Senate not pressured to pass economic ‘Cha-cha’ — Pimentel
By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter
THE QUICK approval of economic Charter change (“Cha-cha”) for a plenary vote at the House of Representatives will not...
Global coalition slams airstrikes
A GLOBAL human rights watchdog has condemned recent Philippine military airstrikes as part of a counterinsurgency operation along the border of the provinces of...
P64-M cigarettes seized in Tawi-Tawi
COTABATO CITY — A unit of the Philippine Navy foiled last Saturday an attempt to deliver P64 million worth of cigarettes from Indonesia to...
Wage boards clustering proposed
A LAWMAKER is asking the House Committee on Labor and Employment to consider his idea of clustering the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards...
House eyes 2nd reading approval of RBH 7 this week
THE HOUSE of Representatives is looking to approve on second reading the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7 by Wednesday, House Senior Deputy...
Baguio should strive to be a first-world city — Palafox
BAGUIO CITY — Renowned Filipino urban planner and architect Felino “Jun” A. Palafox, Jr. is convinced that this Summer Capital of the country can...
Japan backs arbitral award, urges China, PHL to prioritize diplomacy
AS MARITIME tensions heighten between the Philippines and China, Japan urged both nations to prioritize diplomatic solutions and comply with a 2016 arbitral award over conflicting claims in the South China Sea.
2 Filipinos killed in Houthi attack
AT LEAST TWO Filipinos on Thursday were killed in a missile attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on ships plying the Red Sea and the...
Nothing irregular in selling of rice stocks, says suspended NFA chief
THERE are no irregularities in the alleged improper selling of rice stocks by the National Food Authority (NFA) because the agency followed regulations at its disposal, NFA Administrator Roderico R. Bioco told a congressional hearing on Thursday.
Tax bureau lists 20 more medicines exempted from VAT
THE PHILIPPINES on Thursday exempted 20 more medicines for cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, kidney disease, mental illnesses, and tuberculosis from value-added tax (VAT).
ADB urges governments to revise trade policies to meet sustainability goals
GOVERNMENTS must revise their trade policies based on environmentally conscious efforts to reduce carbon emissions and other adverse impacts that speed up climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday.
Senator seeks rice law review
A PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday filed a resolution seeking a review of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) citing the law’s failure to boost rice...