Bill to ban online gambling ads
A SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to impose a fine of as much as P500,000 and jail time of up to three years...
Former QC mayor must face trial
THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has rejected a motion to dismiss a corruption lawsuit against former Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista in connection with...
Japan supports 2 NGO projects
JAPAN has approved a P22.45-million grant to fund the construction of rainwater tanks to supply clean water to Bohol and greenhouses and solar panel...
MTRCB rules vs explicit content
THE MOVIE and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) junked a Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Cignal TV, Inc. and its program “Private...
Solar cuts Cebu factory’s emissions
CEBU-BASED manufacturing company Treasure Island Industrial Corp. (TIIC) has increased the capacity of its rooftop solar plant to about 35% of its energy demand,...
BIR raids vape seller with P75.7-M tax deficiency
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confiscated illicit vape products which cost the government P75.7 million in lost revenues.
In a statement on Thursday,...
Speaker calls for Bohol resort probe
THE HOUSE Speaker has ordered a congressional probe into the operations of a resort at Chocolate Hills in Bohol, which is a UNESCO World...
Electricity rates hike seen in Baguio, Benguet
BAGUIO CITY — Electricity consumers here and in the rest of Benguet province are bracing for higher monthly power bills this March as the...
Philippines’ Marcos to meet Blinken next week as South China Sea tensions rise
MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 19 to tackle cooperation and security matters, the office...
ICC has no authority to probe Philippines, Marcos tells Germany’s Scholz
MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has no authority to probe his...
PHL seeks to boost German ties beyond training
THE PHILIPPINES seeks to expand its defense cooperation with Germany “beyond training” to cover cybersecurity and maritime domains, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said...
House approves economic ‘Cha-cha’ on 2nd reading
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a proposal to lift foreign ownership restrictions in the 1987 Philippine Constitution as part of efforts to boost foreign direct investments (FDI) in a country that is one of the least attractive in Southeast Asia.