FOUR individuals and one organization were named on Saturday as recipients of the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s premier prize honor that is widely considered the regional equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

THE development of the Greater Manila Bay Area as a strategy to attract more investments to the Philippines will be looked into in the coming months, according to Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (Os...

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Sunday announced an extension for the use of temporary or improvised plates for motor vehicles, pushing the deadline to December 31. 

THE national government racked up P1.759 trillion in domestic and foreign borrowings from January to July 2024 to address the state’s budgetary needs.  

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued two proclamations creating a special economic zone (SEZ) in Mandurriao, Iloilo City and expanding another in Malvar, Batangas to stimulate economic growth.

BRICK-AND-MORTAR retailers are calling on the government to track the transactions of online retailers in order to present more accurate data to the public and to level the playing field among Philippine retailers, according to the Philippine Retailer...

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Overseas Filipinos are seen queuing at Naia Terminal 1 as they prepare for departure. Recently, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an administrative order establishing the eTravel system, a new electronic travel declaration system for all internati...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued guidelines for the controlled use of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease that continues to threaten hog production in the Philippines. 

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) saw its energy sales volume rise by nearly 8 percent year-on-year in August, a company official said over the weekend.

Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Qu Dongyu presented President Joko Widodo of Indonesia with the FAO Agricola Medal, the Organization’s highest award, in a ceremony held at the Merdeka Presidential Palace in Jakarta, last August 30. 

The outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) and supply disruptions caused by humidity have resulted in more expensive poultry meat in Metro Manila, according to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Developme...

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Malaysia’s electronics manufacturing services provider VS Industry Berhad, through its local unit, VS Industry Philippines Inc. (VSIP), will occupy over 52,700 square meters of gross leasable space in ALogis Santo Tomas in Batangas—its first operation...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) imposed a P3.5-million penalty against the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for “unjustified delays” in implementing 10 transmission projects. 

Power distributor Romblon Electric Cooperative Inc. (Romelco) was granted a 25-year legislative franchise by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to supply power to three island municipalities in the province of Romblon.

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Global automotive brands Omoda and JAECOO announced the arrival of Omoda vehicles, including an electric vehicle model, in the Philippines.  

REGIONAL ports registered lower fish unloading volume in July owing to inclement weather and closed fishing season, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported. 

AS the government intensified enforcement operations against the illicit trade of excise-taxed items, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released new guidelines for the disposal of seized goods.

WITH the recent announcement of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) that fish caught at Manila Bay are now safe to eat, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said that it is only fair for traders to s...

DAVAO CITY—More free wireless fidelity (WiFi) sites are being eyed for installation this year in public places in Davao del Norte as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) seeks funding from the World Bank on its National B...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip—Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region on Sunday to try to seal a cease-fire deal after months of contentio...

BANGKOK—Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand’s prime minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement Sunday, two days after she was chosen by Parliament following a court order that ...

Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine on Saturday even as Ukrainian forces pushed into Russia’s Kursk border region.

NABATIEH, Lebanon—An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

GOMA, Congo—Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency.

GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc. economists lowered the probability of a US recession in the next year to 20 percent from 25 percent, citing this week’s retail sales and jobless claims data.

After the World Health Organization this week warned that a fast-spreading strain of mpox poses a global threat, Denmark again has a potential solution and underscored its capacity to outshine traditional powerhouses in the US and the UK.