BFAR.DA.GOV.PHTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has stopped issuing import permits to institutional buyers of round scad (galunggong), mackerel, and bonito.In Memorandum Order No. 14, the DA halted the release of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances for fish imported for canning, processing, and for

THE Philippine transportation, construction and real estate industries have yet to recover pre-pandemic levels of business, according to the World Bank (WB).“The recovery has been uneven across sectors,” the bank said in its East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Economic Update.“Output in transportation, accommodation and catering

RICARDO GOMEZ ANGEL-UNSPLASHBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT must reduce red tape and focus on projects in the countryside to ensure that infrastructure spending reaches the target level of 6% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, analysts said.“(The) government should build on this

REUTERSTHE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said it is pushing telecommunications regulators to crack down on illegal streaming devices, joining a campaign kicked off by US trademark authorities.IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba told reporters on Monday that the US Patent and Trademark

AN AERIAL VIEW shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023. — REUTERSBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES on Tuesday said its national security adviser and his US counterpart

REUTERSBy Kenneth Christiane L. BasilioCHINA’s objection to a proposed Philippine law that seeks to enforce a 2016 ruling by a United Nations-backed tribunal favoring Manila in its sea dispute with Beijing is tantamount to foreign interference, according to maritime security expert.Beijing should have no say

INTENSE heat prompted the Department of Education to suspend some face-to-face classes on April 2. Teachers in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City assigned tasks that students can do at home. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio and John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterA PHILIPPINE senator

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterA SENATOR has called on local water companies to work with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to come up with contingency measures to ensure continuous water supply this summer season amid the higher risk of heat-related

THE COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the recent spate of abuses and killing of young girls in the country.“These cruel and reprehensible acts not only violate the fundamental rights of these individuals but also impose a grave disregard for the sanctity of human

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) aims to build at least 6,000 functioning primary healthcare facilities nationwide by 2028 to boost the delivery of healthcare services, a health official told senators on Tuesday.At a Senate hearing, DoH Director of Health Facility Development Melissa T.