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Commission on Elections resumes issuance of voter’s certification

The Commission on Elections resumed the issuance of voter’s certification for local registered voters on May 10, 2021 in its main office in Intramuros, Manila. Registered voters nationwide may apply for a…

DTI partners with the Ortigas Group and Megaworld for the Grand Bagsakan

The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTI -BDTP), DTI – Region 2, and Mayani.ph have partnered with the Ortigas Malls and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls to hold the Grand…

Philippines showing signs of economic recovery

The Philippines’ strong economic position prior to the pandemic and improving economic data for the past few months point to an economy on the mend, according to the Philippine government’s economic managers…

Philippine Financial System Weathers the Health Crisis in 2020

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released the Report on the Philippine Financial System for the Second Semester of 2020. The enhanced Report highlighted the narrative of the Philippine financial system as…

First Tranche of U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Delivered to the Philippines

The United States welcomes the successful May 10 arrival to the Philippines of 193,050 doses of the U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, one of the safest and most effective vaccines in the world. This delivery…

DOLE revs up OFW hospital

The labor department has revved up the construction of the first-ever OFW hospital in the country that is seen for completion before year’s end, it was reported on Sunday. Just last week,…

More Than 2 Million U.S.-Sponsored Vaccines Arrive in the Philippines

The United States welcomes the May 8 arrival of two million additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. This is the third shipment of vaccines made available through the COVAX Advance…

DTI and Shopee launch the online National Food Fair 2021

The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTI-BDTP) partners anew with Shopee Philippines for another online National Food Fair on 10-16 May. The National Food Fair first…

Population of Filipino Americans in the USA now over 4.2 million according to the Pew Research Center

Filipinos make up 18% of the Asian population in the United States, according to a new report by the Washington-based polling firm Pew Research Center. “A record 23 million Asian Americans trace…

221M cash aid approved for 44K tourism workers in Western Visayas

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat today (May 7) announced the approval of Php 221,810,000 cash assistance for 44,362 workers from Western Visayas under the Department of Tourism (DOT) – Department of Labor and…

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