PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Thursday that it has issued a preliminary order and/or preventive order, prohibiting PMFTC, Inc. from marketing or advertising its IQOS ILUMA x Steve Aoki Limited Edition.In a statement, the Trade department said that

Bulacan town launches Central Luzon’s first local 911 command center - BusinessWorld Online                                    THE LOCAL government unit (LGU) in Bustos, Bulacan has launched the Bustos Command

Reelectionist Cagayan town mayor gunned down - BusinessWorld Online                                    STOCK PHOTO | Shooting gun photo created by senivpetro - www.freepik.comBAGUIO CITY — Reelectionist Rizal, Cagayan Mayor

Comelec declares ‘winner’ of 2022 Cotabato mayoral race - BusinessWorld Online                                    COTABATO CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared lawyer Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi as reelected

P2.3-M drugs seized in Pagadian City - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCOTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 (PDEA-9) seized P2.3 million worth

THE PESO closed almost flat against the dollar on Thursday as the market continued to digest mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding tariff negotiations.The local unit closed at P56.555 per dollar on Thursday, slipping by a centavo from its P56.545 finish on Wednesday, Bankers

The lobby of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Taguig City, Sept. 30, 2020. — REUTERSPHILIPPINE SHARES dropped on Thursday, snapping their three-day climb, as investors booked profits and as jitters over ongoing global trade tensions continued to weigh on the market.The Philippine Stock Exchange index

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES and the UK are expected to sign an export finance agreement within three months, the British ambassador said, involving an allocation for the Philippines of about 5 billion pounds (P375 billion).Ambassador Laure Beaufils said late Wednesday that UK

THE franchising industry is expected to post more modest growth of about 8% this year, the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) said.“I think (growth will be) a bit more muted… at about 8-10%,” PFA Chairman Sam Christopher Lim said on the sidelines of the Franchise Asia

Condominium buildings are seen in the Ortigas business district, April 4, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANPHILIPPINE HOUSING policy is likely to be encouraging the wrong activities, judging by the condominium oversupply, which is taking place simultaneously with a backlog in affordable housing, a government

YOUTUBEYOUTUBE and Shopee launched YouTube Shopping in the Philippines on Thursday, making it the sixth Southeast Asian market where the feature has been made available.Sapna Chadha, vice-president for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier at Google Asia-Pacific, said video now consists of about a fifth