Rice retailers will comply with Executive Order No. 39 for one week and will decide on their move on the price ceiling mandating P41 and P45 per kilo of rice, rice retailers’ group Grains Retailers Confederation of the Philippines said on Friday.

Malacañang justified yesterday the termination of Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno, saying she was unsupportive and was “clearly set on maligning” the Marcos administration and its programs.

The second week of classes ended with 26.3 million officially enrolled students in elementary and high school – 2.5 million short of the Department of Education target of 28.8 million students for school year 2023 to 2024.

Rates of the Manila Electric Co. are up this month due to higher generation charge, ending two straight months of rate reductions for more than 7.7 million Meralco customers.

Rice stakeholders are questioning the five-year rice supply deal proposed by Vietnam and its impact on the Philippines’ goal of reaching near-self-sufficiency and plan to diversify sources.

Filipino supply vessels were able to evade “dangerous maneuvers” by Chinese coast guard and maritime militia vessels to deliver provisions to troops on the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal yesterday.

Visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reassured the Philippines of his country’s support for the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated Beijing’s sweeping South China Sea claim, saying the ruling that China has continuously ignored is ...

President Marcos will sign the implementing rules and regulations of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act or Republic Act 11953 on Sept. 12, a day before his 66th birthday.

Pump prices could stay the same or see minimal adjustments next week.

The high retail prices of vegetables, particularly tomatoes, will persist for at least two weeks amid the shortage in supply, Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura executive director Jayson Cainglet said yesterday.

Although the Marcos administration still enjoys the support of a majority of Filipinos, satisfaction with the government’s performance in key issues has significantly dropped in recent months, a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group showed.

Malacañang has justified the “termination” of a ranking official at the Department of Finance, saying that she has long been unsupportive of the Marcos administration.

The Department of Budget and Management on Friday approved the release of P3 billion in fuel subsidies to provide relief to transport workers amid recent hikes in oil prices.

President Marcos has pushed for a loss and damage fund to support measures aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change, which he described as one of the “complex challenges” confronting the international landscape.

President Marcos has designated Hans Leo Cacdac as officer-in-charge of the Department of Migrant Worker, Malacañang announced on Wednesday night.

Business tycoon Lucio Tan, head of the conglomerate Lucio Tan Group of Companies, recently received the first Golden Bell Award from the local government of Cabuyao City for helping the city hasten its economic development and protect the environment.

With Beijing’s muscle-flexing in the South China Sea becoming more brazen, President Marcos has called on leaders of East Asia to act on the “dangerous use” of the coast guard and maritime militia vessels by the Chinese.

Eugenio Lemos was a child when Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor, was besieged by war when the Indonesian military invaded. This forced his family to flee to the mountains to ensure their safety.

For the fifth time, the Philippines has been recognized as a prime diving destination in Asia by an international tourism body.

Rice retailers are losing P7,000 a day because of the implementation of Executive Order 39 putting price caps of P41 and P45 per kilo of the staple, a retailers group said on Thursday.

ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro expressed alarm over the three million drop in the number of enrollees for this school year, calling on Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to explain the worrisome trend.

The Philippines and South Korea have signed a free trade agreement that is expected to enhance their investment ties, President Marcos announced yesterday.

Only President Marcos can lift Executive Order No. 39 mandating the price ceiling of rice at P41 and P45 per kilo, an official of the Department of Trade and Industry said on Thursday amid calls to withdraw the price cap within two to three weeks.

A Senate oversight committee will review the use of confidential funds of civilian agencies, including the controversial combined secret funds worth P650 million of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte for her office and the Department o...

Pegging the price of rice at P20 per kilo is “daydreaming” given the law of supply and demand in the world market, former president Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday.

A photo of a smiling monkey passed through undetected in the SIM card registration site of telecommunications companies, according to the National Bureau of Investigation.

State health insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s top executives have had their salaries tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to an executive order issued by then president Rodrigo Duterte in 2021.

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chairman Alejandro Tengco welcomed the charges filed against him and former PAGCOR board of directors over the alleged disappearance of a P75-million performance bond posted by the dissolved E-Sabong Licensing Depa...

As the region faces tensions over clashing claims in the South China Sea, President Marcos called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to let the international order fall prey to “hegemonic ambition” as he vowed to uphold freedom of naviga...

The Philippine embassy in Washington is arranging a possible visit by President Marcos to a West Coast city and Hawaii after his participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meet in California in November.

The Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 138 junked the conspiracy to commit sedition case against former senator Antonio Trillanes IV and several co-accused over the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos which went viral in 2019.

Filipino and Australian military forces have conducted a ground assault operation in a three-week bilateral exercise held at the Channel Island in Northern Territory, Australia on Sept. 3.

The government is hoping that the imposition of the price ceiling on rice will not go beyond one month as it expects prices of the staple food to stabilize in three weeks, according to an official of the Department of Trade and Industry.

The mandated price ceiling on rice was not rushed and went through rigorous studies before implementation, Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said yesterday after some retailers complained of losses.

The path to peace is long and winding – and often dominated by men.

Indonesian President and Association of Southeast Asian Nations chairman Joko Widodo urged fellow leaders yesterday to help steer the region toward peace and stability as he cited the need for a “more solid” and “bolder” regional bloc in the face of ob...