THE measure granting President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. the authority to suspend the excise tax on fuel is headed to the Palace, after the House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted the Senate’s ...

THE Philippines may declare a national state of emergency amid the prices of basic goods soaring due to the Middle East crisis, Malacañang said on Wednesday, though it added that such a move is not ...

AUSTRALIA is looking to strengthen its labor ties with the Philippines as it grapples with a workforce shortage brought by its ageing population. In a briefing on Wednesday, Assistant Minister for ...

THE Senate must amend its rules before it can tackle the ethics complaint against Senator Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa, a senator said on Wednesday. Senator Joseph Victor G. Ejercito, who heads the ...

THE Philippines’ anti-graft court has dismissed a long-running civil case involving the alleged misuse of coconut levy funds against the relatives and business associates of the late Eduardo M.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has orders and inventory sufficient to meet 80% of Philippine fertilizer needs, which are expected to last until September, but prices are likely to be ...

THE World Bank said the Philippines is approaching the gross national income (GNI) per capita threshold that would lead to its reclassification as an upper middle-income country (UMIC).

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is seeking to reduce by about 30% the gap between farmgate and retail prices of major agricultural commodities by strengthening its use of real-time data.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it accessed a P10-billion standby fund supporting the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (PAFFP) to provide cash assistance to farmers ...

THE Philippine tourism industry, a Southeast Asia laggard, is expected to be among the worst-hit by the war in the Middle East, an economist said. At the “Advancing Sustainable Tourism for Inclusive ...

THE Department of Finance (DoF) said €200 million in funding provided by Germany’s KfW Development Bank (KfW) is expected to generate 3 million jobs in the so-called “blue economy,” the sustainable ...

THE Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) said reducing the tariff on corn imports to 5% for shipments exceeding the minimum access volume (MAV) will help cushion the blow from the ongoing fuel crisis ...