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Electricity bills on downward trend – until coming summer

With roughly four million of Filipinos out of work, compounded by the incessantly rising prices of basic commodities, Filipino consumers are indeed in a dizzying ride for survival through the economic mare’s nest stirred up by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cusi entices global investors for GEOP on RE installations

Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi is intensifying his invitation to global investors to take a second look at the Philippines, primarily on the sphere of new renewable energy (RE) investments.

Cash-lite impact on GDP

Shifting to an all-digital payments system or e-payments will undoubtedly benefit the economy.

We're Looking Ahead With The New Cruise Port In Puerto Princesa

Cruise ships, just like airlines, are down these days because of the pandemic. People around the world are not travel-ling because of the strict requirements at airports about visitors possibly carrying the coronavirus. We remember only too well that our first two COVID cases in the Philippines were a visiting Chinese couple in early 2020.

2 PH Fighters Fall To Kyrgyz Opponents In Bahrain Meet

Mixed martial arts

Diokno Confident- Inflation Seen Peaking In Q2

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said Thursday that the inflation rate will reach its peak in the second quarter months of April to June and that so far, there is limited evidence of second-round effects.

PBA 46th Season: Kings Beam Up Scottie With 3-Year Extension

Scottie Thompson reaffirmed his commitment to remain with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel after signing a three-year contract extension.

Ylona Garcia Releases Debut Single 'All That'

Bonafide pop star Ylona Garcia has come a long way since deciding on pursuing what has now been a flourishing career in mainstream music.

Our Hopes For Myanmar Now On 5th Week Of Protest

More than 50 people have now been killed and 1,000 arrested in a brutal crackdown by the police and the military on the people of Myanmar, who have been demonstrating in the country’s streets since February 1.

Vial From First US COVID Vaccine Dose Goes To Museum

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Items connected to the First known doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to be administered in the United States have been acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the institution has announced.

PBA 46th Season- Slaughter: Stop This Narrative

Ex-Ginebra center denies knowledge of any trade, says he was told there wouldn't be any

‘Spiderman' Gets Covid-19 Jab

“Spiderman” became the latest personality to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine.

COVID Cases Up Because Many Set Aside Face Masks

The Department of Health reported Mon-day an increase in the number of COVID cases not because of the new variants but increased cases of non-compliance with the basic protocols of face masks, distancing, and frequent washing of hands, Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergerie said.

Dyip Eyeing Munzon For Top Overall Pick

PBA Rookie draft

No Pro Cagers For Gilas In Asian Qualifiers, OQT

PBA Planning session

Reclusive Chinese Water Tycoon Is Now Richest Person In Asia

BEIJING (AFP) - Until recently, few people had even heard of the Chinese billionaire with a gruff reputation who built a fortune on China's seemingly unquenchable demand for his ubiquitous red-capped bottled water.

Reimposition Of Curfew In Metro Manila Mulled

Curfew hours, earlier imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR), may be restored in the wake of the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, March 10.

Cleanup Of Polluted Waters Of Manila Bay Under Way

After Secretary Roy Cimatu of the De-partment of Environment and Natural Resources cleaned up Boracay after five months in 2018, President Duterte told him to clean up Manila Bay next. The secretary looked at the problem posed by Manila Bay, so many times bigger than Boracay, and told the President it would take over 10 years to accomplish the task of cleaning up the bay.

Griffin In Shoutout To Nets As Signing Gets Completed

2020-2021 NBA Season

Localized Lockdowns In QC, Manila

12 areas in Quezon City; 2 barangays, 2 hotels in capital city

Marawi Nurse Gets Covid-19 Vaccine Jab To Protect ‘Disbeliever' Parents

MARAWI CITY (PNA) – Despite her parents be-ing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) skeptics, a 32year-old nurse at Amai Pakpak Medical Center here decided to be inoculated when the Sinovac jabs were made available among medical front-liners here on Monday.

Taal Volcano Placed Under Alert Level 2 Amid ‘Increasing Unrest'

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, March 9, raised the alert status of Taal Volcano from Level 1 to 2 as the active volcano has been exhibiting increased unrest since Feb. 13, 2021.

COVID's Impact Could Mean Millions More Child Marriages — UNICEF

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The out-sized impact COVID-19 has had on women in some countries could result in an additional 10 million child marriages in this decade, according to a new analysis released Monday by UNICEF.

DPWH Chief Inaugurates Puerto Princesa Cruise Port

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar has inaugurated the ₱3.5-billion Puerto Princesa Cruise Port and Facilities along with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade and local officials of Palawan.

French Billionaire Dassault Dies In Helicopter Crash

PARIS (AFP) — French billionaire Olivier Dassault, a politician and scion of the Dassault aircraft-making family, was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

Prominent Filipino Fashion Designer Ben Farrales Passes Away

Popular Filipino fashion designer Ben Farrales, the first Filipino designer to present a fashion show at the Manila Hotel (1959) and Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. (1984), has passed away. He was 88.

Stop The Steady Rise In Market Prices, Inflation Rate

Those of us who remember the fast rising prices of 2018, when the inflation rate hit a high of 6.8 percent in September, are now looking with some concern over the report this weekend that inflation just hit a two-year high of 4.7 percent.

China Receives Worldwide Attention At Historical Juncture

The world is casting its eyes toward China, as the country has kicked off the two sessions, the annual meetings of its top legislature and top political advisory body.

Djokovic Takes Federer Mark At World No. 1

Serbian star guns for Grand Slam history next

Our Mass Vaccination Program Vs Covid-19 Is Finally Under Way

The Philippine COVID-19 vaccination program is finally underway. For weeks, we could only read about some countries like the United States inoculating hundreds of millions of their people.