REUTERSTHE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry said the ratification process for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is moving forward after it received the backing of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the Cabinet.Trade Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual told reporters in a recent media briefing

PHOTO FROM ABB FACEBOOK PAGEENGINEERING company ABB Ltd. said Philippine investments in decarbonizing its power grid are driving sales of equipment used by utilities, including battery energy storage systems (BESS) that optimize the operations of some renewable sources of energy.“Our focus is more on the

PHILSTARLOCAL government units (LGU) from Cebu, Bohol and Oriental and Occidental Mindoro signed up to the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino program, which targets the construction of 1 million homes a year, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said.The 10 new participants

REUTERSDMCI Mining Corp. said it proposed that the government adopt a carbon credits framework to help offset the continued use of fossil fuels.DMCI Mining President Tulsi Das C. Reyes said the company met with the Environment department to make the proposal.“We don’t have a framework

The pandemic introduced a tectonic shift of perspective about wealth planning, changing from “it’s never too late to plan” to “it’s never too early to plan.” As people become more cognizant of their own mortality, they have also become more pragmatic because, as Dr. Susan

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterDAILY coronavirus infections in the Philippines could hit as many as 3,000 when Filipinos celebrate the Christmas holidays next month, according to a research group. The country might record 2,000 to 3,000 daily coronavirus cases in December, OCTA Research Group

BW FILE PHOTOBy Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE Congress should scrap billions of pesos worth of confidential and intelligence funds of agencies not involved in national security or law enforcement, political analysts said at the weekend, citing tight fiscal space.“Senator Aquilino Martin D. Pimentel

PHIIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBANTHE PHILIPPINE government should prosecute higher ranking police officers who could be responsible for wrongful deaths in former President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s deadly drug war, according to a human rights lawyer.  “The recent Caloocan court ruling is a sigh of relief since at

Local tourists listen to a free guided tour in Rizal Park by teacher PJ Del Rosario, also known as The Traveling Salakot, with support from the National Parks Development Committee. — NPDCTOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco has instructed her department’s attached agencies to provide assistance to

RESIDENTS of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte displaced in the aftermath of severe storm Nalgae, locally named Paeng, collect water distributed by the Bangsamoro government through the Ministry of Social Welfare and Development in this Nov. 4 photo. — BARMM-MSSDTHE UNITED Nations’ migration agency

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASA RESOLUTION to investigate the government’s rabies control program has been filed at the House of Representatives, noting a 37% surge in deaths due to rabies this year.  “The NRPCP (National Rabies Prevention and Control Program) has missed its targets to eliminate human

MPICA GROUP of medical professionals recently visited Siargao to provide free healthcare services through Metro Pacific Investments Foundation, Inc.’s (MPIF) Health It Up! project.   The beneficiaries of the project are mainly fisherfolk and residents of coastal communities who serve as partners in MPIF’s coastal and marine