Canadian Chamber welcomes Freeland as Finance Minister

(OTTAWA, ON) – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Perrin Beatty, issued the following statement today regarding the appointment of Chrystia Freeland as the new...

Covid-19 cases rise by 4,650; recoveries now 113,481

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 4,650 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 173,774 with only 57,498 active cases. The...

PhilHealth urged to shoulder Covid-19 testing costs for MSMEs

MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should shoulder the costs for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests for employees of...

Covid-19 vaccine likely available in PH by 2nd quarter of 2021

MANILA – A coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine will likely be available in the Philippines by the second quarter of 2021, and clinical trials will start...

Pinoy blast survivors recount tales of horror

MANILA – Even a slight rustle near her brings Pilipinas Sulit Salvador, a Filipino domestic worker, back to the day when the catastrophic twin blasts sent devastating...

Hyundai, Petron tie up for free ride for health workers

Tax court rejects Petron appeal in P219-M refund case

MANILA – The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied an appeal filed by Petron Corporation seeking a refund of over PHP219.12 million in excise tax collected...

Blaming state forces for activists’ slay ‘unfounded’: Palace

MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday condemned the killing of two human rights activists the past two weeks, saying that blaming state forces for their deaths is “unfounded”....

US rolls out P1.9-B project for Filipino out-of-school youth

MANILA — The United States government rolled out a PHP1.9-billion project to support at least 180,000 out-of-school youth across the Philippines. Under the five-year Opportunity 2.0: Second-chance Opportunities...

Mali’s president resigns after military coup

DAKAR, Senegal – Mali’s president announced his resignation and the dissolving of parliament early Wednesday after he was arrested by soldiers. “I want no blood to be...