TACLOBAN CITY: The province of Biliran was chosen as a pilot area for the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Open Civil and Vital Registration System (OpenCVRS) meant to digitalize transactions.

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Easter…

ISTANBUL: New York Community Bancorp saw its stock price plummet 37.67 percent on Wednesday due to a net loss in the final quarter of 2023.

Net loss available to common stockholders was USD260 million in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to n…

MANILA: A government transportation task force apprehended 44 colorum or unregistered public utility vehicles (PUVs) and meted out fines worth a total of PHP17.4 million.

The Department of Transportation’s Special Action and Intelligence Committee fo…

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to accommodate new beneficiaries for its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by September this year.

Director Gemma Gabuya, head of the 4Ps National Program Management Offic…

HOUSTON: Leaders of the largest social media companies testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday regarding protecting children from harmful and dangerous online content.

The CEOs of Meta (Facebook), TikTok, X (formerly Twitter) …

MANILA: Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Thursday highlighted the reforms initiated by the Judiciary that aim to facilitate court proceedings and hasten the disposition of cases.

Speaking before the Justice Reform Initiative (JRI) summit in Makati…

MANILA: Fitch Solutions unit BMI has seen a rebound in investments that will continue in 2024, supporting the Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the year.

In a commentary released to the media Thursday, BMI said the 11.2-percent growt…

BACOLOD CITY: Salt makers in two localities in Negros Occidental are seen to hit record production by the middle of the year through the assistance of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Western Visayas (DA-BFAR Reg…