NATIONAL government spending has started to pick up in April, as the utilization of Notice of Cash Allocations (NCA) has improved to 88.9 percent as of April from 82.0 percent as of March, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

Government disbursements in April amounted to P112.1 billion, or 8 percent lower than the P121.9 billion spent in April 2010 and 14 percent lower than the program of P130.1 billion. Disbursements in the first four months of the year amounted to P461...

THE Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) will increase domestic flights in the 4th quarter of 2011, making available 33% more seats compared to the same period last year. 

CEB will take delivery of 3 more brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft in October, allowing the airline to offer the lowest possible fares in the market and mount more domestic flights.

 

“This is in line with CEB’s continued commitment to promote tourism and economy in the destinations it flies to. Fo...

“WE HAVE strived to increase tax collections without imposing new taxes and we have been very aggressive in eliminating wasteful spending,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said, in response to the Government’s highest monthly fiscal surplus in 25 years.

The national government recorded a surplus of P26.258 billion for the month of April, which brings its fiscal position for the first four months of the year to a surplus of P61 million.

“According to our economic managers, this ...

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has said the Philippine economy is likely to grow 4.8 percent to 5.8 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to last year.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga told reporters that the agriculture and services sectors contributed to the growth in the January-March 2011 quarter.

In the first quarter of 2010, the economy grew by 7.3 percent.

The government expects the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product ...

COMEDIAN Vhong Navarro will stay a "Kapamilya" for three more years.

This after the comedian, who started as a member of all-male dance group Streeboys, signed a fresh 3-year contract with ABS-CBN.

The contract signing was attended by top ABS-CBN executives.

He has been a Kapamilya talent for more than a decade now.

Navarro said he is thankful for the trust and opportunity given by the company. The “Showtime” host vowed to work harder in his upcoming projects.

The comedian-actor also said he w...

Tiger Woods continued to slip the golf’s world rankings from eighth down to 12th position, the first time he has been outside the world top 10 since winning the Masters in 1997.

His high profile infidelity that led to a costly divorce from his wife has devastated him mentally. Followed by a long lay-off after the incident, has affected his game.

Since his comeback, he has yet to regain his luster performance and the lost glory where he was once the top player and the dominant athlete of the g...

TAGUIG City Mayor Lani Cayetano has ordered the concerned local departments to step up the campaign against rabies through mass vaccination of pet dogs.

“Rabies is a grave concern for pets, their owners and the public in general. By having their pets vaccinated, they not only protect them from rabies but also contribute in preventing the spread of rabies-related incidents,” Cayetano said.

For this year, the mayor said, a six-man team from the City Agriculture Office is going to conduct anti...

TO IMPROVE the health condition of pregnant women in Quezon City, the QC government has given free health insurance coverage through the Philhealth, to some 200 pregnant women in two barangays in the city.

The distribution of QC-sponsored Philhealth cards is part of the drive of QC to watch over the health of expectant mothers, especially the indigent ones.

With the number of women dying of childbirth unabated, the insurance serves as an intervention to maternal deaths by providing health benfi...