MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has sold the old precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines used in previous elections for P12.26 million. The 81,776 PCOS machines, used during the countrys first-ever automated election sy
FILE – A sign at a Starbucks is displayed in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Starbucks reports earnings on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three US cities in a str
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has welcomed nearly 5.65 million international visitors as of Tuesdaybetfil, December 17, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco announced during the Department of Tourism's yearend briefing. In total, the
As we approach the end of yet another year, the year-end rally often takes the center stage. This is the time when investors and market players make strategic moves. Traditionally, several factors contribute to the rally, one of which is portfolio r
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Police Col. Hector Grijaldo faces the Senate blue ribbon committee, which has been investigating the drug war during the term of former President Rodrigo Duterte on October 28, 2024. Screengrab from Senate Livestream MANILA, Philippines — Poli
Education Sec. Sonny Angara MANILA, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to remedy the huge cut on the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) for 2025, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Sunday. The education chief, a fo
The Coalition for Emerging Market Infrastructure Investment, which includes private equity giant KKR and Co. and infrastructure leader Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has launched the Philippines Platform, which is dedicated to catalyzing at l
betfil Marcos orders ‘smaller scale, multiple’ Pogo crackdowns ahead of deadline
2024-12-16MANILAbetfil, Philippines In line with his directive to cease operations of all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) by the end of 2024, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed law enforcement and anti-corruption entities to carry out smalle