BUDGET SECRETARY AMENAH F. PANGANDAMAN — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESTHE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said economic managers will meet on May 26 to set the budget ceiling for 2026 after government agencies submitted spending proposals of as much as P11 trillion.In a statement

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOAPPROVED building permits rose 3.4% in March, arresting a run of three straight months of declines, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.The March reading was a turnaround from the 10.6% decline a year earlier and the revised 0.7% drop in February.The

Guimaras mangoes to be made available by post - BusinessWorld Online                                    CHOOSEGUIMARAS FACEBOOK PAGETHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it signed a partnership with

PHILIPPINE Navy officers in front of the BRP Miguel Malvar in Subic, Zambales. — NOEL B. PABALATEBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterTHE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said it had detected two Chinese deep-sea research vessels in waters within the country’s exclusive economic zone,

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio and Adrian H. Halili, ReportersTHE Philippines and Australia held their first military exercises in southern Philippines on Tuesday, conducting combat drills to enhance urban and jungle warfare tactics, as both nations seek to deepen defense cooperation.Three platoons of

PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN RYAN BALDEMORBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterTHE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) hauled 64.5 tons of trash from campaign materials in the National Capital Region (NCR) alone, including tarpaulins and posters, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).The figure is expected to rise

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday partially lifted the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued against the implementation of the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) of local government units and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).This was confirmed by SC spokesperson Camille Sue Mae

DoJ wants Roque in Interpol notice - BusinessWorld Online                                    HERMINIO “HARRY” L. ROQUETHE Department of Justice (DoJ) is preparing the documents needed to ask the International

CHR: Media blocked during polls - BusinessWorld Online                                    COMMISSION on Elections chairman George Erwin M. Garcia is seen talking to the press before the proclamation of

PHL, NZ to beef up OFW protection - BusinessWorld Online                                    THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that it is looking to enhance the protection and

Duterte Youth questions suspension - BusinessWorld Online                                    COMMISSION on Elections Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia at the proclamation rites for the 59 winning party-list groups at