Dole tax petition vs Davao junked
THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) junked the petition of Dole Philippines, Inc.-Stanfilco Divison which challenged Davao City’s Watershed Code and environmental tax, citing...
P1.6-B Sorsogon assets flagged
THE Commission on Audit (CoA) has flagged the provincial government of Sorsogon over its failure to insure P1.62 billion worth of properties, risking massive...
Isabela City now ‘Abu Sayyaf free’
COTABATO CITY — Officials have declared Isabela City in Basilan as fully cleared from the presence of the Abu Sayyaf terror group, a result...
Philippines aware of incident in South China Sea between Vietnam, China
MANILA - The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Friday it was aware of what it described as a "serious incident" between Vietnamese fishermen and Chinese maritime...
US Marines prepare for military drills with Filipino counterparts this month
US MARINES and sailors arrived in Manila on Thursday to gear up for joint military exercises with their Filipino counterparts on Oct. 7 to...
Marcos says authorities monitoring Taal Volcano
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday said authorities were monitoring the situation around Taal Volcano south of the capital after a minor eruption...
VP’s ratings at risk after dodging fund misuse raps
VICE-PRESIDENT Sara Duterte-Carpio’s popularity would continue to suffer if she keeps ignoring allegations of confidential fund misuse, a congressman said on Thursday.
In a statement,...
Duterte allies seek Senate reelection
REELECTIONIST Senators Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa and Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go, friends and allies of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, are seeking...
Agri damage from Julian at P36M
AGRICULTURAL damage due to Super Typhoon “Julian” (international name: Krathon) was estimated at P36.34 million, according to preliminary data from the Department of Agriculture...
DoE studying load profile forecast
THE Department of Energy (DoE) is looking at studying how to forecast the country’s load profile due to the expected significant shift on major...
New Immigration chief named
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. appointed Joel Anthony M. Viado as the new Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief after the firing of its former...
SM hosts job fairs in October
SHOPPING MALL chain SM will host job fairs this month in its malls as the unemployment rate in July hit a one-year high due...