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Airlines declare themselves prepared for the surge in passenger traffic in weeks before and after Holy Week

The various airlines on Tuesday announced themselves ready for the surge of passenger traffic in the upcoming Holy Week holidays.

DA, KAMICO jumpstart project for farm mechanization

The Department of Agriculture and Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) have joined hands to establish an Agri-Machinery Assembly Center in the Philippines, a project meant to increase local food production and create an industry that would export farm equipment.

Presidential Trade and Investment Mission aims to deepen US investment in PH

Top US companies and organizations visited the country during the first Presidential Trade and Investment Mission (PTIM) to the Philippines from March 11-12. 

DOTr signals start of EDSA Busway project with market-sounding exercise

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center has made it known that the development of the NCR EDSA Busway Project is pushing forward under a so-called market sounding activity they jointly conducted just days earlier. 

Trade deficit narrows in January to USD4.22 billion as exports rise

The country's trade deficit in January narrowed to USD4.22 billion from USD5.56 billion in the year-earlier period, helped by the increase in exports and the decline in imports.

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Special bus service to fill LRT-2 service gap

Transport authorities are rolling out a plan to ease the squeeze from limited LRT-2 operations. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has ordered the LTFRB and LRTA to study issuing special permits for buses to run the full LRT-2 route—Antipolo to Recto and back—stopping at all stations.

A simple formula may predict when AI chatbots go rogue

Artificial intelligence can sound like the smartest person in the room, until it starts giving advice that could do real harm. Now, two physicists at The George Washington University say they may have found a way to predict when that happens, using a surprisingly simple mathematical formula.

OceanaGold boosts Didipio mine safety monitoring

OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. has improved how it monitors the tailings storage facility at its Didipio Mine, using new technology to track changes in the structure, especially during the rainy season when heavy rainfall can increase risks.

SEC raises capital requirements for stock brokers to boost market stability 

The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to increase the minimum capital requirement for stock brokers and dealers, aiming to strengthen financial safeguards and align the local market with international standards.
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