Philippines Star

“It’s about time” military and uniformed personnel contribute to their pension fund, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday as he pushed for the passage of a bill reforming their retirement fund system before the end of the year.

The Land Transportation Office has suspended the accreditation of new driving schools as it reviews regulatory guidelines.

The Department of Tourism hopes the new “Love the Philippines” tourism campaign could help achieve its goal of making the Philippines a “tourism powerhouse in Asia.”

Former vice president Leni Robredo yesterday led the celebration of the first anniversary of Angat Buhay Foundation, the non-government organization she founded and chaired after the end of her term last year.

Filipinos may enjoy another year of visiting Taiwan without a visa, after the self-ruled territory extended its visa-free entry policy for the Philippines, according to the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The National Innovation Council led by President Marcos has approved the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document 2023-2032, which contains strategies to achieve an ecosystem that promotes a culture of innovation driven by market demands, Malacañang said yesterday.

A day after his first anniversary in office, President Marcos maintained that his promises were not just campaign slogans, as he vowed to work until not a single Filipino suffers from hunger.

July 1 saw the “historic” showdown of three noontime shows. It would go down as one of the greatest moments in television history, sure to be talked about for years to come.

The Philippines just got a rebranded tourism campaign, but some of the elements of the past tourism brand remained.

The Philippines just got a rebranded tourism campaign, but some of the elements of the past tourism brand remained.

The Taguig City government provided assurance to the residents who have been directly affected by the two-decade dispute against Makati City.

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Mayon Volcano in Albay has experienced 254 rockfall events within the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

A congressman from Parañaque City has filed a bill requiring all shopping malls in urbanized cities in the country to have at least one dog station where owners can deposit their dogs while they roam the mall premises.

President Marcos instructed the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) yesterday to prioritize “problematic areas,” as it convened as a whole for the first time at Malacañang.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is appealing for an extension of tax cuts implemented under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises until the end of the year to allow businesses to fully recover from the impact of the lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economists believe that the recently approved wage hike in the National Capital Region (NCR) that takes effect this month, as well as pending increases in the provinces, could stoke inflation.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued an updated list of value added tax (VAT)-exempt medicines for various diseases such as cancer, hypertension and diabetes.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

A group campaigning for the elimination of trans fat in the country urged the public to report any manufacturers violating the order issued by the Department of Health on the removal of trans fatty acid in food products.