DAVAO: The Davao Oriental Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) launched Wednesday its ‘Bayanihan’ program in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) that have rejected the communist New People’s Army (NPA…

MANILA: Philippine shares closed weak on Thursday after the statement of United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that policy easing in March is unlikely.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell 23.43 points to 6,623.01, wi…

MANILA: Prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) slightly increased by less than a peso at the start of February.

Petron LPG increased prices by PHP0.95 per kilogram while Solane-branded LPGs were priced higher by PHP0.91 per kilogram.

Regasco also h…

MANILA: Italy is bringing a Giacomo Puccini piece this coming March in a Tondo covered court — a unique venue for an opera performance — as a way to further bridge the two countries culturally and make access to the Italian art form easier for Filip…

ROME: Vatican media now transmits news in 52 languages after the inclusion of Mongolian on Wednesday.

“We are happy about this new possibility to read the words of the Holy Father in Mongolian,” said Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ula…

LAOAG CITY: Farmers from this city are grateful for the government’s cash-for-work program, which aims to assist farmers affected by calamities and the ongoing dry spell.

On Thursday, some 1,152 farmers received their wages, at PHP4,350 each for a 10…

SEOUL: Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong on Thursday said monetary policy needs to stay restrictive for a long time, reaffirming the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down.

He said BOK’s “tightening stance needs to be maintained …

MANILA: The country’s agriculture sector grew at faster rate of 1.2 percent in 2023 based on the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

‘We are pleased that agriculture has contributed positively to growth of the economy last yea…