The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday it has decided to exempt urgent aid distribution like fuel subsidies from the social services’ disbursement ban currently in place for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). “Hinihi…

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Wednesday said some 35 units of electric (e)-jeepneys are expected to arrive here from China between October and November, which will be used as public utility vehicles. ‘I think by October or November, these 35 units…

Local government officials here led by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez have started promoting this city to foreign investors on the first day of the 2023 Belt and Road Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Wednesday. Benitez, who …

Parallel surveys conducted by the provincial government of Batangas and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) strongly indicate that Verde Island Passage (VIP) and nearby waters in this province are now free of petroleum contaminants from an oil spill off …

Small rice retailers in Marikina City on Wednesday thanked the national government for a ‘much needed’ PHP15,000 subsidy that would help them lessen the impact of the temporary rice price caps. ‘Malaking bagay po ito. Pangdagdag po sa puhunan kasi mat…

The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down a petition filed by Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) in connection with a minimum corporate income tax (MCIT) deficiency assessment by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in 2015. In a press release…

A lawmaker has filed a bill adding more power to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by expanding its structural, organizational and functional independence. In filing Senate Bill No. 2440, Sen. Robinhood Padilla said the measure also guarantees full…

Strong demand for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF) resulted in its full award on Wednesday, with rates down from last week’s level. The BSP hiked by PHP40 billion the offer volume for both tenors, to PHP200 billion fo…