THE PHILIPPINES will focus on attracting investment in priority sectors like mining, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled data centers. “For the next three years, our focus will be ...

THE PHILIPPINES needs to build fiscal buffers to remain resilient against economic shocks given the below-target growth projected over the medium term, the World Bank said. “The Philippines will ...

THE Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it is aiming to streamline the permit processes for water supply and wastewater projects. “Our objective is to address issues on overlapping regulations, remove ...

THE GOVERNMENT must focus on providing work experience to make K-to-12 graduates more job ready, labor experts said, after the Palace noted the program’s failure to prepare students for the workplace.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it ordered the creation of a program management office for the Sagip Saka Act of 2019. The office, which will be under the direct supervision of the Secretary ...

Asian countries exporting to the US must bolster intra-regional trade to mitigate any disruptions caused by US tariffs, an academic said.

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced plans for a public inquiry next month into the failure of the power system in Siquijor province. In a statement on Thursday, the ERC said it ordered ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ designation as the “least safe country on the planet” is a “false report” that is “disconnected from reality,” the Department of Tourism (DoT) said. The safety ranking, issued by ...

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is seeking a state of calamity declaration in Negros Occidental to expedite pesticide procurement in response to the red-striped soft scale insect ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., left for Osaka, Japan, on Thursday to attend business meetings and meet with Filipinos based in the East Asian country, Malacañang said. Mr. Marcos will attend the ...

THE COURT of Appeals has removed the LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) as a party respondent to the compensation case for Hacienda Luisita, Inc. (HLI). “LANDBANK wishes to clarify that the Bank ...

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Thursday launched its expanded package for kidney transplant patients, upping the number of covered sessions to 156 from 144, among other new ...