THE Senate is consolidating five bills seeking to jump-start the electric vehicle industry, with subsidies for the sector the common theme of the legislation which a key Senator hopes will make it out of committee by next month.

THE House of Representatives is expected to approve on final reading by January a bill that seeks to establish a Water department, Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda of the second district of Albay 2^nd said Monday.

Lately, the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) has been the subject of comprehensive Senate inquiries. The problems and issues unearthed are so complex that they are beyond comprehension. It is very evident that management has been remiss in the exercise of the decision-making process. If one does not act immediately due to indecision, the opportunity vanishes unless a radical change is undertaken.

“CARP has instead effected a massive de-formalization of agriculture! Time to allow agriculture to march out of the informal into the formal sector. It is time, in other words, to stop redistributing poverty!” -- Dr. Raul Fabella, “CARP: Time to Let Go,” UPSE Discussion Paper 2014
February 02, 2014

IN OUR status culture that reflect wealth, power, and celebrityhood (entertainers and sports figures), claimed associations with icons is an indirect way to achieve instant status. So, knowing somebody, even tangentially, is a bid for reflected glory, a sort of “gilt by association.”

THE MAIN INDEX slumped on Monday as investors were cautious amid fears of a slowdown in the world’s largest economy, which boosted bets of another rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

WITH one of the top two slots in the elimination round of Season 95 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association already taken, the Lyceum Pirates try to advance their push for the remaining berth when they take on the San Sebastian Stags in a key game today at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

WASHINGTON -- The Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning and never looked back, beating the host Washington Nationals 10-4 in Washington, DC, on Sunday night to take a 2-1 National League Division Series (NLDS) lead.

KANSAS CITY -- Marlon Mack rushed for 132 yards on 29 carries Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts controlled the clock with a potent run game and shocked the Kansas City Chiefs 19-13 at Kansas City, Mo.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte’s approval rating fell in September, amid a Senate investigation of the country’s jail system for corruption that allegedly leads all the way to top police officials.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte is just doing well after disclosing that he suffers from an autoimmune disease that could potentially have serious complications, the presidential palace said yesterday.

PHILIPPINE authorities said they arrested an Indonesian woman who was carrying eight kilos of crystal meth worth P54 million in her carry-on bag from her flight from Cambodia.