MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Ramon S. Ang has acquired a 25.7-percent stake in Lopez Inc. from the family branch of Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, as the latter moves to close the chapter on a long-running family dispute.…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will assess the United States’ request to extradite alleged sex offender and sect leader Apollo Quiboloy, including how the proceedings abroad may affect the criminal cases he is facing…
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Calayan, Cagayan, recovered suspected rocket debris along the coastline of Barangay Babuyan Claro on Thursday. The debris was found floating in the waters off the barangay…
MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) recorded a 27.8-percent decline in net income in the first half of the year, as higher benefit payouts and expenses outpaced gains in member contributions and investment earnings. The…
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.9 percent in June, up from 4.8 percent in May, as the number of jobless Filipinos increased to 2.59 million from 2.50 million, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…
LUCENA CITY – Residents rescued a large sea turtle, locally known as a “pawikan,” after it wandered onto the shore near a beach resort in Jomalig, Quezon, on Thursday night (July 30), before safely releasing it back…
MANILA, Philippines — Acting on President Marcos’ call for tax relief, Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday introduced a bill raising the annual income tax exemption ceiling to P350,000. If enacted, Senate Bill No.…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) said it may take about a year to fully eliminate the system loss charge from electricity bills, citing the need for infrastructure upgrades, regulatory adjustments, and intensified measures against…
Airfares within and out of the Philippines are set to climb starting August as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved a steep hike in the jet fuel surcharge, driven by a fresh surge in global oil prices.…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called on Congress to swiftly amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), proposing the removal of system loss charges imposed on electricity consumers, saying it is unjust…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that his administration’s campaign against corruption would spare no one, including members of his own family and political allies, pointing to the ongoing investigation by the Office…
Filipino motorists are set to feel the pinch this week, with oil companies preparing to raise pump prices by roughly P7 per liter starting Tuesday — one of the steeper single-week increases so far this year. Unioil…
