PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it seized P42.5 billion worth of illicit goods in the year to date ending Dec. 1. According to preliminary data, the BoC showed that counterfeit goods made up […]
PhilMech completes farm equipment design facility in Nueva Ecija
PHILSTAR THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) said it has completed an agricultural machinery design center in Nueva Ecija which it expects to start operating soon. In a statement, PhilMech said construction of the […]
PHL universal water access to depend on governance, incentive policies — World Bank
THE PHILIPPINES must address concerns about institutions, incentives, and investments — the so-called “three I’s” — in order to expand universal access to safe water and sanitation, according to a specialist from the World Bank. “We need […]
Coast Guard rescues 5 Pinoy fishers after boat rammed by Chinese ship
A COAST guard team helps survivors of another ramming incident in the South China Sea. THE PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday rescued five Filipino fishermen whose boat was destroyed after it was allegedly rammed by a […]
US to support Manila’s efforts vs drug abuse
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS THE UNITED STATES Embassy in Manila on Thursday said the US would continue helping the Philippines craft solutions and strategies to deter drug abuse. In a statement, the embassy said its Office of International […]
Health dep’t: No outbreak of ‘walking pneumonia’
UNSPLASH CASES of mycoplasma pneumoniae detected in the Philippines from January to November make up a small fraction of influenza-like illnesses that have been reported this year, according to the Department of Health (DoH). Only four confirmed […]
Senator proposes body for nuclear energy use
PHILIPPINE STAR/ GEREMY PINTOLO By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter A BILL seeking to establish a national regulatory body and a national framework on atomic and nuclear energy use has been filed in the Senate. Last Dec. […]
4 new Italy visa centers open
THE EMBASSY of Italy in Manila launched on Thursday four state-of-the-art visa application centers: one in Taguig City in the National Capital Region; another in Batangas, south of the capital; Cebu City in the Central Visayas region; […]
Tribes support mining in Tampakan
THE BLAAN AND T’BOLI express their eagerness in awaiting the extraction of copper and gold in Tampakan, South Cotabato on Thursday. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSON KORONADAL CITY — Ethnic Blaan and T’boli community leaders in […]
PISTON urges franchise deferral
JEEPNEY drivers sit on the sidewalk in Manila as they continue their three-day strike on Tuesday against franchise consolidation under the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program, which effectively phases out commuter jeepneys. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN […]