REUTERS/YVES HERMAN/ILLUSTRATIONBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterAFFORDABLE medicine remains out of reach for much of the population despite their availability, with the main obstacle being inadequate distribution to remote areas, the Philippine Pharma Procurement, Inc. (PPPI) said.“While there are affordable and cheaper medicines, the lack
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it has dropped run-of-river hydro from the third round of the green energy auction (GEA-3), which will be delayed to next month.“The DoE will exclude the run-of-river (RoR) hydro from GEA-3 in view of the ongoing Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) System
ASIANTERMINALS.COM.PHMERCHANDISE exports in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to grow by up to 3.5% in 2025 despite a slower recovery in major economies and potential trade tensions, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) reported.“Significant uncertainties, including slower-than-expected recovery
PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESFISCAL and monetary tools for spurring the economies of the region are limited, with governments still consolidating the debt they took on during the pandemic and interest rate cuts unlikely to be large enough to boost household and business spending, ANZ Research
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that tomato prices are expected to decline towards the end of January or early February with the beginning of the harvest.“This is also the start of the dry season where prices are expected to go
TOURISM receipts topped P760 billion in 2024, rising 9.04% and setting a new record, the Department of Tourism (DoT) said.In a statement on Monday, the DoT said tourism receipts in 2024 totaled P760.5 billion.The 2024 total exceeded the 2019 level of P600.01 billion, it said,
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION PHILIPPINES FACEBOOK PAGETHE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) set its 2025 passenger target at 85.41 million, exceeding by 9.5% the target set in 2024.PPA General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago said more sea travel is expected in the new year as the government
Every new year is a new chapter to embrace the graces and challenges life brings, which gives us opportunities to make a significant journey that will hopefully inspire others. Nonetheless, the reality remains that every person manages continuous similar obligations and responsibilities whether in family,
PHOTO SHOWS an underwater drone with Chinese markings from the Philippine National Police in Bicol, Dec. 30, 2024. — PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE 5A PHILIPPINE senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking a probe into an underwater drone with Chinese markings recovered in the
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden (right) with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. before the bilateral meeting in White House in Washington DC on May 1, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESTHREE HUNDRED Afghan nationals who are awaiting resettlement in the United States arrived in the Philippines
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESMORE THAN 200 Filipinos detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were pardoned in time for its 53rd National Day, the Philippine government said on Monday.The pardon of 220 detained Filipinos, announced on Dec. 26, was granted
FREEPIKIT IS high time the 1982 Accessibility Law is amended or overhauled to respond to the needs of sectors apart from persons with disabilities (PWDs), a lawmaker said on Monday.“The Accessibility Law is long overdue for amendments. It has been 43 years since the Accessibility