PHILIPPINE STAR/BOY SANTOSSENATORS on Tuesday cited the need to pass a law that would automatically create plantilla or permanent positions for qualified contractual employees that have held job-order positions for decades, amending a

SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) said it had removed nearly 700,000 tons of silt and solid waste from the Pampanga River. The company said it had removed the waste from the August to December period

LOREN BISER-UNSPLASHBAGUIO CITY — Authorities seized P748,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) Tuesday morning during a sting operation in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, perhaps the biggest shabu haul in a single law enforcement operation

COTABATO CITY — Two individuals died while five others were badly injured in a highway accident in Quezon town in Bukidnon on Monday.The accident involved a refrigerated truck full of frozen fish that

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterTHE first full Cabinet meeting of the year tackled the 16 flagship infrastructure projects that need the government’s immediate attention, with the goal of achieving at

REUTERSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterMINERS are expected to encounter stronger demand for major Philippine minerals like copper, nickel, and gold in 2025, industry officials said.“We remain upbeat on nickel given that the rapid

REUTERSTHE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it collected P130.91 billion in tobacco excise taxes in the first 11 months of 2024, well behind the pace needed to hit the year’s target of

Workers are seen inside a manufacturing plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, March 1, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESFACTORY OUTPUT declined in November by 4.2% year on year, with the indicator dragged down