1 of 4 PHOTO FROM NFF.LINKER.STORE/ PHOTO FROM NFF.LINKER.STORE/ PHOTO FROM NFF.LINKER.STORE/ CHOCOLATE and tea products from the 2021 National Food Fair digital mall — PHOTO FROM NFF.LINKER.STORE/ Order some from the National Food Fair online IN the past, The National Food Fair opened the doors for regional sellers to show off their wares, introducing […]
NEW YORK — US prosecutors on Monday rested their sex trafficking case against R. Kelly, after a month of often disturbing and graphic testimony from people who accused the R&B star of sexually abusing women and girls. Prosecutors have sought to portray the 54-year-old Mr. Kelly as a hot-tempered predator who exploited his fame to […]
DESPITE the dangers that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) have wrought to the populace, it didn’t stop 150 couples from Cebu City from expressing their eternal love for one another. The 150 couples formally tied the knot during a mass wedding organized by the Cebu City Government. The mass wedding, the 14th organized by the City, […]
THE PESO weakened on Monday due to safe-haven demand for the dollar ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy review this week. The peso closed at P50.24 per dollar on Monday, shedding 29 centavos from its P49.95 finish on Friday, based on data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines. This was the peso’s weakest […]
Toyota City, Japan, Sep 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it will enter a vehicle equipped with a developmental hydrogen-powered engine at the five-hour-long Super Taikyu Series 2021 Powered by Hankook Round 5 Suzuka S-tai, which takes place from September 18 to 19, 2021. The hydrogen-powered […]
THE PESO may appreciate versus the greenback this week as the market widely expects the central bank to keep rates low to support the economy. The local unit finished trading at P49.95 per dollar on Friday, gaining two centavos from its P49.97 close on Thursday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. However, […]
Don’t judge the book by its packaging. Yet, for the first time in five decades, I hesitated to unwrap a book, so enamored was I with the brown kraft paper wrapped around it like a drape of seaweed. I used to believe one discovered a book by happenstance: the stars aligned; actual bills, not receipts, […]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) lowered the country’s balance of payments (BoP) surplus projection for this year, reflecting the lower current account surplus and the risks arising from the spread of the more infectious coronavirus variant and delays in the vaccine rollout. The Monetary Board on Thursday approved the revised BoP projections for 2021 and 2022. The BoP is now projected […]
RETAIL PRICE growth of general goods in the National Capital Region eased to its slowest pace in five months in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. The general retail price index (GPRI) registered a 1.8% growth in July, decelerating from the 2% rise in June but faster than the 1.5% a year ago. The July performance marked […]
THE WHOLESALE and retail price growth of construction materials in Metro Manila picked up in July as lockdowns eased, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday showed. The construction materials wholesale price index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) grew 2.3% year on year in July, a tad faster than the […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced a temporary halt on the issuance of permits for the importation of live cattle and its meat products from Brazil amid reports of a mad cow disease outbreak in the country earlier this month, according to a memorandum order. In the memo posted on the department’s website on […]
We have several job vacancies but we can’t attract enough applicants to meet our requirements. Most of the time, we get only an average of two applicants per position. As you can imagine, this is not enough for us to base a decision on. Usually, we resort to announcing our vacancies on social media, but […]
THE PESO strengthened versus the greenback on Wednesday after the government’s maiden sale of retail dollar bonds and softer US inflation in August. The local unit closed at P49.79 per dollar on Wednesday, appreciating by 12 centavos from its P49.91 finish on Tuesday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. The peso opened […]
New York, NY / SEAPRWire / September 15, 2021 / – DeFi project Bavala Finance (https://www.bavala.finance/) today announced its blockchain-based raffle game, farming protocol, and an innovative NFT staking program. The company is on a mission to drive mainstream DeFi adoption through gamification. In this vision, it offers a high-yield aggregator that offers extensive staking rewards, digital collectibles, and […]
THE NATIONAL Irrigation Administration (NIA) needs to be under the control of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in order to expand irrigation coverage. “Meron kaming proposal na kung puwede, kung mamarapatin po ng mahal na Pangulo, ay ilipat na sa DA itong NIA (We have a proposal, which I hope the President approves, to transfer NIA to the DA) because water is agriculture. Agriculture is life,” Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said in a television appearance Tuesday. Mr. Dar said the Philippines has […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a temporary ban on poultry imports from Japan, after that country’s poultry industry was deemed free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar signed Memorandum Order No. 52 on Sept. 10 which lifted the ban on Japanese domestic and wild birds and their products, including meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen. […]
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has brushed aside the allegation raised by a city councilor that he had offered P10 million to city councilors from the opposition if they would bolt to his camp. This was the mayor’s response to City Councilor Rudy Potot, whose allegation came out on social media. Chan said the […]
By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter THE REMITTANCE industry’s outlook is positive as vaccination programs gain traction in major economies that are key worker destinations, despite the threat of the coronavirus Delta variant, a remittance industry executive said. “Because of the vaccine, my view is that it lessens the danger of us as a whole […]
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has raised power rates this month, citing higher generation charges. In a statement on Friday, the company said the overall rate for a typical household this month would rise by P0.1055 to P9.1091 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from August. Residential customers consuming 200 kWh will experience a P21 increase in their power bills for September. Those consuming 300 kWh, 400 kWh, and 500 […]
CEBU City ports will now allow non-essential travel, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said. This, after the downgrading of the City’s community quarantine status from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in August 2021 to general community quarantine (GCQ) this September. Maryknoll Lague, CPA public relations officer, said travelers must comply with specific requirements for inbound […]