PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOSUBSIDIES extended to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) rose 81.65% year on year in November, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.The BTr reported that budgetary support to GOCCs amounted to P12.23 billion in November.Month on month, GOCC subsidies rose 2.21%.State-owned firms receive
People buy food items at a market in Quezon City, Nov. 22, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE International Trade Centre launched last month a climate competitiveness project aimed at helping micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) comply with trade-related climate change measures, the Philippine
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Britain must stick to its plan to stop selling new full hybrid cars without a plug from 2030 or risk a “catastrophic misstep” that undermines its net zero ambitions, the motoring group Electric Vehicles UK (EVUK) has warned. The Department for Transport (DfT) will ban the
PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTOBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReportersPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s move to reorganize the National Security Council (NSC), which saw the removal of Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio and former presidents, is seen as necessary, security analysts said,
BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita Austria called for more pre-deployment assistance programs, particularly for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Canada and boost their employment credentials to help them secure quality jobs in the country.“Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita Austria noted
REUTERSMANILA is keen on exploring more healthcare sector partnerships with India with its modern facilities and institutions especially those offering liver transplants, a Philippine envoy said citing the need to ensure Filipino workers in India get affordable medical assistance.“Citing the Philippines’ own repute as a
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE PHILIPPINE government should establish a prisoner transfer program with other countries in a bid to bring Filipinos incarcerated abroad back, allowing them to serve their prison sentence in their home country, a lawmaker said on Sunday.Party-list Rep. Marcelino C. Libanan
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Health (DoH) late on Saturday said firework-related injuries this holiday season have breached the 700-mark.DoH has recorded 771 cases from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, 27.6% higher than the cases during the same period last year.Most injuries were caused by
EVENING_TAO-FREEPIKTHE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is pushing to attain 94% electrification rate for remote households in 2025 through its partner electric cooperatives across the country.In a statement on Sunday, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda said that the state-owned corporation remains optimistic about achieving its
BUCORTHE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) ordered the relief and preventive suspension of four personnel from the national penitentiary, including its Acting Commander of the Guards, following a stabbing incident inside the compound in Muntinlupa City that claimed the life of one prisoner and injured two
THE Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has cut the fuel price for its mail delivery vehicles to P67 per liter (L) from the previous P107 per liter to reduce expenses.The adjustments were made after a series of contract reviews and negotiations, Postmaster General Luis D. Carlos