MANILA: The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has acceded to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) fisheries subsidies agreement (FSA).

On the sidelines of the 13th WTO Ministerial …

MANILA: The Philippine Navy (PN) on Wednesday announced that one of its patrol ships intercepted and seized a motorized banca carrying contraband cigarettes off the waters of Balut Island, Davao Occidental.

In a statement, the PN said its offshore pa…

MANILA: Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday said the newly signed Tatak Pinoy Act would bolster the government efforts to create more jobs for Filipinos.

‘We thank the President for always making jobs a priority goal of his administra…

MANILA: Authorities have discovered nearly 63 kg. of dried kush or high-grade marijuana worth around PHP76 million inside balikbayan boxes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

In a statement Wednesday, Bureau of Customs-Customs Intellig…

MANILA: The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is set to remit over PHP5 billion in dividends to the national treasury for 2023, a record amount breaking 2022’s PHP4.4 billion record.

In a statement Wednesday, the PPA announced the approval of PHP5.06 …

DAVAO: Vice President Sara Z. Duterte lauded on Wednesday the efforts of various government agencies that made Davao Region insurgency-free.

During the Joint Regional Task Force-End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC)-11 meeting here, Duterte than…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he will decide ‘very soon’ on the implementation of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) 5-percent premium rate increase.

‘It’s still under study but we’ll come to a conclusi…

MANILA: The government will continue defending the Philippines’ maritime territory and helping the Filipino fishermen, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.

Marcos issued the statement, in response to recent developments in the West Phili…