PHILSTAR THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said the draft order authorizing 350,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar is intended to backstop domestic supply following shortfalls in local production. Administrator Hermenegildo R. Serafica said in a statement on Monday: “What the detractors of imports have failed to consider is the issue of food security, in particular, […]Read More

DAVAO CITY GOVT. THE GOVERNMENT has invited bidders to participate in an auction for the contract to supply buses to the P73.93-billion Davao City bus system project. The Transportation department said the government is seeking suppliers of diesel and electric buses for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project. The auction is “open to bidders from […]Read More

MINDANAO TRADE EXPO FOUNDATION, INC. – MTEFI FB PAGE THE full potential of trade deals available to micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) exporters remains largely untapped, pointing to a need for the government to talk up the advantages of such preferential arrangements, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. “The government must empower […]Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS WHOLESALE PRICE growth of construction materials in Metro Manila eased to a four-month low in February, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Monday. The construction materials wholesale price index in the National Capital Region (NCR) rose 5.2% year on year in February, slowing from 5.3% […]Read More

Last month, the Philippines adopted the 10-Point Policy Agenda on Economic Recovery to accelerate and sustain economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through Executive Order (EO) No. 166. Among the principles laid down by EO No. 166 is the resumption of economic and social activity, removal of age-based restrictions on mobility, and the further expansion […]Read More

PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter A PARTY-list group on Monday asked the Finance department to seize the bank accounts of the administrators and beneficiaries of the estate of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos for failing to pay billions of pesos in taxes in the past two decades. In a […]Read More

DPWH REGION-8 OFFICE THE NUMBER coding scheme has been lifted this week starting April 12, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Monday.    The agency said this is in consideration of the observance of Holy Week when people usually travel to their hometowns or holiday destinations.    In the past two years, mobility restrictions prompted by […]Read More

THE BROOKLYN NETS won their regular-season finale on Sunday and secured the best seed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference play-in tournament this week. The Nets finished the season 44-38 after fending off the Indiana Pacers, 134-126. As the No. 7 seed in the East, they will host the No. 8 Cleveland Cavaliers […]Read More

PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT Leni Robredo in Dagupan, Pangasinan sortie on April 8. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS I have written in this space many times before that survey rankings change over the campaign period. That is because the rankings reflect the sentiments of the voters at the time the survey was conducted. A lot of things can […]Read More

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron — BLOOMBERG PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron is set to face his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French election in a re-run of their 2017 contest that will reverberate across Europe. Mr. Macron got 27.6% of the vote compared with 23.4% for Ms. Le Pen, according to […]Read More