PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Supreme Court (SC) invalidated a regulation requiring officers and directors of electric cooperatives to resign automatically upon filing their certificates of candidacy (CoCs) for public office.The high court’s Third Division, in a ruling penned by Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, nullified Section 2

COTABATO CITY — The military has collected 19 more firearms surrendered by owners in two Central Mindanao towns in support of a regional disarmament program complementing the government’s Mindanao peace process.Army Brig. Gen. Donald D. Gumiran, commander of the 6th Infantry Division (ID), told reporters

REUTERSTHE MAIN INDEX fell below the 6,000 mark anew on Tuesday as market sentiment was hit by US President Donald J. Trump’s move to hike tariffs on aluminum and steel imports.The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 0.81% or 49.37 points to close

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO dropped further on Tuesday as the dollar strengthened after US President Donald J. Trump raised import taxes on steel and aluminum.The local unit closed at P58.19 per dollar on Tuesday, weakening by 9.5 centavos from its P58.095 finish on Monday, Bankers

REUTERSBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterNICKEL PRODUCERS said on Tuesday that the government should focus on easing the mining permit process and reduce production costs instead of imposing a mineral export ban, which it said will damage the Philippines’ standing in global value chains at

BW FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the new procurement law will require bidder conferences to be recorded on video for procurement exercises beyond a certain value.“To enhance the transparency of the procurement process, the

A man arranges sacks of rice at a storage facility in Marikina City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSRICE PRICES at government-subsidized food markets will drop by as much as P3 starting on Wednesday, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).The DA said it will decrease the

FREEPIKNEW renewable energy (RE) capacity hit a record 794.34 megawatts (MW) in 2024, exceeding the combined new capacity installed over the preceding three years, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).“With sustained collaboration, strategic investments, and policy support, we are confident in achieving our target

CAAPTHE GOVERNMENT has added 15 projects to its public-private partnership (PPP) pipeline, expanding the total to 176 projects valued at P2.47 trillion, the PPP Center said.Of the 15 new projects, four are national level while 11 are local. Six of the 15 projects are solicited, according

REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES and Cambodia should work together in attracting investment due to their complementary economies, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.The Philippines and Cambodia can “work together to bring in investors from outside of the Philippines and Cambodia to invest in both,” DTI

REUTERSTHE departments of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Agriculture are leading a mission to the Middle East to seek out trade partnerships and expand access for Philippine agricultural and fisheries exports.“The mission aims to strengthen trade partnerships with Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab