REUTERSBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterECONOMIC PLANNERS said the 19% US tariff on Philippine exports could trim gross domestic product (GDP) growth by about 0.1% if the exemption on electronics is maintained.The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said the US tariff impact was
Farmers are seen in a rice field in Bustos, Bulacan, Oct. 17, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESBy Vonn Andrei E. VillamielTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the proposed Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act is being configured to arrest low farmgate prices of palay
Furniture exporters seeking overseas promotion support - BusinessWorld Online PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOFURNITURE exporters said they need government support to offset the high cost of international promotion,
BW FILE PHOTOFILIPINO WORKERS of either gender assessed themselves most deficient in language skills and operating machinery, according to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).In its “Harnessing Survey Data to Shape the Future of Work” report, the ADB said according to their self-assessments,
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HANDOUT COURTESY OF OFFICE OF SEN. GATCHALIANBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterTHE veto of alleged “pork” allocations in the 2026 national budget would allow President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to strengthen the credibility of his administration’s commitment to fighting corruption, analysts said over the weekend,
A person holds a Venezuelan flag as government supporters gather after US President Donald Trump said the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. — REUTERS/GABY ORAATHE United States attack on Venezuela and capture of its
DoTr still negotiating MRT-4 funding with ADB — Usec Batan - BusinessWorld Online PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it is still in
Visayas and Bicol to see heavy rains - BusinessWorld Online DOST PAGASATHE Philippines is bracing for another day of heavy rain across parts of the Visayas
Whistleblower protection pushed - BusinessWorld Online VARIOUS religious and civil society groups joined the second Trillion Peso March along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in
BI asks foreigners to register - BusinessWorld Online PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reminded registered foreign nationals in the Philippines to comply with
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBAGUIO CITY — The Health department in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has recorded six new firework-related injuries (FWRI) in the region, as of 6 a.m., on Saturday.The latest cases hiked the total number of FWRI incidents in the region to 41 since