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An economist stated that aside from the economic restrictions imposed by the Constitution, issues in education and infrastructure also deter foreign investors from entering the country. Bank of the Philippine Islands Lead Economist Emilio Neri, during a webinar at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, said that there should be …

President Marcos wants government agencies to track the movement of illegal firearms in Mindanao with the goal of making the region peaceful, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said Friday.  The President also told the country’s troops in the region to lead as “peacemakers” as he outlined a …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. told the country’s troops to lead as “peacemakers” as he outlined a new approach to internal conflict during his visit to the Philippine Army’s headquarters in Agusan del Sur on Friday. The Chief Executive emphasized the dual role soldiers must play: fighting …

This photo shows some members of the Anti-Terrorism Council in a press conference at the Department of Justice on Feb. 16, 2024. (Philstar.com / Ian Laqui)  MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is exploring the possibility of transferring Myrna Mabanza, the recently arrested suspected financier of the Islamic …

Myrna Ajilul Mabanza did not resist arrest when policemen and soldiers arrived at her hideout and served her the warrants for her arrest. (Photo courtesy of Philstar.com / John Unson)  COTABATO CITY — The support of Muslim clerics in Sulu helped government operatives arrest the most wanted terrorist in the …

Senators reminded to honor ceasefire, self-imposed March timeline House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Thursday urged the Senate to “walk the talk” in its commitment to discuss economic Charter amendments and honor the ceasefire between the two chambers which Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri announced on …

The Office of the President has imposed a 90-day preventive suspension on the commissioner of the National Commission on Senior Citizens pending investigation of his administrative offenses.  In a four-page Notice of Charge, dated Feb. 2 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the suspension of Commissioner Reymar Mansilungan “takes …

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) beat the other conglomerate groups in a bidding war for the P170.6 billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rehabilitation project. In a media briefing on Friday, Feb. 16, at the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) office in Pasay …

Safe Spaces advocates launch national campaign to amend “Bawal Bastos Act” or Republic Act 11313 1) mandating schools to provide psychological, legal, and financial support for victim-survivors, 2) predators and enablers being charged with criminal and administrative cases, 3) revoking professional licenses and the blacklisting of campus predators, 4) establishing …

MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday ordered prosecutors handling tax evasion cases to take an active part in ensuring that charges are not dismissed. The reminder was issued following Thursday’s filing of tax evasion charges by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against two corporations issuing ghost or …