PH auto sales up 8.5% in November

By Kris Crismundo Automotive vehicle sales in November 2024 rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year, reaching 40,898 units compared to 37,683 units in November 2023. The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association attribute the growth figure primarily to hikes in  commercial vehicle sales, which increased by 10.5 percent to 31,062 units from…

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US Library of Congress-inspired municipal hall inaugurated in Pampanga

NEW BUILDING. Porac, Pampanga’s new municipal hall is inspired by the iconic US Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The PHP370-million building, whose construction started in 2021, was inaugurated on Wednesday (Feb. 5, 2025). (Photo from Pampanga PIO Facebook) By Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario PORAC, Pampanga – This Pampanga town recently its newly constructed municipal hall, the design…

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Economist: PH likely to hit 2023 economic growth target

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said the Philippines is likely to hit its 6-7% economic growth target this year despite the possible effects of the expected El Nino weather phenomenon. Ricafort said the 6% to 7% gross domestic product (GDP) expansion is possible amid easing year-on-year inflation that could help reduce the drag of higher prices…

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800K public school teachers, other DepEd personnel gain access to P20/kg rice

By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – Public school teachers and and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education can now access rice at P20 per kilogram under the Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently announced. The inclusion follows a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the DA and the DepEd, signed during…

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NAMIBIA, PH EXPLORE COMPREHENSIVE TIES; AGREE TO ENHANCE COMMON AREAS

The governments of Namibia and the Philippines are now exploring more comprehensive bilateral ties as they agreed on Thursday to enhance their common areas, especially on trade and industry, agriculture, technical cooperation, and the welfare of their nationalities. “What is left to us now is for us to find those complementarities. Those areas that we…

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PBBM TO SAUDI BUSINESSES: MAKE IT HAPPEN IN PH

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has invited Arab businesses to invest in the Philippines and be part of the country’s development, saying investments in key sectors will ensure higher growth. President Marcos arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday afternoon to attend the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN-GCC) Summit, hold bilateral meetings…

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PBBM APPOINTS RAFAEL D. CONSING JR.  AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT CORP.

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Maharlika Investment Corporation Rafael D. Consing Jr. (Photo from Rafael Jose Consing Jr./LinkedIn) President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed  Rafael D. Consing Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC). Mr. Rafael D. Consing Jr. is currently appointed as Executive Director…

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INVESTORS’ CONFIDENCE REMAINS SOLID IN PH WITH HIGH REINVESTED EARNINGS, RISING FOREIGN INVESTMENT APPROVALS, SAYS DTI

Investors’ confidence remains solid in the country as evidenced by high reinvested earnings and rising foreign investment approvals despite the decline in the Philippines’ foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first semester of this year, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Monday. Pascual issued the statement in response to…

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