PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS The Philippines’ coronavirus task force has tasked health authorities to determine the COVID-19 alert level classifications of all areas in the country, according to the presidential palace. The Department of Health (Read More

REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE Fully vaccinated people from countries that do not require a visa will be allowed to enter the Philippines next month, the government said. The travelers from so-called non-visa-required countries should have stayed “Read More

BW FILE PHOTO Senate Energy Committee Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian on Thursday said there’s a possibility that the committee will ask the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a “fraud audit” on the Department Read More

SENATE committees will soon deliberate on a bill formally identifying the country’s maritime zones, said a Senator, following Chinese justification of its attack on Philippine supply ships and its demand to remove a grounded Read More

PHILSTAR The Department of Education (DepEd) will be adding more public schools to the list of schools included in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes as active coronavirus cases continue to decline. DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS TRANSPORT, business process outsourcing, and workers’ groups on Friday urged the government to junk resolutions requiring COVID-19 vaccinations to work and to have access to services, with plans to stage a Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS A bill has been filed at the House of Representatives to provide data and communication allowances to public school teachers to help them provide quality education through distance learning. ACT-CIS Party-list Read More

More short-term foreign investments fled the Philippines for a second straight month in October amid uncertainty in global markets and lingering concerns over inflation. Foreign portfolio investments (FPI) — commonly referred to as “hot money” due Read More

RICHMONDE Tower in Iloilo Business Park By Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte, Reporter It is an “exciting time” for the Philippine real estate investment trust (REIT) market, with the pipeline of initial public offerings (IPO) expected Read More

Mall operators are now seeing improved foot traffic ahead of the holiday season. — Photo by Michael Varcas, The Philippine Star The operations of key economic sectors like retail and fast food are starting to inch Read More