PCOOTHE SUPREME COURT (SC) has given the Senate 10 days to comment on a plea by fugitive televangelist Apollo C. Quiboloy, who seeks to stop his arrest and void the Chamber’s contempt order against him.Speaking on the sidelines of the media forum in Baguio City,

LAWYER Ferdinand S. Topacio, legal counsel of fugitive and former congressman Arnolfo A. Teves, Jr., has accused Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla of “tampering with witnesses” in the cases against his client.Mr. Teves, who was dismissed from the House of Representatives and is currently

PHILIPPINE STAR/GEREMY PINTOLONATIONAL Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo M. Año on Wednesday called on the Department of Justice (DoJ) to look into a congressman’s call for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., citing the need to

PHILSTARTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that the director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Demosthenes R. Escoto, has been dismissed following an order from the Office of the Ombudsman.“The Ombudsman’s order, forwarded to the office of the DA chief for implementation,

SOUTHEAST ASIA’s output growth is projected to expand 4.1% this year, with trade disruptions, tighter-for-longer rates, and supply pressures weighing on performance, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.In its Trade and Development Report Update, UNCTAD said low water levels at the

Tourists flock to surfing spots in Baler, Aurora during summer. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS STRICTER post-pandemic visa requirements and reduced airline capacity are behind the lagging travel recovery, according to a New York- and Hong Kong-listed international online travel agency.In a briefing on Wednesday, Trip.com

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE farmgate price of palay, or unmilled rice, rose 32% year on year to an average of P24.52 per kilogram (kg) in March, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).In a report, the PSA said all regions recorded year-on-year growth in average farmgate

Illustration photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium Aug. 9, 2019. — REUTERS/YVES HERMAN/ILLUSTRATIONTHE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) have signed an agreement to help protect the public