MANILA should pursue bringing its sea dispute with Beijing to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, a Philippine senator said on Tuesday, adding that China should stop “dangerous actions” that risk the lives of Filipino fishermen and maritime authorities. “It’s high time that the Department of

BW FILE PHOTO By John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday said it would roll out programs that seek to boost the credentials of Filipino college graduates and allow senior high school and technical vocational school graduates to earn degrees through

HORACIO CASTILLO III FB PAGEA MANILA court convicted 10 fraternity members guilty of violating the Anti-Hazing Act in connection with the September 2017 hazing of University of Sto. Tomas (UST) law freshman Horacio Tomas “Atio” T. Castillo III that led to his death.The Manila Regional

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTONEW NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC), the operator of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) said the hike in parking fees is part of its overall plan to help improve airport flow. “[This order] is the result of a comprehensive review of fees for various

PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASSENATE President Francis G. Escudero on Tuesday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) can afford to bring down its mandatory contribution rates as its reserve fund has reached nearly P500 billion and its yearly subsidies, which he said should be used lower

JESUS MONROY LAZCANO-UNSPLASHMORE Filipinos now see corruption as the top pressing issue the government should urgently act on, overtaking economic concerns such as inflation and poverty, according to a September survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia, Inc..In a statement, the pollster said 18% of Filipinos view

PCOO.GOV.PHTHE Supreme Court (SC) junked a former Presidential Spokesman’s writ of amparo plea against the House of Representatives Quad-Committee, citing the limitations of the writ.In a press briefing on Tuesday, SC Spokesperson Camille Sue Mae L. Ting said former president Rodrigo R. Duterte’s spokesman Herminio

COTABATO CITY — Planners in the Bangsamoro Ministry of Transportation and Communications are studying the viability of applying the public service programs of Malaysia in the autonomous region.Bangsamoro Transportation and Communications Minister Paisalin P. Tago told reporters in Cotabato City on Tuesday that he and

BAGUIO CITY — A multi-cornered fight at Baguio City’s congressional race is beginning to shape up with former lawmaker Nicasio Aliping, cashing in on his bid on the first day of filing of candidacies here.At past 9 a.m., independent bet Mr. Aliping seeks to redeem

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the Department of Energy’s (DoE) method of expediting power project approvals can be fine-tuned further by resorting to simultaneous permit processing, avoiding the waiting time caused by sequential approvals.Mr. Marcos made the remarks at a Palace meeting about the

REUTERSTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it is expecting to deploy 490,000 doses of the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine by mid-October.“By Oct. 17-19, the (Bureau of Animal Industry) will issue a notice to proceed with the 490,000 doses that were procured,”

REUTERSBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT is likely to run into difficulty in trying to apply a digital-services value-added tax (VAT) to cryptocurrency traders, analysts said.While acknowledging that the upcoming law could plausibly apply to crypto-related services, the analysts said the overseas crypto exchanges