THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said on Wednesday that member contribution rates will not rise because they are fixed by law, adding that it will seek to offset the loss of ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said value-added salt products are expected to expand opportunities for traditional producers in coastal communities. The salt products developed by the National ...

THE PHILIPPINES joins a select group of growing economies that will drive expanding meat consumption over the next decade or so, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organisation for ...

THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it endorsed a P30-billion heavy-section mill in Candelaria, Quezon, to the One Stop Action Center for Strategic Investments (OSACSI) for green-lane treatment. In a ...

THE Economy and Development Council has approved the P229.32-billion operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project. The council, chaired by President ...

THE PHILIPPINE government on Wednesday launched the first batch of long-idled Dalian train cars, more than a decade after they were bought from China, as it tries to ease congestion in Metro Manila’s ...

THE UNITED STATES said that it is looking to set up a boat maintenance facility in Palawan to service small watercrafts, the US Embassy in Manila said on Wednesday. “The facility will provide repair ...

Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a €43.8-billion ($50.88-billion) budget squeeze he outlined on Tuesday. Mr. Bayrou’s plan involves ...

JAKARTA — Indonesia said on Wednesday it had reached a trade deal with the United States after an “extraordinary struggle” in negotiations which resulted in a reduction of proposed US tariff rates on ...

A SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to prohibit the arrest and transfer of any person within Philippine territory to foreign jurisdiction without a court order, prompted by the arrest of former ...

MHICAELA “BELLA” BELEN is officially a Capital1 Solar Spiker. It was signed, sealed and delivered on Wednesday after Capital1 co-owner Milka Romero made the official announcement of this year’s top ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ legal victory in the 2016 South China Sea (SCS) arbitration case is embedded within the country’s Charter even if the ruling is not explicitly stated, a congressman said on Wednesday.