BW FILE PHOTOA NEW decision by the Supreme Court (SC) has clearly defined the aggravating and qualifying circumstances in rape cases involving minors when the elements of both statutory rape and qualified rape — which carries the heavier penalty of death — are present.According to

FIVE people were burned in a commuter van that collided with a dump truck and caught fire on a highway in Barangay Luhong in Antipas, Cotabato. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSONCOTABATO CITY — Thirteen passengers of a commuter van were burned to death after

FIVE people were burned in a commuter van that collided with a dump truck and caught fire on a highway in Barangay Luhong in Antipas, Cotabato. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSONBAGUIO CITY — An attempt by communist guerrillas to recover their lost rebel bases

FINANCE SECRETARY RALPH G. RECTO — DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FACEBOOK PAGETHE Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) needs to adjust its growth and fiscal targets to lower the risk of a revenue shortfall that would widen the deficit, analysts said.Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto had earlier

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Finance (DoF) said its proposal to impose excise taxes on single-use plastic bags could yield up to P33.856 billion in the first five years of implementation.In a statement on Monday, the DoF said that the tax measure will reduce pollution,

REUTERSA VIETNAM ride-sharing company, Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Co. (GSM) has expressed interest in entering the Philippine market this year, according to the Board of Investments (BoI).In a statement, the BoI said GSM is a private company within the Pham Nhat Vuong group,

REUTERSTHE Board of Investments (BoI) said on Monday that it has invited US, Canadian, and Australian firms to invest in Philippine green metals and mineral processing operations.In a statement, the BoI said that the Philippine business delegation made the pitch on the sidelines of the

PHILIPPINE STAR/BOY SANTOSA LEGISLATED wage increase could delay interest rate cuts by the central bank and even force it to raise rates if it results in a price spiral, economists said.“A legislated wage increase would be very damaging to the economy,” Calixto V. Chikiamco, Foundation

PHILIPPINE STAR/RUSSELL PALMAA SENATOR has filed a resolution seeking to investigate delays associated with value-added tax (VAT) refunds after complaints by foreign companies.Senate Resolution No. 978, which Senator and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian filed on March 19, seeks an inquiry in