VICE-PRESIDENT Sara Duterte-Carpio, in this Aug. 27, 2024 photo, attended the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget for the Office of the Vice-President at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR FILE PHOTO/MIGUEL DE GUZMANCONGRESSMEN on Tuesday approved the Office of the

Higher budget to support Philippine health system - BusinessWorld Online                                    X.COM/WHOPHILIPPINESThe Philippines saw its first increase in health budget allocation in four years backed with higher

Parking on nat’l roads banned - BusinessWorld Online                                    In this Aug. 3 photo, vehicles occupy both sides of Escolta Street in Manila, reducing the road to

Family members and student supporters gathered along Mendiola to welcome Bar takers on the last day of the examinations, Sept. 14.THE SUPREME COURT (SC) on Tuesday announced that 11,425 candidates completed the 2025 Bar Examinations, the largest number of finishers in Philippine history.Out of 13,193

The members of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure—Justice Andres Bernal Reyes Jr. (Chairperson), Rogelio “Babes” Singson, and Rossana A. Fajardo—took their oath of office before Court of Appeals Justice Pedro Corales, Sept. 15. They were joined by Baguio Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong, who will serve

REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINE Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said that it is considering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in monitoring illegal gambling websites, as lawmakers call to either regulate or ban these platforms.“We will be launching an AI tool that will detect illegal gambling websites

Students help teachers clean the classroom at a school in Marikina. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday said that it is looking to tap other avenues in constructing local classrooms to help ease the backlog in learning facilities.There is a

Kalinga elders ask NCIP to halt hydro projects consultations - BusinessWorld Online                                    TABUK CITY, Kalinga — A group of elders and Indigenous leaders in Kalinga is

COTABATO CITY — Officials of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) turned over the Sulu Provincial Police Office (PPO) to counterparts in Region IX on Monday.The Supreme Court removed Sulu last year from the core territory of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

The lobby of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Taguig City, Sept. 30, 2020. — REUTERSPHILIPPINE SHARES rebounded on Tuesday as investors picked up cheap stocks after the market’s drop, although the mood remained cautious as the US Federal Reserve was set to begin its two-day

DPWHTHE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it lifted the two-week suspension of auctions for locally-funded projects, citing the need to fast-track the rollout of key items of infrastructure.“Pending a full review of the department’s internal processes, and in the exigency of the

FREDERICK D. GO — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterSECRETARY Frederick D. Go said the US tariff picture is clearing up sufficiently to make it worthwhile to resume investment roadshows promoting the Philippines.“Right now, the legality of the unilateral tariffs has been put