Photo shows the NAIA Terminal 3. The Manila International Airport Authority is targeting to complete the construction of an immigration annex at the NAIA Terminal 3 arrival area by December this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF RAPPLER

Improvements at NAIA being fast-tracked – MIAA

IMPROVEMENTS at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the country's main gateway, are being fast-tracked, its management said yesterday. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA),...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill No. 2233 or "An Act Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships." PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

New PPP bill certified as urgent

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent a bill that aims to strengthen public-private partnerships. In a letter addressed to Senate President Juan Miguel...

BIR axes 26 employees, suspends 2 for violations

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said yesterday at least 26 employees have been removed and two were suspended since last year due to...
House Bill No. 8462 proposes to create the Onion Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (OCEF). OCEF will be spent on development and support programs for the benefit of onion farmers and the country’s onion industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Fund creation proposed to support onion farmers

A BILL providing for an Onion Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (OCEF) has been proposed in the House of Representatives. The proposal, under House Bill 8462 stating...
Social Security System (SSS) Zamboanga branch’s Accounts Management Section Senior Analyst Erwin L. Salcedo discusses with job order workers in attendance the SSS mandate, the value of SSS membership, and the advantages of the KaSSSangga Collect Program.

SSS preps TESDA IX JO workers for their social security membership

THE Social Security System (SSS), through its branch and service offices in Western Mindanao, conducted SSS orientations to 116 job order (JO) and contractual...
The Department of Energy (DOE) inaugurates two units of battery electric vehicle (EV) buses and EV Fast Charging Station at the DOE head office in Taguig City. This initiative of the DOE-Energy Utilization Management Bureau aims to promote cleaner transportation options. DOE PHOTO

P6.8-B energy efficiency investments recorded in 2021-2022 – DOE

BILLIONS of pesos worth of investments in energy efficiency have been recorded by the Department of Energy (DOE) in the past two years. The DOE,...

FDI net inflows drop to $548M in March

FOREIGN direct investments (FDIs) into the Philippines posted a double-digit decline in March as investors factored in concerns over slower economic growth prospects across...
Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary Christina Frasco gets to see the wonders of the sea during a dive in Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro province on April 12, 2023. The DOT has renewed its commitment to champion sustainable tourism on World Ocean Day. DOT PHOTO

PH vows to advocate sustainable tourism

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) renewed its commitment to champion sustainable tourism. The agency said it will promote Philippine destinations in a way that will...
Survey conducted by OCTA Research from March 24 to 28, 2023 found that 50% of respondents across the country think the economy will be better than the present, higher than the 46% recorded in October 2022. MICHAEL VARCAS/ PHILIPPINE STAR PHOTO

Half of Filipinos optimistic about economic growth – OCTA Survey

HALF of adult Filipinos think the local economy will post an improvement in the next six months, while some 40% believe there will be...
Flights over Kanlaon volcano in Negros island are prohibited up to 9 a.m. today. SCREENGRABBED FROM CHOY LANDO PHOTOGRAPHY FB PAGE

No flying over Kanlaon, Mayon and Taal – CAAP

AIRCRAFT are still advised to avoid flying close to the summits of the Kanlaon, Mayon and Taal volcanoes, the Civil Aviation Authority of the...