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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) garnered accolades in the first-ever Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) Awards of the National Privacy Commission (NPC).

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has identified the ten government agencies with the highest number of complaints received from the public as of June 10 this year.

The Philippines is looking at increasing the coconut methyl ester (CME) blend in diesel to as much as 4 percent (B4) from the current 2 percent (B2), according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (Gain) report.

Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund’s unemployment benefit releases increased ninefold last year after the country’s jobless rate hit the highest level on record amid the pandemic.

A robusta coffee entry of a coffee farmer and processor in Sultan Kudarat was declared as the top eight (8) best coffee in the recently concluded Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2021.  

Lately, young Filipinos are grabbing front page news for excellence on the global stage of the academe and sports.

Undefeated Japanese boxing star Naoya Inoue – “the Monster” – recently knocked out Michael Dasmariñas in Las Vegas, flooring the Filipino thrice before finally stopping him in the third round.

Filipino bantamweight champions Nonito Donaire (who holds the WBC belt) and John Riel Casimero (WBO belt) are set to face off for an all-Filipino mega unification bout on August 14 with the venue still to be determined. The 38-year-old Donaire said they already started a training camp in preparation for ‘Belt #2’. Donaire took the WBC bantamweight belt last May …

Practical shooter Jayson Valdez has claimed an Olympic slot, becoming the 12th Filipino athlete to go to Tokyo next month.

Gilas Pilipinas wrapped up the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers with a perfect record after beating arch nemesis South Korea twice.