The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has frozen an estimated P5 billion in assets with regard to the flood control anomalies, according to Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) executive ...

The bill includes a record ₱1.28-trillion allocation for the education sector— the highest ever in Philippine history. The House also kept a ₱255-billion cut from the Department of Public Works and ...

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is cold on proposals to slash the Philippines' value-added tax (VAT), saying this could hurt ...

South Korea's Kospi surged to a record high, adding 1.8% to 3,722.67 on buying of tech and auto stocks that was spurred by ...

The Department of Finance (DOF) will establish a multisectoral working group with private sector partners to tackle tax and ...

GLOBAL online learning platform Coursera has announced it is now one of OpenAI’s first-generation apps available on the ...

AXA, a worldwide leader in insurance, reaffirmed its commitment to the Philippines as a key growth market during the recent visit of its global leadership team.

As the country’s corruption scandals continue to unravel, the economy suffers. See for instance these reports in The STAR ...

Bloc on Wednesday denounced what it described as the “latest act of intimidation” by Chinese vessels against Philippine ships ...

The Philippines concluded talks with Canada on signing a "Status of Visiting Forces Agreement" in March. It signed a similar ...

TRANSMISSION RATES will decline on this month’s electricity bills after the reduction in ancillary service (AS) and transmission wheeling rates, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said.

THE Philippines continues to be “strong and resilient” and represents a “perfect” opportunity for potential European partners, according to Secretary Frederick D. Go, head of the Office of the Special ...