BASIC GOODS prices are not expected to rise at retail level if manufacturers continue to hold their prices steady, supermarket operators said.“As long as there is no notice from manufacturers saying they will increase prices, then retailers won’t do so,” Steven T. Cua, Philippine Amalgamated

PHILSTARBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterSINGAPORE — The creation of a disease control and prevention center in the Philippines would boost the country’s integration into global health surveillance systems, which the Southeast Asian nation needs as it welcomes more foreign tourists and sees increased migration,

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio would remain in his Cabinet despite his wife’s ill feelings against her.“It will not affect our working relationship with the Vice-President and secretary of Education,” he told reporters in Occidental Mindoro on

PHILIPPINE Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis will meet in Manila this week to discuss boosting ties in clean energy, trade and investment, and science and technology, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).“The Foreign ministers will also

By John Felix M. Unson, ContributorCOTABATO CITY — One of the three top faction leaders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) wanted for 47 heinous crimes was killed along with 10 of his followers in a clash with soldiers in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town,

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Tuesday that by June, his government would be rolling out a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious viral disease in hogs.The country’s first ASF vaccine will come from Vietnam, he told farmers

THE UNITED STATES’ latest Department of State report on human rights concluded that “there were no significant changes in the human rights situation in the Philippines” despite noting that extrajudicial killings by police agents have already decreased in the past year.In a its 2023 Country

ADVOCACY group Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) said Tuesday that it requested a court review of OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.’s renewed mineral development deal for its mine in Nueva Vizcaya.“A Petition for Certiorari seeking the reversal of the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA)

THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Board has approved a proposal to increase vessel, cargo handling, and miscellaneous tariffs by 15%, while decreasing the free cargo storage period and introducing new port charges.“The tariff adjustment, free storage (period) decrease, and introduction of new items are

SENATOR Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel filed on Tuesday a resolution seeking a probe on the potential national security risks of foreigners using fake government documents to pose as Filipinos amid reports of Chinese students enrolling in local schools with “questionable” credentials.“I have led countless Senate