THE REPORT of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) on large-scale metallic mines will likely be made available to the public by the second quarter of next year, and will…

THE SENATE expressed support for an increase in funding for the Small Business (SB) Corp. microfinance program helping distressed enterprises, known as COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES). At a…

REUTERS LEGISLATORS approved on third reading late Monday a House bill promoting the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and laying out how they are to be regulated, setting parking quotas…

THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Tuesday that it has received no funding for its innovation programs, which are entitled to receive a P1-billion grant annually under Republic…

REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES is expected to benefit modestly from international tax rules to deter profit shifting by multinationals, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said. In an analysis published Tuesday,…

PHILSTAR SMUGGLED Chinese vegetables have entered the market via Subic port, such as carrots and cabbage, and must be avoided because of the uncertainty regarding their pesticide content, the Department…

PHILSTAR THE intellectual property office has signed a deal with the Film Development Council of the Philippines to promote copyright awareness and enforcement after piracy worsened during the pandemic. The…

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINES will start vaccinating the general population and minors against the coronavirus next month as it tries to reach herd immunity, according to the presidential…

PHILSTAR THE SUPREME Court (SC) has moved the bar examinations to January from November to prevent coronavirus transmissions, it said in a bulletin posted on its website on Tuesday. The…

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter HUMAN rights lawyers urged President Rodrigo R. Duterte to certify as urgent a bill that seeks to protect whistleblowers after the Senate lost contact…