PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Erika Mae P. SinakingTHE Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) convened key government agencies on Thursday to coordinate efforts to recover public funds lost to anomalous infrastructure projects, marking a major step in the Marcos administration’s anti-corruption drive.“The purpose of our meeting

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos left from Villamor Air Base in Pasay City for South Korea for the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATEPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

DSWD.GOV.PHBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterHALF of Filipino families said they were living in poverty, with 1.6 million families considering themselves as “newly poor,” according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll.The number of self-rated poor families rose by 500,000 to 14.2 million in September,

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) will remain the interim government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until new officials are elected or appointed, Malacañang said, following the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to postpone the region’s elections.The high court earlier this

Provincial buses allowed on EDSA until Nov. 3 - BusinessWorld Online                                    PASSENGERS flocked to a bus terminal in Pasay City on Thursday, a day before the

MAP asked to help vet DPWH officials - BusinessWorld Online                                    DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vivencio “Vince” B. Dizon — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN PHILIPPINES FACEBOOK PAGEOMBUDSMAN Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Thursday released a copy of the “secret” decision by former Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires reversing a 2016 ruling that found Senator Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva administratively liable for the alleged misuse of P9.7

BoC seizes P482-M fake apparel - BusinessWorld Online                                    MEMBERS of the Bureau of Customs-Customs Intelligence Investigation Service inspect various counterfeit shirts, perfumes and other luxury goods

Bill abolishes tax tiering for vape juices - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMAA MEASURE abolishing the tax distinction between vape juices was filed at the

Swift passage of bill creating independent body for infra probe pushed - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN RYAN BALDEMORA PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday called for the swift

Wanted Dawlah bombmaker arrested in Sultan Kudarat - BusinessWorld Online                                    COTABATO CITY — Police intelligence agents arrested a known bombmaker in the Dawlah Islamiya, wanted for

REUTERSPHILIPPINE SHARES retreated again on Thursday after ending in the green the past two sessions as cautious sentiment prevailed after the US Federal Reserve chief’s hawkish statement and before the release of key economic data next week.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by