COTABATO CITY — Local officials have tightened security in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur after a community watchman was killed while four others were hurt in a clash on Tuesday between residents and group of a Read More

BAGUIO CITY — Three alleged high-ranked New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were captured by soldiers and policemen in barangay Manag, Conner, Apayao on Tuesday. The capture of the three alleged key members of the Regional Read More

BW FILE PHOTO PHILIPPINE STOCKS dropped further on Wednesday as investors continued to book profits and with the peso closing at the P57 level for the first time in almost two months. The bellwether Philippine Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS THE PESO sank back to the P57 level on Wednesday as markets expect the US Federal Reserve to deliver smaller rate cuts for the rest of the year and due to Read More

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE infrastructure budget could fall slightly next year with the government counting on public-private partnerships (PPPs) to play a bigger role in funding, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. For 2025, Read More

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter SINGAPORE — Retailers in Southeast Asia need to innovate to remain competitive in online shopping as consumer preferences evolve, electronic commerce (e-commerce) platforms said. At Tech Week Read More

THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) said it will fall short of its 2024 target to electrify 91% of all households, citing inadequate funding. “Based on the available budget for fiscal year 2024, we will not be able to Read More

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the use or misuse of intellectual property (IP) by political campaigns should reveal to voters whether candidates can act with integrity. “Candidates’ respect Read More

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it expects to approve $1.2 billion representing the first tranche of the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) project loan before year’s end. “We are in the last stages of Read More

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is on track to complete the rate reset process for the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). At a Senate budget hearing on Wednesday, ERC Commissioner Catherine Read More