Tag: covid-19 pandemic
UN alarmed over slow progress in attaining SDGs
The United Nations has sounded the alarm over the lack of progress in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the 2030 deadline nears.
"Halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda,...
US intelligence says Covid virus leaked from lab
The virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic leaked from a lab, said a onetime US director of national intelligence on Tuesday.
“My informed assessment, as...
PH-US ties on path to ‘new heights and levels of understanding’,...
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday said Philippine-United States relation is reaching new heights and levels of understanding under the administrations of Presidents...
Speaker Romualdez eyes further expansion of PH-US economic security ties
UNDER the leadership of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday vowed to work harder in expanding the...
US suicide rate increased in 2021 amid pandemic
The US national suicide rate increased in 2021 during the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to figures released on Wednesday.
The report by...
PNP activates “Ligtas Sumvac 2023”
At the onset of the summer holiday season and the expected influx of visitors to tourist destinations and places of worship, the Philippine National...
Amazon to cut 9,000 positions to streamline costs
Amazon will cut around 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks to streamline its costs, as the US tech industry continues to lay off employees due...
1st Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Bicol Region posts P1.2-M record sales
More Filipino sellers and consumers are enjoying the benefits of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s administration as the outlet launched...
Landbank okays P41.3-B pandemic aid for MSEs, co-ops
Three years since the country was placed under a state of calamity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK)...
PH foreign reserves seen as adequate despite slight decline
The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) remained strong amid the decline, and still a boost to the local currency and the country’s investment grade rating, according...
