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Bangladesh Bank buys $141.5mn to stabilise forex market

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) continues its intervention in the foreign exchange market, purchasing additional US dollars from commercial banks to stabilise the forex market and support remit... Read More


MAIFIP funds will go directly to LGU hospitals - Palace

Manila, Dec. 15 -- Malacanang on Monday said the proposed increase in funding for the Medical Assistance for Indigents and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) aims to expand zero balance billi... Read More


Ilocos Norte town eyes sorghum farm to boost Wagyu industry

LAOAG CITY, Dec. 15 -- A modern variety of sorghum locally known as "Bukakaw" is being reintroduced to farmers in Piddig, Ilocos Norte to boost their growing livestock industry, particularly Wagyu cat... Read More


City police ready for 'Simbang Gabi,' 'Pamukaw'

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 15 -- The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is ready for the start of the Simbang Gabi that coincides with the "Pamukaw" of the 2026 Dinagyang Festival on Tuesday. In a media intervi... Read More


Typhoon-hit families in Negros get shelter kits, relief aid

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 15 -- A total of 84 families in Bago City, Negros Occidental severely affected by Typhoon Tino have received shelter recovery assistance from concerned national government agencies.... Read More


BGB unsure if Hadi attackers fled to India via Mymensingh border

Mymensingh, Dec. 15 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said on Monday it remains still unclear whether the attackers of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi escaped to India via the Mymensingh... Read More


Power firm, UP-Min ink partnership for scholarship program

Che Palicte, Dec. 15 -- The Aboitiz Foundation, in collaboration with Davao Light and Power Company Inc. (DLPC), and the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP-Min), formally welcomed 12 new schol... Read More


Cordillera minimum wage workers, 'kasambahay' get salary hike

Manila, Dec. 15 -- Cordillera minimum wage workers, 'kasambahay' get salary hike MANILA - Minimum wage earners and domestic helpers or "kasambahay" in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will... Read More


Palace says anti-ASF drive posts 90% vaccine efficacy

Manila, Dec. 15 -- The government's campaign against African swine fever (ASF) has recorded a 90 percent vaccine efficacy rate, Malacanang said on Monday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Pres... Read More


Marcos lauds DA for agriculture gains

Manila, Dec. 15 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expressed satisfaction over the progress and reforms in the country's agriculture sector, noting efforts that aim to strengthen farmers' and fi... Read More