PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES and the US held joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea, Manila’s armed forces said on Sunday, in a move that could irk China.The Philippine military said in a statement it held a “maritime cooperative
By Kenneth Christian L. Basilio, ReporterTHE House of Representatives should not abuse its oversight powers for political purposes, a political analyst said, as the chamber vowed to continue congressional investigations before midterm elections in May.Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez last week said
BW FILE PHOTOBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE NEWLY signed Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act, which seeks to promote natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel sources to fast-track the country’s shift to renewable energy, would likely lure more investors, according to a
Workers are seen at a manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna. — PHILIPPINE STAR KRIZ JOHN ROSALESBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterA STRICTER monitoring and enforcement mechanism to ensure compliance with labor standards is needed amid a “dim” employment outlook, particularly in the country’s service
ALMOST 200 Afghan nationals who had stayed in the Philippines while awaiting resettlement in the United States have left the country after finishing their special immigrant visa applications, according to the US Embassy in Manila.In a Viber message to reporters, US Embassy spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay
VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE-CARPIO — PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORTHE House of Representatives must expedite the impeachment complaint against Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio by next week and let the Senate deal with the time constraints, a lawmaker said on Sunday.“If we can secure the 103 endorsers
REUTERSTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it has partnered with San Miguel Foods, Inc. to provide market access to corn farmers.In a statement on Sunday, the DA said that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with San Miguel Foods to provide corn growers
THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) ruled in favor of Levi Strauss (Phil.) Inc. II, canceling taxes worth over P138 million issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for 2012, citing a violation of the company’s right to due process during the tax assessment
FREEPIKA CONGRESSMAN on Sunday urged the House of Representatives to support his bill imposing penalties against fathers refusing to provide financial support to children, ahead of its scheduled panel deliberation next week.“We urgently need this law. Fathers who refuse to support their children, especially after
Survey Data Shows Nicotine Pouches on the Rise Among Young PeopleAccording to recent survey data from the DSM Foundation, a drug education charity, nicotine pouches have become one of the main substances used by 15-18 year olds. The survey, which gathered responses from over 2,100
‘Russian oligarch’ has become a buzzword for Western audiences in the last two decades, but Alekszej Fedoricsev insists that he is neither an oligarch nor Russian.Born in the Soviet Union, values-driven and self-made businessman has Hungarian, not Russian, citizenship, and he likes to make clear
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