December 2021

Philstar.comDecember 31, 2021 | 8:14 p.m. MANILA, Philippines - Metro Manila will move to stricter Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15, 2022, the palace announced on Friday evening. The heightened alert level is in response to an…

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PANGUAN ISLAND MARKER Members of the 2nd Philippine Marine Brigade and Barangay Datu Putih officials in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi display the Philippine flag in front of the sovereignty marker on Friday,…

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The Pag-IBIG Fund is now accepting disaster loan applications from members in areas affected by Odette Maris Federez • December 29, 2021 • 5Manila, Philippines - The Home Development Mutual Fund…

PARIS, France - France will order companies to impose at least three days of telecommuting per week on employees wherever possible to stem a fifth wave of Covid infections, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday. The new…

QUEZON City Congresswoman Rose Nono Lin "lied" when she denied any association with the company for selling overpriced medical supplies to the government, according to Sen. Richard "Dick"…

MIAMI, United States - US officials were monitoring dozens of cruise ships affected by COVID-19 cases on Sunday as they sailed in the country's waters, with several reportedly being deprived of a port in the Caribbean. More than…

SINCE the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, data from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) shows that an estimated 800,000 OFWs - displaced and unemployed due to a…

MPCALA Holdings Inc., (MHI) and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), subsidiaries of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), recently activated Oplan Biyaheng Ayos for the expected influx of motorists this holiday season…

CENTER Luzon remains one of the main contributors to the country's economy, as two provinces and nine cities in the region ranked in the top 10 places in separate categories for the most…

The number of people fully vaccinated in Muntinlupa has reached over 371,000 and the city government has started administering boosters on the new shortened interval schedule. Based on the latest data from the City Health…

AROUND the tempered chord of the joyous bustle of this pandemic-stricken Christmas season, there remains the Christmas mark: it is a special time of year when peace reigns over the world,…

According to quarterly Evolution Money data tracking, second-load products, both in volume and value, are more likely to be required by debt consolidation borrowers than primary borrowers. Looking at its total lending data for the past…

To celebrate its many accomplishments and milestones from the past year, and to give a little taste of what its clients can expect in 2022, Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has hosted another iteration of its long series…

Manila City presidential candidate and mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso expressed gratitude to his constituents for participating in the local government's relief campaign by personally donating their recently received Noche Buena food…

TOKYO: Japan hanged three prisoners on Tuesday, its first executions in two years, with the government saying it was necessary to maintain the death penalty amid the persistence of…

WASHINGTON, United States - A provocative rejection of his massive social spending bill by a single U.S. senator - a fellow Democrat - and an increase in Covid cases put Joe Biden at risk less than a year after entering function.…

By Richel V. Umel | IPP Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte — This once war-torn town, a usual hotspot of conflict between government soldiers and Moro rebels since the 1970s, kicked off its colorful Christmas…

A woman stands beside the Klang River swollen by heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur in early December 19, 2021. AFP PHOTO KUALA LUMPUR: More than 22,000…

COCA-COLA Philippines and partners are helping communities realize the value of recyclable plastics by setting up more than 200 collection points nationwide where people can drop off their…

Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III and South Korea's Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul when signing a $ 100 million loan agreement to boost the Philippine government's vaccination program against COVID-19. Photo courtesy of the…

News / Metro / Mandaluyong distributes "Pamaskong Ayuda" to city employees Mandaluyong distributes "Pamaskong Ayuda" to city!-->…

Work by Ed Lustan MANILA, Philippines - Two years after the COVID-19 hit, violence against women and children in the confined spaces of homes and other places of containment is drawing attention. As the COVID pandemic has caused death and…

A 3D render of what the Samoa Beach Academy campus will look like. | Screenshot###PREVIOUSLY:###It's been over a year since a group of five entrepreneurs, traders and educators submitted their plans for a…

Bank transfer remittances reached $ 25.93 billion at the end of October, up 5.3% from the same period last year to $ 24.63 billion, according to data from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). In October alone, remittances sent…

MORE LIFE SAVING DOSES. NTF Implementation Officer and Secretary to Vaccine Tsar Carlito Galvez Jr.,…

France Media AgencyDecember 14, 2021 | 12:06 MANILA, Philippines - A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday,…

It was during the time of the former governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Jose Cuisia Jr., that the P1 000 bill showing the heroes of World War II was first published. MANILA, Philippines - Former Bangko…

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The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it had stepped in to address the issue of Government Service Assurance System (GSIS) coverage for employees of the Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC). Logos of the…

EARLY this week, a group of 18 business associations in the Philippines released a joint statement denouncing the spread of "disinformation and hate speech" on social media and other…

MANILA (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved a $ 600 million loan for a Philippine reform program aimed at positioning the Southeast Asian country for a competitive and resilient economic recovery, the bank said on Saturday.The Quick…

Author: Kevin Rutigliano, Thammasat University On October 26, 2021, US President Joe Biden attended a virtual summit meeting between the United States and ASEAN - the first time in four years that the United States has engaged at the…

This photo taken on December 8, 2021 shows a health worker taking a sample from a visitor to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Global Smart Manufacturing Conference in Nanjing, China's…

A NUMBER of repatriation flights scheduled to bring students and nationals back abroad have been disrupted by political unrest in the past month. This is what Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Collin Beck said on Sunday during a…

Author: Kevin Rutigliano, Thammasat UniversityOn October 26, 2021, US President Joe Biden attended a virtual summit meeting between the United States and ASEAN - the first time in four years that the United States has engaged at the…

A vendor sells pork sausages at the Manila Farmers' Market on November 4, 2011. Inflation in the Philippines in December stood at 4.2% year-on-year, its lowest level in 11 months as prices at the consumption fell 0.2% in December,…

Good day. Here are the articles from the Manila Times of Tuesday, December 7, 2021.READ: PH still without OmicronTHE Philippines remains free from the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the…

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) unveiled government reproductive health and family planning programs at the International Interministerial Conference on Population and Development. Speaking to foreign…

Italian physicist Giorgio Parisi will receive a shared Nobel Prize in a ceremony on Monday, but behind the celebrations lies dismay at the brain drain that has seen many…

In the ruins of an Afghan village destroyed by years of war, a deepening economic crisis has left Javid with little hope of rebuilding his home. AFP / MANILA BULLETIN For years, Arzo, strategically located along a main road…

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 4) - The mass vaccination campaign was "a huge success," a health official said on Saturday, as more than 9.9 million Filipinos received their COVID-19 vaccines. "We were aiming for nine million…

REPRODUCTION Health and family planning programs will play a critical role in eradicating extreme poverty by 2040, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).In a…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul said on Wednesday that concerted efforts are needed to counter the adverse effects of climate change and the looming…

A letter-writing documentary focusing on a government office's response efforts to the pandemic received Special Mention for its screenplay at the Third Dreamanila International Film…

Manila, Philippines - Google said on Wednesday that it will not accept election ads in the Philippines during the election campaign and periods of silence for the 2022 national and local elections.In a statement, Google said the policy…

Some 700 local candidates in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have pledged to back the master plan of aspiring presidential senator Manny Pacquiao to fight poverty and corruption in the country. Senator Manny Pacquiao Local…