Globe Telecom is reinforcing its commitment to the SIM Registration Act (RA 11934), emphasizing the need for a validated database to combat SIM card-related crimes.
The Philippine Statistics Authority has issued and delivered a combined 40.9 million national identification cards, called PhilIDs, to registered persons nationwide, or short of the target set for 2022.
Rodil Zalameda will become the country’s next chief justice of the Supreme Court on Friday, November 6, succeeding Alexander Gesmundo, who retires after reaching the mandatory age limit.
Robust borrowing from both businesses and households pushed the Philippine money supply upward in September, underscoring a tightly knit loop between active bank lending and circulating financial liquidity.
Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines surpassed five million as of November 4, growing 3.74 percent from 4.82 million in the same period last year, with a sharp rebound in Chinese visitors helping offset declining arrivals from South Korea.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has emphasized how rice research and strong partnerships are helping Filipino farmers face growing climate threats, as the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) celebrated its 41st anniversary Thursday, November 5.