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BOI endorses P124.81B in new investment projects
MANILA, Philippines — The Board of Investments has endorsed 29 additional investment projects worth P124.81 billion, bringing the agency closer to its P1-trillion target for 2025, with several big-ticket ventures still in the pipeline. On Tuesday, the agency said the projects have yet to be confirmed by the BOI board. But those are expected to push […]... Keep on reading: BOI endorses P124.81B in new investment projects
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Fair weather with chances of rain across PH forecast on Christmas Eve
MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather with chances of rain showers is forecast in most parts of the country, including Metro Manila, on Christmas Eve, December 24, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the chances of rain showers for this Wednesday are due to the continued effect of the northeast monsoon—locally known as amihan—and easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean. Pagasa weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said the amihan is expected to bring cloudy skies with light rains over Cagayan, Isabela and Aurora. READ: From storms […]... Keep on reading: Fair weather with chances of rain across PH forecast on Christmas Eve
Bacolodnons call for better service amid reports of PrimeWater exit
BACOLOD CITY—Consumer welfare groups here continue to call for better water service amid confirmation from city officials that PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. has been bought out by another company. Lone District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Councilor Roberto Rojas confirmed in separate media interviews on Monday that the Villar-owned water firm, which has an existing joint venture agreement with Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa), has already been sold, but did not name the new owner. In an interview on Tuesday, Mayor Greg Gasataya said his top concern is better delivery and supply of water to Bacolodnons. “For me, what’s the most […]... Keep on reading: Bacolodnons call for better service amid reports of PrimeWater exit
First Metro sees PSEi at 6,500 by end-2026
MANILA, Philippines — First Metro Securities has set a cautiously optimistic outlook for Philippine equities heading into 2026. The firm anchors its strategy on resilience, income stability and selective growth opportunities amid an evolving market landscape. First Metro laid out three scenarios for the benchmark’s trajectory by the end of 2026. This, with a bearish […]... Keep on reading: First Metro sees PSEi at 6,500 by end-2026
P20 million solar irrigation project to revive Bukidnon vegetable hub
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—A P20-million solar-powered irrigation system will be built to revive agricultural productivity in a key vegetable-growing village in Bukidnon. In a statement on Thursday, Department of Agriculture-Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) Executive Director Jose Apollo Pacamalan said the project is a partnership with the First Community Cooperative. Pacamalan said the system aims to restore farm production in the upland barangay of Miarayon in Talakag town. “Miarayon was once a vegetable gold mine of Bukidnon, but over the years its productivity declined. One major factor was market mismatch and over-dependence on buyers outside the region,” the DA-10 chief noted. […]... Keep on reading: P20 million solar irrigation project to revive Bukidnon vegetable hub
Pope Leo XIV calls for global truce on Christmas Day
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday called for a global truce on Christmas Day, expressing “great sadness” that “apparently Russia rejected a request” for one. “I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace — at least on the feast of the birth of our Saviour,” Leo told reporters at his residence in Castel Gandolfo near Rome. READ: Pope Leo consults cardinals on governing church in January meet Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire saying it would only give a military […]... Keep on reading: Pope Leo XIV calls for global truce on Christmas Day
PH to have generally fair-weather Christmas Day —Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos would have the chance to celebrate a generally fair-weather Christmas Day on Thursday, as the state-run weather agency said that it has not spotted any low-pressure area entering the country’s area of responsibility for the next three to five days. Weather specialist Daniel James Villamil of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that in the meantime, the easterlies would prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country, where partly cloudy to overcast skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are likely. The same weather system, which brings humid and warm temperatures, will also affect the Bicol region and Quezon province with cloudy skies, scattered rain showers, and thunderstorms, Villamil said. The northeast monsoon, locally known as ‘amihan’, would prevail over Cagayan, Isabela, and Aurora, where cloudy skies with light rain would be likely in 24 hours, the national weather bureau said. Amihan would also be experienced over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, and the rest of Central Luzon, where partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains would be likely, it added.
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‘Amihan’, easterlies continue to affect PH on Christmas eve
MANILA, Philippines – The northeast monsoon (amihan) and the easterlies will continue to affect the country on Christmas Eve, the weather bureau said Wednesday. Cagayan, Isabela, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with light rains due to amihan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. bulletin. READ: 3 weather systems to cause rains over parts of the Philippines on Dec. 23 — Pagasa Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeast […]... Keep on reading: ‘Amihan’, easterlies continue to affect PH on Christmas eve
San Miguel raises P5.7-B three-year peso notes
MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has issued P5.7 billion worth of three-year peso-denominated fixed-rate corporate notes, raising fresh funds from qualified institutional investors. In a disclosure on Tuesday, SMC said the notes were issued on Dec. 23, 2025 and carry a fixed interest rate of 6.3 percent per year. The issuance forms part […]... Keep on reading: San Miguel raises P5.7-B three-year peso notes
Daily Gospel, December 24, 2025
This is the Daily Gospel for December 24, 2025, which is the Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent and The Nativity of the Lord, Mass at Midnight. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, December 23, 2025 Daily Gospel, December 22, 2025 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 2, 1-14. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of […]... Keep on reading: Daily Gospel, December 24, 2025
Reflections today, December 24, 2025.
Reflections today, December 24, 2025.
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Jonvic Remulla: VP Sara Duterte visited Teves, not Madriaga, in jail
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday confirmed that Vice President Sara Duterte visited the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) detention facility at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City. But he clarified that Duterte was there to see dismissed Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. and not her supposed former […]... Keep on reading: Jonvic Remulla: VP Sara Duterte visited Teves, not Madriaga, in jail
DOH records 7 injuries due to fireworks as of Dec. 23
MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos prepare to celebrate Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, the Department of Health (DOH) has reminded parents to protect their children from fireworks-related injuries. During a press briefing on Monday, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the DOH recorded 843 fireworks-related injuries between December 2024 and January this year, up by […]... Keep on reading: DOH records 7 injuries due to fireworks as of Dec. 23
SC fires, disbars judge for murder of colleague
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal and disbarment of a judge who was convicted of the murder of a colleague in 2019. In a 15-page decision dated July 29 but made public only recently, the high tribunal found Oscar Tomarong guilty of committing a “crime involving moral turpitude under Rule 140 […]... Keep on reading: SC fires, disbars judge for murder of colleague
Malacañang open to creating truth commission to probe drug war killings
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang said on Tuesday it was considering the formation of a fact-finding body to review the thousands of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of three police officers for the murder of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos in 2017. While the […]... Keep on reading: Malacañang open to creating truth commission to probe drug war killings