The Philippine Star - January 02, 2024
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.
2 mins
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