THE Marcos administration will likely maintain control over the House of Representatives after the Philippine midterm elections, with admin-endorsed candidates benefiting from access to established ...

Gunmen killed a candidate for councilor and his sibling, who is an incumbent barangay chairman, while on their way to a polling site in Bayang, Lanao del Sur on Monday morning. The fatalities, Afganie ...

MORE than 4,000 prisoners across several facilities under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) cast their ballots for the midterm polls on Monday. BuCor told reporters in a Viber chat that 4,125 ...

Last year marked a significant chapter in tax reform, with new laws enacted to amend and update the National Internal Revenue Code (Tax Code). Among these is Republic Act (RA) No. 12023, which imposes ...

THE 17% tariff the US is poised to charge Philippine goods, while favorable compared to rest of the region, is not enough to overcome Vietnam’s cost advantage in furniture, the Chamber of Furniture ...

FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto said digital service providers (DSPs) are likely to absorb the new value-added tax (VAT) on digital services, instead of passing the cost on to consumers.

FARMER organizations urged would-be legislators to file measures that would halt the conversion of farmland, citing the need to ensure food security. Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the P20-per-kilo rice program will be offered in more regions, with funding and rice inventories deemed sufficient to support such an expansion. The DA ...

China trade talks this weekend aimed at cooling a trade war between the world’s two largest economies and dispelling some of ...

THE E-MAILS started pouring in on April 9, the day US President Donald J. Trump’s 145% tariff on Chinese imports took effect. Clients were canceling orders for toys from Huntar Company Inc.’s factory ...

WHILE in the middle of its PBA Philippine Cup title-retention drive, Meralco is plotting its buildup for next month’s Basketball Champions League Asia. “It’s exciting anytime you get to go out the ...

Contenders for South Korea’s presidency kicked off their campaigns on Monday, vowing to unify a deeply polarized society and spur economic growth while navigating trade negotiations with the United ...