PHOTO BY MIKE GONZALEZTHE Philippine Supreme Court (SC) partnered with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to modernize the Philippines’ judicial system by implementing an electronic case and evidence management system, digitizing court records and providing specialized training for court personnel.The partnership, inked on Jan.

NGCP.PHA HOUSE of Representatives committee on Tuesday said the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) might need to undergo a “national security review” amid foreign ownership concerns over the country’s grid system.The NGCP could have violated the Philippine Anti-Dummy law, which bars foreigners from

ACT TEACHERS PARTY-LIST FACEBOOK PAGEA LAWMAKER on Tuesday said she remains unmoved over the threats and harassment she has received amid efforts to impeach Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio at the House of Representatives.“These cowardly acts of intimidation will not deter us from pursuing accountability,” Party-list

PHILIPPINE STAR/BOY SANTOSSENATORS on Tuesday cited the need to pass a law that would automatically create plantilla or permanent positions for qualified contractual employees that have held job-order positions for decades, amending a bill that would get rid of obsolete positions to streamline state services.At

SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) said it had removed nearly 700,000 tons of silt and solid waste from the Pampanga River. The company said it had removed the waste from the August to December period last year within the 26.3-kilometer stretch of the Pampanga River. This cleanup drive

LOREN BISER-UNSPLASHBAGUIO CITY — Authorities seized P748,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) Tuesday morning during a sting operation in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, perhaps the biggest shabu haul in a single law enforcement operation in this province. Led by the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit of the

COTABATO CITY — Two individuals died while five others were badly injured in a highway accident in Quezon town in Bukidnon on Monday.The accident involved a refrigerated truck full of frozen fish that rammed a van and a motorcycle into a roadside ravine.Senior officials of

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterTHE first full Cabinet meeting of the year tackled the 16 flagship infrastructure projects that need the government’s immediate attention, with the goal of achieving at least partial operations before the government steps down in 2028, Transportation Secretary

REUTERSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterMINERS are expected to encounter stronger demand for major Philippine minerals like copper, nickel, and gold in 2025, industry officials said.“We remain upbeat on nickel given that the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy technologies will undoubtedly drive

REUTERSTHE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it collected P130.91 billion in tobacco excise taxes in the first 11 months of 2024, well behind the pace needed to hit the year’s target of P185.34 billion.BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. said at a hearing at

Workers are seen inside a manufacturing plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, March 1, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESFACTORY OUTPUT declined in November by 4.2% year on year, with the indicator dragged down by consecutive typhoons, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.According to

LUFTHANSA-TECHNIK.COMGERMAN companies listed high energy costs, inadequate infrastructure, and supply chain disruptions as their top concerns that tempered their confidence in the Philippine market, the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) said.Citing its World Business Outlook Survey, the GPCCI said in a statement on