The Philippine Star - January 02, 2024

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January 02, 2024

Crowdfunding SME seeks SEC help in possible fraud

A crowdfunding company is seeking the help of corporate regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after one of its officers was suspected to have engaged in a fraudulent act.

1 min

New Year revelry leaves significant rise in injuries

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reported a significant increase in the number of firecracker-related incidents during the New Year’s Eve celebration.

2 mins

Manila hospital welcomes New Year baby boy

A first-time mother bore a baby boy as the clock struck midnight on the first day of 2024 yesterday.

1 min

Fireworks, weapons light skies as world enters 2024

Fireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio and Sydney to celebrate the entry to 2024, while in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, rockets and strikes marked the year's earliest hours.

4 mins

Transport group warns of more protest actions

More protest actions will be held after the deadline on the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUVs) ended on Dec. 31, transport group Manibela vowed on Monday.

2 mins

BBM vows to 'build better more' in 2024

Providing excellent service to Filipinos is the government's resolution for the New Year, President Marcos said, as he vowed to \"build better more\" and to eliminate rules that obstruct the implementation of projects in 2024.

2 mins

Cha-cha train to get going this year - lawmakers

Regardless of what its bicameral partner, the Senate, wants, the House of Representatives is bent on pursuing this year its plan to revive moves to amend major provisions in the 1987 Constitution that have hindered the country's economic growth.

2 mins

PNP reports 13 illegal gun discharge incidents

The Philippine National Police yesterday reported a total of 13 incidents of illegal discharge of firearms.

2 mins

BI updates arrival and departure stamp for better security

At the start of the New Year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) released an updated and more secure arrival and departure immigration stamp to prevent unscrupulous people from using them in their fraudulent activities.

1 min

Pump prices down, LPG prices up

Pump prices are down for the first week of 2024 while cooking gas prices will go up this month.

1 min

Acorda envisions safer Phl in 2024

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has acknowledged the commitment and sacrifices of PNP officers, emphasizing their role as the “cornerstone of a safer and more secure Philippines.”

1 min

Fires break out in MM; 2 kids dead

Two children died while another was injured when a fire razed a residential area in Taguig City before New Year, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported yesterday.

2 mins

'Drunk' MMDA enforcer hits EDSA bus passengers

A motorcycle-riding traffic enforcer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) hit commuters getting off a bus along the EDSA Carousel in Cubao, Quezon City on Sunday.

1 min

Makati stops healthcare subsidy for 'embo' residents

The local government of Makati announced yesterday that residents of the enlisted men’s barrio or “embo” barangays are no longer qualified for the subsidized healthcare benefits of the city’s yellow card.

1 min

Active NPA guerrilla fronts now zero - AFP

Sustained military operations and the whole-of-nation approach toward ending the country’s insurgency problem have reportedly brought down the number of active New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts to zero.

1 min

26,145 MILF combatants decommissioned

Up to 26,145 former combatants of secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been decommissioned and are now living as civilians in communities, presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said yesterday.

1 min

Adequate water supply ensured amid El Niño

Water supply for Metro Manila households as well as rice farms in Bulacan and Pampanga will be adequate during the dry months despite risks posed by El Niño in the first and second quarter of the year, officials said yesterday.

1 min

US sinks 3 Houthi boats, kills 10 in Red Sea GE

US helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three attack boats and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk and Houthi officials.

2 mins

Japan's strong quakes prompt tsunami warning

Japan issued tsunami alerts yesterday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan.

1 min

Zelensky: Ukraine stronger as it enters war's 2nd year

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his New Year address early on Jan. 1, said Ukraine had become stronger in overcoming serious difficulties as the war against Russia moves toward its second year.

1 min

German police arrest 3 more over Cologne Cathedral plot

The police on Dec. 31 detained three further suspects in an alleged Islamist plot to attack Germany's famed Cologne Cathedral on New Year's Eve, the authorities said.

1 min

Hooked on volcanoes? Tourists vie to catch Iceland's eruptions

As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy.

2 mins

Celtics rout Spurs, keep streak going

Jayson Tatum scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown added 24 to lead the NBA-best Boston Celtics over San Antonio 134-101 on Sunday, stretching their win streak to six games.

2 mins

EASL VIPS, investors coming to town

EASL VIPs, including shareholders and prospective investors, are expected to attend Meralco’s game against the unbeaten New Taipei Kings, featuring NBA veteran Jeremy Lin, at the PhilSports Arena tomorrow with the Bolts facing a must-win situation to stay alive for a Final Four slot.

1 min

June Mar all set for return

San Miguel Beer is ready to release \"The Kraken\" again next week.

1 min

SPNEC breaks ground for world's largest solar project

SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) has broken ground for the Terra Solar development in Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, touted as the world's largest solar project.

1 min

Bankers expect BSP to start cutting rates

Bankers expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to start cutting interest rates this year, boosting credit growth as the country’s economy gains more traction.

3 mins

Phl indemnity program covers P800-B state assets

An initial P800 billion in state assets will be insured as the government commences its national indemnity program at the onset of the new year.

1 min

GSIS releases P70.5 B for enhanced loan program

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has released P70.5 billion in loans under its enhanced lending program for state workers.

1 min

EEI sees surge in infra projects this year

EEI Corp. is re-feeting its machinery and equipment as it prepares for bigger infrastructure projects in the Philippines and abroad.

1 min

PSE hopeful of better economic conditions this year

The operator of the local bourse is keeping its fingers crossed that better economic conditions would entice investors to return to the stock market this year.

1 min

Singapore economy grows 1.2 % in 2023

Singapore's economy avoided a recession and expanded by 1.2 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday, warning, however, that geopolitical risks will weigh on this year's growth.

1 min

Google settles $5 B privacy lawsuit

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the \"incognito\" mode in its Chrome browser-along with similar \"private\" modes in other browsers to track their internet use.

1 min

China factory activity decline deepens in Dec

China’s factory activity decline deepened in December, official data showed Sunday, as Beijing rounded off a year marked by its stuttering economic recovery from the pandemic.

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