KEVIN MORILLO VIA PGQFIVE rescue workers died in Bulacan on Sunday as Super Typhoon Karding, a category 3 typhoon with international name Noru, brought rains and strong winds across Luzon in northern Philippines, local authorities said.Governor Daniel R. Fernando of Bulacan, a coastal province immediately

GLOBE Telecom, Inc. on Monday said the proposed law on the registration of subscriber identity modules (SIM) cards should require users to present verifiable identity documents.“There is a need for an authentic, verifiable source document that establishes a SIM holder’s identity,” Globe General Legal Counsel

BBM FB PAGECHINA seeks to resolve differences with the Philippines over maritime claims, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Monday, and maintain good overall bilateral relations.   “We are neighbors that cannot be moved away and have every reason to live together peacefully,”

THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) is authorized to debt-finance its missionary electrification program, including the cost of diesel, which has been rising due to the global fuel crisis, the Energy department said on Monday, citing a legal opinion from the Justice department.The authorization to resort

CAPITAL FLIGHT is one of the risks developing Asia must confront as interest rates rise and economic outlooks turn cloudy, the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said to open the bank’s 55th annual meeting on Monday.“I am afraid the risk will continue for abrupt

PHILSTARTHE PHILIPPINES explored possible US investment in worker training and infrastructure projects on the sidelines of the United Nations appearance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.In a statement on Monday, the DTI said these were the agreed-on

PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBANTHE reduced P2.25-billion budget for the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) development program reflects the distribution of other forms of MSME support to various agencies, and leaves room for companies to step in with public-private

A woman buys groceries at a supermarket in Quezon City, March 4. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE growth in wholesale prices of general goods rose to their highest level in more than a decade in June, driven by the food index, the Philippines Statistics Authority

THE damage caused by Super Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) to the agriculture industry has been initially estimated at P141.38 million, which is expected to rise, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.In its bulletin issued midday Monday, the DA said the typhoon affected 16,229 hectares