1 of 5PETA announces new company leadersENDING their creative tenure are the “Tres Marias” who have led Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) for decades, Beng Cabangon, CB Garrucho, and Maribel Legarda will be passing the torch to a new set of leaders who will carry
CHINA COAST GUARD VESSEL 5901, nicknamed the “monster ship,” off the coast of Capones Island, Zambales on Jan. 4, 2025. — PHILIPPINE COAST GUARDTHE PHILIPPINES on Tuesday said it views with alarm the presence of China’s largest coast guard ship within its exclusive economic zone
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOA PHILIPPINE senator on Tuesday urged the government to fast-track the purging of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), citing the need to look into offshoots of these outfits masquerading as other business entities after the state outlawed them.In a statement, Senator Sherwin T.
FREEPIKTHE PESO climbed on Tuesday as the dollar weakened on doubts regarding US President-elect Donald J. Trump’s planned tariffs and following faster-than-expected Philippine headline inflation last month.The local unit closed at P58.185 per dollar on Tuesday, strengthening by 8.5 centavos from its P58.27 finish on
BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE SHARES closed in the red on Tuesday as investors pocketed their gains from the market’s three-day climb and with data showing that headline inflation picked up slightly last month.The main Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 1.2% or 79.79 points to
FLATART-FREEPIKTHE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday flagged the growing cyber-attacks against Philippine government websites, including those of the Executive branch and some lawmakers, ahead of the midterm elections.“We are constantly under attack from different sectors, from hackers, from scammers,” DICT Secretary
PHOTO BY MIKE GONZALEZTHE Philippine Supreme Court (SC) partnered with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to modernize the Philippines’ judicial system by implementing an electronic case and evidence management system, digitizing court records and providing specialized training for court personnel.The partnership, inked on Jan.
NGCP.PHA HOUSE of Representatives committee on Tuesday said the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) might need to undergo a “national security review” amid foreign ownership concerns over the country’s grid system.The NGCP could have violated the Philippine Anti-Dummy law, which bars foreigners from
ACT TEACHERS PARTY-LIST FACEBOOK PAGEA LAWMAKER on Tuesday said she remains unmoved over the threats and harassment she has received amid efforts to impeach Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio at the House of Representatives.“These cowardly acts of intimidation will not deter us from pursuing accountability,” Party-list
PHILIPPINE STAR/BOY SANTOSSENATORS on Tuesday cited the need to pass a law that would automatically create plantilla or permanent positions for qualified contractual employees that have held job-order positions for decades, amending a bill that would get rid of obsolete positions to streamline state services.At
SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) said it had removed nearly 700,000 tons of silt and solid waste from the Pampanga River. The company said it had removed the waste from the August to December period last year within the 26.3-kilometer stretch of the Pampanga River. This cleanup drive
LOREN BISER-UNSPLASHBAGUIO CITY — Authorities seized P748,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) Tuesday morning during a sting operation in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, perhaps the biggest shabu haul in a single law enforcement operation in this province. Led by the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit of the