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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11981, or the Tatak Pinoy Act, and RA 11982, or Amendments to Centenarian Act.

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Climate change and food insecurity are intertwined challenges that have far-reaching implications for global peace and security. The consequences of climate change, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and changing rainfall patterns, d...

A recent issuance supposedly clarified the taxation of cross-border services, referring to a Supreme Court decision as a basis. A number of experts had already expressed their views on the matter. I need not dwell on that circular and the decision on ...

IN the wake of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution and the subsequent enactment of the 1987 Constitution, the Philippines embarked on a journey of political and economic reform. These events were expected to position the country prominently within t...

There is one particular person on social media who often says something that confirms my belief that he is one of the most ignorant and foolish individuals on the planet, completely lacking self-awareness.

Oppenheimer continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

ONE guy’s showbiz career that really looks on the upswing is Kelvin Miranda’s. His decision to agree being comanaged by Tyronne Escalante and Sparkle, the management arm of GMA Network, is certainly working well.

The Philippines has remained on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF), according to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).

WITH the upcoming 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC13),Manila will champion reforms which include achieving “meaningful” outcomes on agriculture negotiation to achieve a “permanent” solution for public stockholding for foo...

Employees in a garment shop in Taytay, Rizal, navigate their daily tasks against the backdrop of a pressing issue: the proposed legislation for a P100 daily across-the-board wage increase for the private sector.

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) aims to double the number of Cash Deposit Machines (CoDMs) within the year to bring this service to Filipinos living outside of the Greater Manila Area (GMA).

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will employ a traffic light system in determining if certain financing activities are considered sustainable.

THE House of Representatives is set to transform itself into a Committee of the Whole starting Monday for the “exhaustive, inclusive, and expeditious deli-beration” of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH)  7.

PHILIPPINE exports will still perform better than its peers in Asean this year amid the economic slowdown in Japan and European countries, which are among Manila’s top export destinations, according to the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Phil...

THE Philippines is one of Japan’s top 10 sources of tourists in 2023.

BEGINNING this year, all 19 members of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) with operating mines in the Philippines will fully implement the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative.

Jefrë’s Time Sculpture, a towering 12-meter masterpiece, commands attention amidst the bustling traffic along Edsa, directly in front of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has junked the petition filed by the Department of Health (DOH) seeking to set aside the decision issued by an arbitral tribunal ordering the agency to compensate the private contractor behind the controversial P8.1-billion B...

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez announced last Sunday the prioritization of House Bill (HB) 3412, which aims to legalize motorcycles as public transportation vehicles and reform existing transportation network vehicle service (TNVS) regulations.

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Board approved the regular conduct of the National Migration Survey (NMS) and the simultaneous undertaking of the Census of Population (POPCEN) and Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) this year.

SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go personally attended the National Kidney and Transplant Institute’s (NKTI) 41st founding anniversary celebration in Quezon City on Friday, February 23, and thanked its leadership and personnel for four decades of service t...

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SHIPPING rates are costlier in the Philippines than in neighboring countries in Southeast Asia, with more weight placed on port charges compared to regional economies, according to a study conducted by BlueFocus Infrastructure Advisors (BIA) SL, a tra...

FILIPINOS whose homes were damaged by disasters can claim a one-time emergency shelter support from the national government, according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD).

THE growth of the renewable energy (RE) sector could accelerate faster than anticipated with new investment interest coming from hyperscale data companies, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

THE Department of Energy (DOE) will formally open on February 26 the first bid round for petroleum exploration in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

A lawmaker has introduced House Bill (HB) 6908, which seeks to establish an annual cash assistance program providing P1,000 for pre-elementary, P2,000 for elementary, P3,000 for junior high school, P4,000 for senior high school and P5,000 for college ...

THE manual processing of requirements for small online sellers and gig workers to be exempted from the 1-percent withholding tax defeats the purpose of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) digitalization efforts, according to a tax expert.

THE government successfully raised a total of P584.86 billion, concluding the 10-day-long tender of five-year retail treasury bonds (RTBs) on a high note on February 23, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

THE Philippine delegates of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) tainted the country’s efforts in taxing tobacco and reducing smoking prevalence, according to a local...

SEN. Mark A. Villar sponsored on the floor last Wednesday night the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or Afasa, drawing quick support from most senators.

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The recent revelations by American analysts from a Washington-based think tank regarding China’s alleged destruction of coral reefs in the South China Sea (SCS) are deeply concerning. According to satellite data and accounts from fishermen and the Phi...

IT was only a week ago when Juan Ponce Enrile, touted as the martial law architect and the current administration’s chief legal counsel, celebrated his 100th birthday and was given centennial celebrations at Malacanang Palace. The “immortal” public of...

Part 13

Many stock market investors are wondering why the Philippine Stock Exchange has not filed any court suit against the officials of Abra Mining and Industrial Corp. after it finished its probe into the sale of unissued shares of stock. And that investig...