Senator: Remove VAT on fuel products
A SENATOR on Sunday called on the government to abolish value-added tax (VAT) on oil products to address rising fuel costs and its impacts...
IPOPHL, IBP to teach copyright law
THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has forged a partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ Quezon City chapter (IBP QC)...
MPIF sets aside P12M for Tubbataha
THE Metro Pacific Investment Foundation (MPIF), the corporate social responsibility arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), has allocated P12 million to help protect...
Baguio City rolls out aid as tourism slump hits economy
BAGUIO CITY — The Baguio City government is finalizing an economic plan as tourist arrivals continue to drop amid fuel supply disruptions linked to...
DoE eyes fuel price rollback next week
The Department of Energy (DoE) said on Friday that fuel prices may roll back next week after consecutive weeks of price hikes, as the...
Tropical Storm Sinlaku to enter PAR as early as Wednesday
Tropical Storm Sinlaku (international name), which will be locally named Caloy, is likely to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as early as...
Dita Angara-Mathay appointed as new Tourism chief
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed “seasoned public servant” Dita Angara-Mathay as the new secretary for the Department of Tourism (DoT) on Friday.
“Her appointment...
DepEd OKs blended learning, flexible teacher training in private schools
Private schools are allowed to implement a blended learning modality and flexible teacher training to cut expenses amid the nationwide energy crisis, according to...
Oil exploration talks with China spark transparency calls; House probe urged
PLANS to revive talks for a joint oil and gas exploration with China in the South China Sea have prompted lawmakers to call for...
DFA hopeful ceasefire will end US-Israel war on Iran
THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said it is hopeful that peace talks will permanently conclude the war in the Middle East as the agency welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
PHL exit unlikely to shield ex-Pres. Duterte from ICC, analysts say
THE TIMING of the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) may not be sufficient to shield former President Rodrigo R. Duterte from prosecution, experts said, as the court moves toward a jurisdiction ruling that could cement The Hague-based tribunal’s authority over the deadly war on drugs.
Marcos orders 20% fare discount, P10-per-liter fuel subsidy for drivers
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ordered a fresh round of transport subsidies under the government’s service contracting program, including at least a 20% fare...