PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTOTHE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday night said it had sent its biggest ship — the 97-meter BRP Teresa Magbanua — to monitor Chinese vessels near the coast of Zambales province in the country’s north.In a statement, the PCG said Teresa

PHILIPPINE STAR/RUSSELL PALMASPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday ordered the House of Representatives to fast-track hearings on a proposed legislated wage hike, which has been stalled at the labor committee for eight months.The House will likely settle for a P200 wage hike, seen as

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE Senate on Tuesday evening approved on second reading a bill that seeks to set up a five-tier margin-based royalty and windfall profit system for the mining industry, which is expected to raise the government’s share in

SVKLIMKIN -PIXABAYA MEASURE setting an alternating tax scheme on tobacco products up to 2035 to curb smuggling and illicit tobacco trade has been approved on second reading in the House of Representatives. In a voice vote, lawmakers approved House Bill (HB) No. 11360, which will

PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTOBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterMANILA must continue building its ties with other countries in the international community as Beijing is expected to continue its aggressive maneuvers in the South China Sea this year, foreign affairs and security analysts said.“The Philippines must

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) tapped the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australia Philippines, Inc. (CCIAP) as its investment promotion partner.With PEZA signing a memorandum of understanding with CCIAP on Jan. 24, CCIAP outlined possible collaborations and investment opportunities in a sustainable circular economy.Among

K-12 STUDENTS at a high school in Marikina City during their in-person graduation ceremony on July 2, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSA LABOR leader called for stronger collaboration between industry and education sectors in the Philippines to bridge the skills gap and improve the

@BANGSAMOROGOVTPRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. has certified as urgent a bill postponing elections in the southern region of Bangsamoro, according to his office.Malacañang made the confirmation as the two chambers of Congress work on different versions of the postponement bill.“This is confirmed,” Presidential Communications

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said on Wednesday that P85.167 billion worth of smuggled goods was apprehended last year.“Another record-breaking and unprecedented anti-smuggling accomplishment in the history of the Bureau of Customs,” Mr. Rubio said in a statement.Mr.

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through its regional offices, is conducting an independent investigation into the recent killings of local executives and election candidates in Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao, it said on Wednesday.“We denounce similar incidents which violate the most fundamental of all

A PHILIPPINE organization promoting the welfare of patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on Wednesday said the United States (US) government’s temporary freeze on foreign assistance will affect some of its programs.The stop-work order issued by the US State Department last week “does affect key

COTABATO CITY — Seven more members of the Dawlah Islamiya surrendered to local executives and senior Army officials in Midsayap, North Cotabato on Tuesday.Brig. Gen. Donald D. Gumiran, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID), said on Wednesday that the seven terrorists yielded through