MOFA.GO.JPMALACAÑANG on Thursday confirmed the reported virtual meeting among President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., outgoing United States (US) President Joseph R. Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.This comes months after Mr. Marcos, Mr. Biden, and former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a trilateral

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a long-range ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 18, 2023. — YONHAP VIA REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES on Thursday expressed “serious concern” and denounced the

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ROB ILUMBA UGBINADAAGRICULTURAL damage due to the eruption of the Kanlaon Volcano late last year was estimated at P129.39 million according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).In its latest report, the DA said that the volume of crops lost stood at 5,420 metric

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday appointed Geraldine Faith A. Econg as the new head judge of the Philippines’ anti-graft court.Ms. Econg, 57, served nearly nine years as associate justice of the Sandiganbayan, heading the special court’s second division before being elevated

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court acquitted former Vice-President (VP) Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. and ex-Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. of graft charges in connection to the P1.3-billion Makati City Science High School contract, granting their dismissal request.In an 86-page resolution issued

PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASA LAWMAKER on Thursday urged the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) to investigate what he described as management “inefficiencies” of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).The government should conduct “special audits” on PhilHealth to determine the root causes of

PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORA WEDNESDAY survey result showing that four in 10 Filipinos are in favor of ousting Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio should press the Philippine Congress to unseat her, according to a lawyer of impeachment complainants.In a statement sent to reporters, impeachment counsel

BW FILE PHOTOA BILL seeking to promote the growth of Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing them with interest-free loans was filed at the House of Representatives last month.House Bill (HB) No. 11212, filed by Zamboanga City Rep. Khymer Adan T. Olaso,

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOSIX in 10 Filipinos are in favor of the congressional probe by the House of Representatives into illegal drugs, extrajudicial killings and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), according to a November-December survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS).The survey showed that 61% of

BAGUIO CITY — State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) authorized its subsidiary, Poro Point Management Corp., (PPMC), to manage the interim operations of the San Fernando Seaport in La Union following the lease contract expiration of the seaport’s previous operator.BCDA President and Chief Executive

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCOTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P3.4 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from a couple entrapped in Barangay Poblacion 5 in Cotabato City on Wednesday.Gil Cesario P. Castro, director of PDEA-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao