The seven-day positivity rate for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 3.2 percent as of March 18.... Read full article
China has officially reopened to foreign tourists, including Filipinos, as it resumed accepting applications for all types of visas, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said Saturday.... Read full article
The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases decreased by 7 percent from Feb. 20 to 26, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.... Read full article
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported that all provinces in the country have achieved malaria-free status except for Palawan.... Read full article
During the Laging Handa public briefing Friday, Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. welcomed the 4.2-percent unemployment rate in December 2022, which is the lowest in 17 years since April 2005.... Read full article
MANILA – Monetary officials will likely consider a hike in the central bank’s key rates in June, or once the 2022 first-quarter domestic output report is out, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said. ... Read full article
MANILA – The government’s fiscal health remains robust amidst the rejection of bids for government securities during the weekly auctions since last week, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.... Read full article
MANILA – Concerns on the Ukraine-Russia tension and higher average domestic inflation projection for this and next year resulted in the upticks of Treasury bill (T-bill) rates on Monday. ... Read full article