An increasing number of foreign actors, including non-state actors, are seeking to influence US elections, and Russia, China ...

FISHERIES production declined 0.5% year on year in the first quarter, driven by a decline in production in marine municipal fisheries, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In a report, the ...

STB GIGAFACTORY, Inc. said its factory in New Clark City will start operations by July, and hopes to expand its capacity to the equivalent of two gigawatt-hours (GWh) worth of products within the next ...

THE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has released the rules governing toll waivers for trucks carrying farm goods, part of a broader government effort to curb rising food prices. The TRB said trucks ...

THE GOVERNMENT should consider a review of excise taxes on commodities to help ease inflation as legislated wage hikes loom.

THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Philippine biofuel consumption is expected to grow this year amid higher demand for ethanol and biodiesel. “The primary driver of this growth will be ...

CIVILIAN VESSELS on a symbolic mission to assert the Philippines’ claim to Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) in the South China Sea were blocked by a Chinese Coast Guard ship while a Philippine ...

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday approved the release of P87.632 million to fund the National Tobacco Administration’s (NTA) second-quarter operations. On May 9, Budget ...

THE PESO strengthened against the dollar on Thursday as US consumer inflation eased last month, renewing bets of an early rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The local unit closed at P57.465 per ...

A PHILIPPINE senator has filed a bill that seeks to automatically adjust to inflation the financial aid given to civilian state workers. Under Senate Bill No. 2673, which Senator Rafael “Raffy” T.

A MEMBER of the radical group Maute was found guilty of terrorism financing last Wednesday by a Taguig court, sentencing her to reclusion perpetua and a fine of P500,000. In a 39-page decision, Judge ...

TWO companies under the Lopez Group have teamed up with government agencies for the conservation of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a significant marine ecosystem in the country. First Gen Corp. and ...