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DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Transportation and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) warned to confiscate the customized brakeless mini-bicycles assembled out of recycled bike parts that children use to go on group rides along the major thoroughfares here. CTTMO head Retired Col. Dionisio Abude said du

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is looking forward to continue its review of Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) deals under lower and adjusted thresholds once the two-year period under the Bayanihan 2 Act expires in September 2022. PCC This is part of the agenda set forth by the PCC

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) assessed only four merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions amounting to P470 billion in the past year due to the increase in the notification threshold. PCC Chairperson Arsenio M. Balisacan, in a year-end report, said two of these transactions were approved while the other two were…

(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he wants to raise the PHP5,000 Special Risk Allowance (SRA) of volunteer healthcare workers to augment the country's medical workforce amid soaring Covid-19 infections. In a prerecorded meeting with Cabinet officials, Duterte called on medical graduates who have completed the first four years of medical course or those waiting for results of their board exam to volunteer, vowing to increase their stipend. "In think that th...

Acclaimed experimental music duo Vapor Vespers is kicking off 2022 with the release of another duo of quirky, noir- and funk-tinged singles, Valise and Bent Omelette (DADA #1).

Lacson: Is circulating fake news in social media punishable by law?

THE year 2021 saw a number of major decisions and measures issued by the Supreme Court that were intended to shield the people against what some groups alleged as government-sanctioned killings, red-tagging and other forms of human-rights abuses. It has also refused to let its guard down against  the continued…

As the Philippines enters another year with a raging pandemic, the government should prop up its spending on structural reforms to make sure economic recovery will touch the lives of more Filipinos, economists told The STAR.

Follow this thread for updates on COVID-19 risk levels, safety measures, and data from Metro Manila's local government units. Photo: The STAR/Michael Varcas

TALK TO THE PEOPLE. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds weekly talk to the people in this undated photo to give the public updates on the government's Covid-19 response. Though his administration spent a lot of time and resources battling the pandemic, Duterte was no let-up in his campaign against corruption and illegal drugs. (Presidential photo) MANILA - During his last full year at Malacanan Palace, President Rodrigo R. Duterte may have prioritized the country's coronavirus disease 20...