BW FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE STOCK Exchange index (PSEi) advanced on Thursday, fueled by foreign buying and optimism over the US exemption of most Philippine agricultural exports from reciprocal tariffs.The main index rose 2.01% or 117.1 points to close at 5,930.81, while the broader all-share index

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the price of red onion, which recently sold for as much as P300 per kilo in some markets, is expected to stabilize by the year-end holidays.According to the DA’s price monitor, as of Nov. 19, the prevailing

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES needs to strengthen its cyber resilience amid increasing threats emerging from the digital domain, including cyber attacks and foreign information manipulation.Victor Andres C. Manhit, president of think tank Stratbase ADR Institute, said at the Pilipinas Conference 2025 that the Indo-Pacific faces

PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Erika Mae P. SinakingA PHILIPPINE TRIAL COURT on Thursday sentenced dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice L. Guo, who is accused of having ties to Chinese criminal syndicates, to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of qualified human trafficking, a government anti-crime agency

A view of the central business district of Makati City on July 10. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORJAPAN and Canada have not observed any pullback from investors looking at the Philippines despite the months-long corruption scandal involving flood control projects, their envoys said on Thursday, underscoring

US MARINES haul the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) off a C-130 aircraft for the Maritime Key Security Operations-North on April 26, as part of the Balikatan exercises.THE UNITED STATES eyes integration of anti-cyberthreat technology in its annual Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games with the

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) plans to slash Filipinos’ out‑of‑pocket medical expenses up to 25% by 2028, PhilHealth said, noting the need to ramp up state spending to ease the burden on the public.PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Edwin M. Mercado

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION for Infrastructure Chairman Andres B. Reyes, Jr. and Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go led the start of the public bidding for seven luxury vehicles seized from the Discayas at the Bureau of Customs office in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANNEWLY INSTALLED Finance Secretary

PCO says no info on internal probe - BusinessWorld Online                                    PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. presented updates on the government’s fight against corruption in flood control

House urged to open budget bicam - BusinessWorld Online                                    BW FILE PHOTOMINORITY LAWMAKERS on Thursday called on the House of Representatives to open discussions on the

New Metro Dumaguete Water pumping station increases supply to 3,000 households - BusinessWorld Online                                    METRO DUMAGUETE WATER (MDW) is set to provide additional water supply to