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Philvocs reported the quake was measured at magnitude 7.1 east southeast of Dolores town in Abra. It had a depth of 10 kilometers. The massive tremor severely destroyed buildings in…

Local government units (LGUs) are now onboard as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continues to ramp up its digitalization and financial inclusion effort. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the…

Former Defense secretary and UniTeam Senate candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro on Tuesday backed calls to tweak the Oil Deregulation Law, particularly the provision on unbundling petroleum prices. Teodoro issued the statement following…

February 2 of every year, the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc. (SCPW) celebrates with the entire planet the World Wetlands Day.  It marks the date of the signing of the Convention…

The Small Business (SB) Corp. has closed the Bayanihan COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) on Jan. 31, 2022 as its funds for the program have been fully lent out.…

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed several bills into law including a measure institutionalizing the establishment of  Timbangan ng Bayan centers in public and private markets to protect consumers from deceptive and…

Even after the multiple rallies and events that in the past months especially after the recently concluded May 9 elections, the OCTA Research group mentioned that there has been no…

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed optimism that the next administration will be “much better” in addressing the problems that continue to confront the country problems and needs. He also hopes that…

Fifteen new inbred rice varieties were approved for commercial release by the National Seed Industry Council. Eight were bred by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) wherein three are intended…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that the growth of manufacturing jumped to its highest pace in seven months last March.  Volume of production expanded 336.3 percent in March,…