REUTERSBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT should seek new trade agreements with its regional and global partners to sustain its electronics, textiles and food industries after the US imposed a 17% tariff on the Philippines, economists said.“Mitigating the impact of the tariffs requires proactive
REGISTRATIONS of business names declined 1.72% in the three months to March to 432,259, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported.According to the DTI, 11,660 registrations were recorded in the first five days of April, bringing total registrations as of April 5 to 443,919.Of
BW FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will set quotas for the use of indigenous natural gas by power generators, to comply with the requirements of the natural gas law.In implementing rules and regulations (IRR) released last week, the DoE said it will
BW FILE PHOTOCYBERCRIME complaints increased 71.9% year on year in the first quarter to 3,251, driven by better information available on where to report incidents, according to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).According to a CICC presentation at the Economic Journalists Association of the
First of two partsIN BRIEF: • The Philippine economic outlook for 2025 remains promising despite global uncertainties.• Philippine CEOs are cautiously optimistic on the local business outlook but have expressed higher confidence in their own sector, recognizing that local challenges tend to have more direct
IMELDA “IMEE” R. MARCOS — SENATE PRIBGOVERNMENT-BACKED senatorial candidates could benefit by filling the spot left by re-electionist Senator Maria Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos with an independent or opposition bet, boosting the coalition’s image as a unity ticket, political analysts said.This could let administration candidates
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has warned Filipinos about the use of Telegram and Facebook by international trafficking syndicates to recruit workers for online scam hubs in Southeast Asia.Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado, in a statement on Sunday, said the agency intercepted 125
Health personnel from the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent treat patients in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. — OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSEA PHILIPPINE humanitarian team sent to Myanmar last week has treated at least 268 patients after a deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian nation on March 28,
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE ISRAEL government is looking to cooperate with the Philippine departments of Foreign Affairs and Migrant Workers to employ more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
Cabinet to attend Duterte probe - BusinessWorld Online IMEE R. MARCOS — FACEBOOK.COM/SENATEPHSENATE PRESIDENT Francis G. Escudero on Sunday said that officials and cabinet members will
RAWPIXEL-FREEPIKTHE Philippine government must establish a European Union (EU)-like regulatory agency that would ensure the ethical and safe use of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.“There should also be compliance with regards to what data is allowed to be trained
Alleged fake CIF recipients may prove VP’s corruption - BusinessWorld Online VICE-PRESIDENT Sara Duterte at the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget for the Office of