PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Philippine Chief Justice swore in a newly appointed justice in the anti-graft court on Feb. 3, 2025, the top court said on Tuesday. Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has sworn in newly appointed Sandiganbayan Justice Lord A. Villanueva in a formal ceremony held at the Supreme Court Dignitaries’ Lounge last Monday, […]
REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES and Chile are expected to start the first round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in April, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. “The first round will be (in Chile),” Trade Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty told reporters last week. “We are finalizing the terms of reference,” he […]
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO A JAPANESE travel reservation application and a travel company named Cebu as among the top international destinations for the Japanese market, the Department of Tourism (DoT) said. Cebu ranked third in the Area Category for the NEWT Awards and was the seventh most booked international destination during the New Year period by […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN THE PHILIPPINE Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said it supports delaying the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) new import clearance fees for some non-sugar sweeteners. “We are glad that the Sugar Regulatory Administration has listened to and considered valid the concerns of the manufacturers, and acted immediately on the postponement of […]
FACEBOOK.COM/CFSI.REBUILDINGLIVES THE PHILIPPINES is seeking a four-month extension for the $4-million project loan from the World Bank to transform former separatist guerilla bases into economic engines for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The extension requests seek a new closing date of June 30 from the original Feb. 28. The Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project […]
IGACPAS.COM THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Tuesday that it collected P2.06 trillion via e-payments in the 10 months to October. The BIR said e-payments accounted for 85% of total collections. “We see that more and more people are actually using our e-services and paying online,” BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. said […]
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO LAGUNA became the first province to exceed the P1-trillion mark in terms of economic value contributed to the economy in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. The province generated an economic value of P1.03 trillion in 2023, according to the PSA’s Provincial Product Accounts (PPA). Laguna’s economic value was […]
FIL-SWEDISH Marc Pfister and Fil-Am Kathleen Dubberstein — PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION THE Philippines’ Marc Pfister and Kathleen Dubberstein shocked heavy favorites Jihoon Seeong and Kim Kyeongae of South Korea, 12-6, in the mixed doubles of curling that jumpstarted the country’s campaign in the Ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday. It was a […]
Gin Kings’ Justin Brownlee — PBA Games on Wednesday(Smart Araneta Coliseum)5 p.m. – Rain or Shine vs Converge (Game 1)7:30 p.m. – Ginebra vs Meralco (Game 1) REPEAT or revenge? Over four months since their quarterfinal duel last conference, Barangay Ginebra and Meralco are back at it, disputing a semifinal ticket anew at the PBA […]
Everybody’s still talking about how the Lakers managed to nab generational wunderkind Luka Doncic. The irony, of course, is that the Mavericks themselves offered their cornerstone without prompting from any quarter. Evidently, they did not have enough confidence he had the temperament and work ethic to deserve an impending $345-million supermax contract extension, and thus […]