SEN. Juan Edgardo Angara, Finance Committee chairman, indicated he is open to tweaking the 2023 budget especially for calamity funds, amid a proposal by the minority to realign some of the huge intelligence and confidential funds sought by some agencie...

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday announced private companies have the free hand to require employees to wear face masks to curb possible Covid spread in the workplace.
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DAVAO CITY—Some 66 co-operatives in Sarangani Province have been issued their respective certificates of compliance (COC), and more are still being processed as the province held its first ever summit for cooperatives.
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A House leader on Thursday expressed alarm over declaration of the Department of Education (DepEd) that would allow the optional wearing of face masks in schools.
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Prices of holiday feast essentials such as culinary milk, cream, canned fruits, and cooking oils in sari-sari stores have increased, according to data gathered by start-up company Packworks.
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A senior lawmaker is asking Congress to declare a large part of the Philippine Rise, a vast undersea region east of Luzon, as a protected area (PA) so it could be managed and explored for its marine resources.
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THE Supreme Court (SC) will refund the Bar fees of law graduates who are scheduled to take the 2022 Bar examinations starting next week but would not be able to do so in the aftermath of severe tropical storm “Paeng.”
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the local government of Quezon City recently inked an agreement to strengthen collaboration on start-up and innovation government initiatives, which is seen to spur the growth and support the development o...

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo has ordered an investigation into the complaint aired by Noveleta, Cavite Mayor Dino Carlo Chua on the alleged “requirements” being sought by some DSWD personnel before releas...

A legal and policy research institution on Wednesday revealed that half of all Certificate of Ancestral Domain titles (CADTs) in the Philippines are embroiled in environmentally destructive projects.
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Operatives of the Philippine National Police-Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested a Nigerian national and his cohort allegedly involved in an internet love scam worth P2.2 million in Bacoor City, Cavite.
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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it has received price-increase requests from manufacturers of “noche buena” products such as ham, queso de bola, macaroni salad and fruit cocktail.
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THE Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Thursday the deportation of 21 more illegal employees of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO).
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DAVAO CITY—A Davao del Norte city has gifted three public elementary and secondary schools with new classroom buildings, along with desktop computer sets, for a speech laboratory and learning center.
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THE Philippines’ best dive sites are being promoted at the ongoing Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Show 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
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Political leaders, journalists, teachers, and artists from Asia will meet at the Iloilo Convention Center on November 12 and 13 in a conference with the theme “building a democratic coalition against disinformation.”
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Ten short videos have won awards in the “Green World- Sino-Philippine Future” Short Video Competition, jointly hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of the Philippines, Global Times Online and China Energy Engineering ...

PLDT Inc. is on track to hit its P33-billion core profit target this year after posting P25.4 billion at end-September, up 10 percent from the same period a year ago.
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Exeter Portofino Holdings, the holding company of civil society leader Sara Soliven-de Guzman, has partnered with Alternergy Holdings Corp. for its run-of-river hydropower project in Ifugao.
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SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP), the power arm of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), said Thursday it would expand the scope of its tree and mangrove planting to areas where its battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities will be put up.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) has approved the listing of LFM Properties Corp. by way of introduction.
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School operator STI Education Systems Holdings Inc. said its net income for fiscal year 2022 ending June 30 reached P416.20 million, or four times more than the P101.7 million recorded in the previous fiscal year.
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued show cause orders to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and the units under SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP) for allegedly violating the Philippine Grid Code during the September...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has advised small business owners in typhoon-affected areas to turn to the Small Business Corp. (SBCorp) and tap the DTI’s financing arm to recover from the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (internat...

EFFORTS to ramp up its digital transformation allowed the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) to increase its net income by more than half in the January to September period.
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SINGAPORE—City Savings Bank Inc. (CSBI), the thrift bank unit of publicly-listed Union Bank of the Philippines, plans to raise as much as P10 billion via the issuance of long-term negotiable certificates of deposits (NCDs) to further grow its lending b...

RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) announced last Thursday of having raised some P27.12 billion from the sale of an additional 4.99-percent stake to Tokyo-headquartered Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC).
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHILHEALTH), in partnership with MyEG PHILIPPINES, INC. (MyEG PH), a market leader in electronic solutions championing government services online automation both in the Philippines and in Mala...

Bonuan Buquig National High School in Dagupan City, Philippines, which restored lost mangroves to reverse the environmental devastation impacting its students, was named the winner of the inaugural World’s Best School Prize for Environmental Action. Th...

Many people have become more aware of the importance of sustainability in everyday living during the two years that the world faced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental awareness has caught on through practices such as shifting to paperl...

