JEROME CMG-UNSPLASHTHE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it has delivered its initial findings on power industry competition to the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), which is currently validating its report.“We have our own set of questions (on industry competition), our own preliminary findings,” ERC Chairperson Monalisa

REUTERSTHE Philippines is expected to import more soybeans this year due to increased demand from the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture industries, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.According to a report by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, soybean meal imports for the feed industry are

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOGOVERNMENTS must invest in producing food with high nutritional value and in strengthening the local sourcing of food to withstand disruptions that threaten food security, experts said at an Asian Development Bank (ADB) forum. Cindy H. McCain, Executive Director of the United Nations World

AN AERIAL VIEW of the BRP Sierra Madre at the contested Second Thomas Shoal on March 9, 2023. — REUTERSBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday condemned threats to Philippine sovereignty that he said were harming Filipinos, vowing to uphold

PHOTO SHOWS STUDENTS of Benguet State University in La Trinidad, Benguet undergoing military training on Sept. 30, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ANDY ZAPATA JR.SEVEN of 10 Filipinos support a proposal to revive mandatory military training for college students, according to a Pulse Asia Research, Inc. poll.Based

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterA SENATOR has urged the private sector to help the government craft the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a recently signed law seeking to boost the competitiveness of Philippine products.“We encourage the private sector to participate in

REUTERSCOLD cash amounting to nearly P6 million, passports, and other documents were found as police opened 11 vaults at the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub raided last month in Bamban, Tarlac, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Tuesday.PAOCC Spokesperson Winston John R.

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANA TOTAL of P3.1 billion in fuel subsidies has been allocated for the public transport and agricultural sectors in 2024 to help cushion the impact of price surges this year, a congressman said on Tuesday.“Congress earmarked the sum of P2.5 billion in the

REUTERSA PHILIPPINE senator has filed a resolution to review the government’s public information campaign on countermeasures for the El Niño weather phenomenon, which adversely affects lives and livelihood.Through Senate Resolution No. 987, filed by Senator Ferdinand “Robin” C. Padilla filed on Monday, the government is

Farmers pack newly harvested onions at a farm in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines, Jan. 27, 2023. — REUTERSTHE GOVERNMENT should prioritize supporting onion farmers from production to marketing their produce and only consider importation if there is a supply shortage, a congressman said on