THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it generated P138.7 million from the disposal of 586 overstaying containers in the three months to March, part of an overall effort to decongest the ports. In a statement Wednesday, the BoC said it sold 354 containers at auction while

GLOBAL ADVISORY firm Willis Tower Watson said over 80% of Philippine companies plan to use wellbeing programs to attract talent after identifying stress as a major employment issue during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement Wednesday, Willis Towers Watson said the findings were

IMPORTS of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) from Dutch poultry have been allowed to resume if the region or origin in the Netherlands is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu), the Department of Agriculture said. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar signed a memorandum order on

Courtesy of Department of Transportation ASEAN COUNTRIES are well-positioned to attract investment following shifts in global value chains (GVCs) in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, economists said, citing the region’s growing middle class. At a webinar organized by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) Wednesday, Hoe

SMALL BUSINESSES are expected to better deal with post-pandemic challenges if they embrace digitization, according to a study conducted by a microfinance non-profit. Restart Micro-Enterprise, Inc. (RestartME) concluded in its study, which is supported by Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation and BPI Direct BanKo,

WHITSUN REEFTHE PHILIPPINES has filed another diplomatic protest against China over the presence of fishing boats, suspected to be manned by Chinese maritime militia, at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. "Firing another diplomatic protest," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., tweeted on

PHILSTAR HEALTH

PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE

Ivermectin sale illegal -- DoH THE SALE of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a coronavirus treatment is illegal and violates the law that created the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to the Department of Health (DOH). "Specific to that law, we can't allow the use

NBI to probe 'human smuggling' JUSTICE Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on Wednesday said he would order the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the illegal transport of people who have not been tested for the coronavirus into the capital region and nearby provinces. "I'll direct the