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PHL companies told to make better use of RCEP
PHILIPPINE COMPANIES need to make better use of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to expand exports and…
Read more →Peso edges lower vs dollar as US-Iran tensions remain high
THE PESO edged down further against the dollar on Tuesday as the prolonged conflict between the United States…
Read more →Disco fever
By Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter Theater Review Bongga Ka, ’Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical Presented by PETA Plus,…
Read more →PCG drives away Chinese vessel, 24 fishing boats near Kota Island
By Pexcel John Bacon A FIVE-MAN Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) team drove away a Chinese maritime militia vessel…
Read more →Davao mayor says he is accountable for contracts with Sara-linked firm
By Francessca S. Abalos DAVAO CITY Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on Tuesday said he remains accountable for city…
Read more →Metrobank Foundation honors 10 outstanding Filipino public servants
TEN PUBLIC SERVANTS received P1 million each at the 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Awards on Tuesday for…
Read more →CoA flags DoTr spending delays
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) had yet to pay out P58.84 billion, or nearly half of the funds…
Read more →Women-led MSMEs need support
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday called for stronger financing and digital support for women-owned micro, small…
Read more →Ex-Speaker Velasco left PHL, says BI
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed on Tuesday that former House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco is…
Read more →Swift action sought on travel tax
A LAWMAKER on Tuesday called for the swift passage of a bill abolishing the travel tax, saying the…
Read more →Revilla’s bid to inhibit justice junked
THE Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday denied former Senator Ramon “Bong” B. Revilla’s second motion for inhibition against…
Read more →Bill for subsidized rental housing sponsored in plenary
SENATOR Francis Joseph G. Escudero on Tuesday sponsored a measure creating a subsidized rental housing program for displaced…
Read more →DHSUD, shelter agencies seek P16-B funding boost amid P54-B NEP shortfall
THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is appealing to Congress for a P16-billion budget augmentation…
Read more →BIR extends deadline for Registration Seal Badge display
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) has extended the deadline for online sellers, online merchants, digital platform operators,…
Read more →P5,000 allowance for government employees pushed
A LAWMAKER on Tuesday said the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) of government employees should be increased to…
Read more →BI arrests American sex offender in Cebu
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested an American national in Cebu wanted by US authorities to face a…
Read more →Filipinos in Bavaria bus accident discharged
FILIPINO tourists injured due to a bus accident on Germany’s A96 highway have been discharged from various hospitals…
Read more →PDEA agents seize P20.4-M drugs in Tawi-Tawi operation
COTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and police personnel seized P20.4 million worth…
Read more →Shares extend losses as geopolitical risks weigh
PHILIPPINE SHARES continued to decline on Tuesday as investors grew more cautious amid heightened geopolitical tensions, with higher…
Read more →SRA downgrades projection for sugar output to 1.662 million MT
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) lowered its sugar production projection for this crop year to 1.662 million metric…
Read more →Oil firms ordered to file cost reports every month after excise tax freeze
THE GOVERNMENT will require oil companies to submit monthly cost data on certain petroleum products after suspending the…
Read more →DENR’s Cuna makes pitch to UN panel for expanded loss and damage finance
DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Juan Miguel T. Cuna called for a substantial increase in…
Read more →Wholesale price growth accelerates further in Aug.
PRICE GROWTH of wholesale goods accelerated to 3.5% in August, driven by increased energy costs and the follow-on…
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