BW FILE PHOTOTHE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said cargo volume in the fourth quarter rose 3.2%, driven by growth in foreign cargo.Citing preliminary data, cargo throughput for the fourth quarter was 71.20 million metric tons (MMT), with foreign cargo accounting for 44.59 MMT.In the three

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCEMENT TRADERS asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to drop its motu proprio investigation into safeguard measures for imported cement, rejecting claims of a surge in cement imports.In a statement over the weekend, the traders, including Cohaco Merchandizing & Development Corp.,

REUTERSEXPORTERS need to make healthier, more sustainable, and authentic products to appeal to French consumers, which in turn will help them appeal to other markets, the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) said.Citing Antonie Lyka Manaloto, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau European

REUTERSBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES will need to diversify its export markets, strengthen its supply chains, and graduate to higher-value industries to tap opportunities that can opened up with the new tariff policies to be imposed by US President Donald J. Trump.Former Trade

IN BRIEF: • While 88% of investors have increased their use of ESG information, 92% worry that ESG-related initiatives harm short-term corporate performance.• Despite the rise of sustainability reporting, 66% of investors say their institution is likely to decrease its consideration of ESG in decision-making.•

SCREENGRAB FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES VIDEOBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterNATIONAL SECURITY should be a key campaign issue in this year’s midterm elections amid worsening tensions with China, according to political analysts.Candidates should present to Filipino voters their stance on and plans

PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT of Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should boost law enforcement and accountability while cutting bureaucratic red tape as part of efforts to fight corruption, political analysts said at the weekend.This comes after the country moved

BENGUETCORP.COMBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE SENATE is looking at giving miners a longer grace period before they are barred from exporting raw ores under a proposed Mining Fiscal Regime law, a senator said. “This will depend on the bicameral conference committee, but we are looking to

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterPUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — About P7 billion is needed to develop the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, into a mega ecozone, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Sunday.Director General Gregorio Pio P.

COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORGASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) correctional leaders backed the Philippines’ bid for a region-wide prisoner transfer agreement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Sunday.BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. told reporters on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Correctional Conference in

PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO/ALBERT ALCAINTHE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should probe former President Rodrigo R. Duterte for his remarks suggesting the killing of sitting senators to give way for his political party’s senatorial candidates, a congressman said on Sunday.Mr. Duterte last week quipped about killing

NBI FACEBOOK PAGEA SENATOR has called to intensify the efforts in cracking down on criminal syndicates using Filipinos as drug mules.“This incident highlights the urgent need to crack down on criminal syndicates operating in the country that recruit drug mules under the guise of overseas