PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSA CONGRESSIONAL candidate on Tuesday urged the government to boost the education sector’s budget to be on par with the United Nations’ (UN) education spending recommendation and address issues plaguing the Philippines’ school system.A 2020 UN document recommended countries to spend at least

COTABATO CITY — An ethnic Maguindanaon villager was killed while three others, including a six-year-old child, were wounded in an ambush in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday morning.Hadji Nano Utap, 40, a resident of Rajah Buayan, was declared dead on arrival by physicians in

BAGUIO CITY — A cockpit operator and 6 more, including his employees and bettors, were taken by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Alaminos District Office after they were found illegally holding cockfights at the Lafa Cockpit Arena in Barangay Seselangen in Sual, Pangasinan.Ariel

REUTERSTHE Philippines’ trade position with the US should help insulate it from global trade uncertainties, S&P Global Ratings said.“Fortunately for the Philippines, it is one of the major economies, perhaps the only major economy that we know of in the region, that actually has a

UN.ORGTHE Asia-Pacific region is expected to miss most of its sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, with progress stagnating and even regressing, especially for climate action, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said.“Overall, progress on the 17 SDGs is off

PORK meat products are sold at the Murphy Market in Cubao, Quezon City, Feb. 11, 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that pork producers, traders, and retailers have agreed to review their cost structures ahead of the

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES said on Tuesday that the inclusion of Sardinella lemuru (tamban) on a global list of fishery products considered safe for trade and consumption will pave the way for the resumption of exports to Europe.The decision, arrived at during the 47th Session

AYALA CORP. Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said US companies need to consider the Philippines for their expansion projects, citing the readiness of the Philippine business ecosystem to enter into potential partnerships.“The country is certainly ready to accept high levels of partnership and investment

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it has put on hold until March decisions on several ancillary service procurement agreements (ASPA) submitted by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) and its potential suppliers.“Given the pending issues that needed to be addressed, the matter