Pinoy seafarers to get more training | The Manila Times
3 hours ago · By Yashika F. Torib. November 13, 2024. Resize. FILIPINO seafarers will be among the 800,000 mariners worldwide set to receive additional training in response to the shipping industry's efforts to decarbonize vessels. But with a salvo of new training that will increase the already inordinate number of existing ones in the Philippines, what are ...
The Manila Times, media groups sign poll accord
1 day ago · POLL ACCORD The Manila Times President and COO Blanca Mercado signs the memorandum of agreement for “Eleksyon 2025” on Nov. 11, 2024. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN. "This partnership with GMA underscores the role of media towards comprehensive, accurate, timely and responsible news reporting," Mercado said.
Tesla now in PH; cars start at P2.1M | The Manila Times
4 days ago · Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. ELON Musk-led company Tesla Motors officially debuted in the Philippines on Friday with the opening of a flagship showroom in Bonifacio Global City (BGC). "Tesla is committed and excited to help drive a zero-emission and greener future for the Philippines," the company said in a statement.
National Book Awards winners bared | The Manila Times
1 day ago · Bitcoin breaks $81,000 on Trump's victory. By Franco Jose C. Baroña. November 12, 2024. Resize. THE National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) unveiled the winners of the prestigious 42nd National Book Awards (NBA) on Monday. The NBA honors the most outstanding works of literature, design, and publication in the ...
Govt debt payments plunge in September | The Manila Times
2 days ago · External debt, meanwhile, totaled P4.96 trillion, 4.2 percent or P198.46 billion higher month on month, due to P200.89 billion in net foreign borrowings, which included P140.99 billion from new dollar bonds for general budget needs. DEBT payments by the national government were markedly lower in September compared to a month and a year earlier ...
PH rice imports could hit new high | The Manila Times
2 days ago · Department of Agriculture (DA) data showed the Philippines had already shipped 3.8 million MT of the staple as of Oct. 30, surpassing the full-year 2023 total of 3.6 million MT and near 2022's record volume of 3.82 million MT. Around 80 percent of the imports came from Vietnam, which is expected to post record rice exports of 8.9 million MT.
SCS challenges a global concern – PH | The Manila Times
5 days ago · November 8, 2024. Resize. NATIONAL Security Adviser Eduardo Año underscored the Philippines' commitment to uphold a rules-based maritime order in one of the world's most contested and strategically vital waterways. In his address at the Manila Dialogue on the South China Sea (SCS) Wednesday night, Año reaffirmed the Philippines' unwavering ...