cash assistance
TABACO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing livelihood assistance grants (LAGs) amounting to P68.48 million to more than 7,600 Bicolanos across their region. […]
Koreans top aliens denied of PH entry in 2020
South Koreans, have topped the list of the 3,044 aliens denied entry into the Philippines last year, which was, however, lower than the 7,700 in 2019. Bureau of Immigration (BI) […]
DA warns price manipulators of punitive fines of up to P100-M
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has warned unscrupulous traders they will be fined as high as PHP100 million if found sowing a false shortage of agricultural commodities such as pork, […]
Red Cross launches Covid-19 saliva testing
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has recently launched the Covid-19 RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test using saliva after the Department of Health (DOH) approved it. During the launch, PRC […]