13 regions get 210,000 relief packs - BusinessWorld Online                                    MOTORISTS and commuters wade through gutter-deep flood along Taft Avenue in Manila following heavy rains, Aug. 24,

Terror-linked drug suspects nabbed - BusinessWorld Online                                    COTABATO CITY — Police arrested two suspected crystal meth dealers who allegedly shared fractions of their earnings to the

Illegally logged timber seized - BusinessWorld Online                                    JOHN FELIX M. UNSONCOTABATO CITY — An inter-agency anti-illegal logging team confiscated 1,344 board feet of timber flitches in

Ampatuan kin gunned down - BusinessWorld Online                                    JOHN FELIX M. UNSONCOTABATO CITY — A businesswoman belonging to the large and politically influential Ampatuan clan was shot

N. Vizcaya cracks down on overpriced sand - BusinessWorld Online                                    BAGUIO CITY — Nueva Vizcaya Governor Jose V. Gambito has ordered a crackdown on sand and

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE Makati Business Club (MBC) said the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) needs to harness artificial intelligence (AI) in investigating corruption in public works.“They are under a lot of pressure to produce instant results. They (need to) work with the

Data center lead times may force gov’t to outsource - BusinessWorld Online                                    BW FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it may outsource

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is weighing whether to act first in reviewing the public offering requirement (POR) for power companies or the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) rules.“Do we address the CoC rules first? Do we need to amend our POR guidelines?” ERC

BIR needs to be mobilized in anti-corruption effort — ACG - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN RYAN BALDEMORTHE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) needs to be set

PEZA AI Tech Academy due to launch in October - BusinessWorld Online                                    THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it hopes to launch an Artificial Intelligence

PAGASA.DOST.GOV.PHAGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the initial estimate of damage to agriculture caused by Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) and the southwest monsoon (habagat) is P1.38 billion.The Department of Agriculture (DA) is releasing rice stocks and other aid to over 55,000 farmers and

Aurora ecozone seeking partners to develop P4.7-B Casiguran port - BusinessWorld Online                                    NEW.APECO.GOV.PHTHE Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) said it is seeking partners