The chief honcho of telco titan PLDT Inc. said the 2023 capital expenditures (capex) of the listed firm may rise due to the impact of foreign exchange (forex).
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AGRICULTURE modernization, digitalization, and the impact of climate change on employment are among the main issues on the agenda of the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Labor Ministers Meeting (ALMM) to be hosted by the country this ...

A consumer group pointed out pitfalls that Republic Act (RA) 11934, also known as “An Act Requiring the Registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM),” might create, such as violation of privacy rights.
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SENATE Majority Leader Joel Villanueva pressed the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to tackle the ballooning number of Job Order (JOs) and Contract of Service (COS) employees in government and provide them with security of tenure, more so “if they have c...

THE Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) is urging the government to allow and fast-track the entry of “inactivated” bird flu vaccines in the country to curb the impact of the disease on the domestic layer industry.
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FILIPINO-AMERICAN Isabella Gamez and her Russian partner Alexander Korovin—competing under the Philippine flag—clinched silver at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, over the weekend.
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SOUND economic policies backed by promising macroeconomic indicators became the highlight of the investment pitch of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. before a Business Forum at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last Monday.
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THE 24-man Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Tuesday the ad interim appointment of Bienvenido Laguesma as secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment during the plenary session of the bicameral body.
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FILIPINO consumers may soon see retail prices of refined sugar stabilizing in the market as shipments under the 150,000-metric ton (MT) importation program start to arrive as early as next month.
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AS the plenary deliberations on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 started, sponsors of the 2023 General Appropriations Bill on Tuesday said next year’s budget is the first step in fulfilling the visions of the Medium Term Fiscal Fra...

THE level of health spending in response to Covid-19 should be maintained and used as a new base in the coming years to continue the reduction in Filipinos’ out-of-pocket expenses for their medical needs, according to an expert from the Asian Developme...

Trade Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual is encouraging investors to set up franchises in the Philippines because of its “healthy” business climate.
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THE Court of Appeals (CA) has declared illegal the search and seizure conducted at the house of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) member Lolita Manalo Hemedez, estranged sister of the religious sect’s executive minister Eduardo Manalo, on March 4, 2017....

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday ordered its frontline personnel to be extra vigilant in screening foreigners coming from Cambodia and Vietnam following a reported rise in kidnapping and extortion activities allegedly perpetrated by criminal s...

Department of Health (DOH) Officer in Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) is set to meet in the coming weeks to discuss options on easin...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday endorsed for Senate approval the bill postponing the December 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to December 4, 2023.
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The Army will be sending to Central Mindanao its artillery battalion that has been equipped with howitzers from Israel under the military’s modernization program.
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The days of fathers who refuse to support their children from their ex-wife, ex-partner, or girlfriend, are numbered.
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Being an archipelagic country, the Philippines needs a potent and modern naval force to counter various threats lurking in the West Philippine Sea.
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Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter planes escorted the presidential flight bearing the Commander-in-Chief as the aircraft left the country’s airspace on its way to the United States on Sunday.
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Amid the instensified crackdown against cybercrime, leading fintech firm GCash, in coordination with Globe Group and the Philippine National Police-Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), arrested an online seller of SIM cards with verified e-wallet accounts....

By Yesica Fisch & Joanna Kozlowska | The Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—The head of the UN nuclear watchdog…
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The US and Europe sought to punish Russia with sanctions over the February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Yet, 6 months on, the world is finding out, yet again, how tricky and complicated the use of sanctions can be, often hurting as well those that imposed t...

A SALT shortage is possible if the needs of the salt industry won’t be addressed by the government,…
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THE growth of consumer prices likely remained elevated in August this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)…
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THE Philippine IT and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry is seen to grow by 8 to 10 percent…
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LENDING activity in the country continued to be strong in July amid high prices, as the Bangko Sentral ng…
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DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople assured senators Wednesday the newly-established agency is on track in…
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THE review of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc.’s (Prime Infra) acquisition of a controlling stake in the Malampaya…
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Editor’s note: Of the many predictable recollections of the events of August 21, 1983, this retelling of that chapter in Philippine political history -- by the lawyer-daughter of one of those dragged into the maelstrom -- provides a touching but facts-...

After initially receiving several awards of Blue Room, first-time director Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan was already in tears as…
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SM Lifestyle, Inc. recently paid tribute to the winning young skaters of Team Philippines for their triumphant performance…
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GOO, In Goo We Trust Goo should be trusted to go forth raucously along punk rock’s well-trodden path.…
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Laguna de Bay reemerges as viable source of potable water for ‘thirsty’ Metro Manila, nearby provinces
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ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER—Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that…
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