THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to appoint a new undersecretary who will be tasked with overseeing the DA’s attached agencies.“With the size of the DA’s coverage, someone needs to focus on each area. Because the DA covers (a wide range of industries from)

CENTURYPACIFIC.COM.PHTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that a subsidiary of outsourcing firm Wagmi Solutions plans to establish a manufacturing facility in the Philippines to diversify operations away from Mexico and China.In a statement on Monday, the DTI said it met with representatives of

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas main office in Manila.THE MONETARY BOARD (MB) approved $2.87 billion in public-sector foreign borrowings in the first quarter, the central bank said.The amount approved in the three months to March period was 48% lower year on year, the Bangko Sentral

REUTERSSLOWER GROWTH in major economies like China, as well as ongoing wars and elevated inflation threaten growth among International Development Association (IDA) borrowers, which account for more than half of the world’s poorest people, the World Bank said. “A sharper-than-expected near-term slowdown in major economies, including

According to estimates, the Philippines loses P500 billion to tax evasion annually. Thus, in the early stages of his term as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Commissioner Romeo Lumagui implemented several reforms and programs against tax evaders. These programs include enforcement

ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINESPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday said his government is considering including Japan in its annual military exercises with the United States, amid worsening tensions in the South China Sea.“We’ll see about that,” he told foreign journalists at a

KBO BIKE/UNSPLASHBy Chloe Mari A. HufanaTHE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday said it would not start issuing traffic violation tickets to e-bikes, e-trikes and other light vehicles caught using national roads until April 17 despite the enforcement of the rule starting Monday.This is

AN anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, April 14, 2024. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES is “seriously concerned” about worsening tensions between Israel and Iran, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, as it called on

PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESBy Kenneth Christiane L. BasilioA LAWMAKER’S supposed call for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw their support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is tantamount to sedition or rebellion, congressmen said on Monday.Camiguin Representative Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo said the

PIXABAYPUBLIC trust in media organizations declined in the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest poll conducted by Publicus Asia, Inc.“Even the news outlets are not spared by the seemingly general loss of confidence this quarter,” Publicus Asia said in a statement on Monday