Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star October 3, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued guidelines on the implementation of the environmental and social risk management system (ESRM) for banks and financ…
Crop insurance
The night typhoon Karding was supposed to barrel through Central Luzon, I caught a video on social media that broke my heart. It was about a farmer explaining his predicament as he looked longingly at his rice field that was about ready for harvest. Ma…
Philippines, Hungary considering bilateral labor agreement
Pia Lee-Brago – The Philippine Star October 3, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — A bilateral labor agreement may be imminent between the Philippines and Hungary, where the number of Filipino workers being deployed is fast growing. The 7th Philippine…
COA wants PPSC execs charged over PhilHealth contributions
Elizabeth Marcelo – The Philippine Star October 3, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended the filing of charges against erring officials of the Philippine Public Safety College over their failure to timely re…
Rerouting in Pasig on October 3 for Metro Manila Subway groundbreaking
Philstar.com October 2, 2022 | 12:43pm MANILA, Philippines — Motorists in Pasig City are advised to reroute to Lanuza Avenue as parts of Meralco Avenue will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Monday to for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Metro Mani…
4 COVID-19 deaths in Muntinlupa in 1 week
Emmanuel Tupas – The Philippine Star October 2, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Four people in Muntinlupa have died of COVID-19 in the past week, according to data from the city government. The persons who succumbed to the virus are from Barangays…
5 injured in Laguna fire
Ed Amoroso , Emmanuel Tupas – The Philippine Star October 2, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Five people were injured when a fire broke out at a house and hit an adjacent commercial establishment in Calamba, Laguna on Friday night. The Bureau of F…
2 farmers held for P4.4 million marijuana
Jun Elias – The Philippine Star October 2, 2022 | 12:00am SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Philippines — Joint police and anti-narcotics agents seized marijuana worth P4.4 million from two farmers in Kalinga on Friday. The suspects were identified as Ersilias B…
61 Bacolod water refilling stations closed
Gilbert Bayoran – The Philippine Star October 2, 2022 | 12:00am BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Sixty-one of the 142 water refilling stations in this city have been closed for operating without sanitary and business permits. The city health office recommen…
CHR probes death of Maguindanao inmate
Janvic Mateo – The Philippine Star October 2, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), in coordination with the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission, will look into the death of an inmate in Barira, Maguindanao. Johairie…