Sotto confident amid coup rumors - BusinessWorld Online                                    SENATE PRESIDENT VICENTE C. SOTTO III — SENATE PRIBSENATE PRESIDENT Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto III on Tuesday said

Village, youth council term upheld - BusinessWorld Online                                    BW FILE PHOTOTHE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of the law setting a four-year term

SENATE PRIBLEGISLATORS reappointed Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson as the head of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, as it resumes its probe into the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.During a plenary session on Tuesday, senators voted to reinstate Mr. Lacson as the committee’s chair, following his

Senate unveils new website - BusinessWorld Online                                    SENATE President Vicente C. Sotto III leads the launch of the redesigned and upgraded Senate website, Nov. 11. —

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSA SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to create a commission that would handle labor disputes involving overseas Filipino workers (OFW), citing that migrant worker cases may be

COTABATO CITY — The new commander of Mindanao’s largest Army division Major Gen. Jose Vladimir R. Cagara took over its leadership on Tuesday, committing with leaders of two erstwhile Moro secessionist fronts to cooperate in community programs meant to sustain the gains of the national

REUTERSPHILIPPINE SHARES sank further on Tuesday, dragging the bellwether index to a new five-year low, as sentiment on the economy’s state worsened following weak financial results from some listed companies.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 1.29% or 73.57 points to close at 5,629.07,

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT needs to consider the involvement of a third party to vet public infrastructure auctions, the Makati Business Club (MBC) said.MBC Executive Director Rafael ASG Ongpin said the procurement law does not seem to have resulted

STOCK PHOTO | Image by NAIPO.DE from UnsplashGROSS gaming revenue (GGR) declined 0.11% to P94.51 billion in the third quarter, after electronic wallets were ordered delinked from online gaming sites, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said.Nevertheless, electronic gaming remained the company’s top performer,

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) said the restraint shown by manufacturers in keeping prices of holiday items steady needs to apply to more goods in the face of rising raw material prices, with the need for government support increasingly becoming necessary.FPI Chairman

BW FILE PHOTOBANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects the economy to return to 5% growth next year, calling the third-quarter reading of 4% an anomaly and arguing that the government could eventually get a handle on the issues holding spending back.“Next year, I think

Typhoon Tino expected to result in crop insurance payout of P251M to affected farmers - BusinessWorld Online                                    MAFAR BARMMTHE Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) set aside