The Sandiganbayan has found businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles guilty beyond reasonable doubt of 10 counts each of graft and malversation over the alleged diversion of P50 million intended for farm input assistance, while acquitting former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Undersecretary Jerry E....
The construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) extension to Cavite may begin soon after the Villar family expressed openness to donate its property for the project, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the Light Rail Transit...
The Philippines expects the United States (US) to consider exempting its imports from the threat of a 12.5-percent tariff following the creation of an inter-agency body tasked with probing the alleged importation of goods produced with forced labor. “It should be,” Department of Trade and...
The government is offering expansive tax relief to large corporations and top exporters under new implementation guidelines designed to spur industrial investment and lower operational overheads. Under a Department of Finance (DOF) regulation signed by Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go, companies...
Another $1-billion loan has been added to the World Bank’s financing pipeline for the Philippines, aimed at strengthening government disaster preparedness and response amid increasing climate as well as natural hazard risks. The World Bank disclosed in a July 22 program information document...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to protect at least three million hectares (ha) of land used to harvest rice in the country from reclassification, as part of its efforts to strengthen oversight on land conversion. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA will soon issue its...
SOUTH COTABATO — Renewable energy developer Apolaki Seven Inc. and its German parent company ib vogt GmbH have energized the first phase of Mindanao’s first utility-scale, ground-mounted solar power facility, marking a critical milestone in the Philippines’ push to strengthen regional energy...
Government agencies’ spending efficiency weakened in the first half of 2026, with slower utilization of cash allocations leaving ₱84.3 billion in unused cash authority, largely due to lower fund utilization by the education and public works sectors. The latest Department of Budget and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering linking the volume of foreign rice that traders can bring into the country to their investments in the rice sector, as it pursues another restriction to limit the impact of rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA is...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is seeking additional funding of up to ₱5 billion for Small Business (SB) Corp. to support its loan programs for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including young entrepreneurs. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said the DTI is seeking a higher...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is strengthening its oversight of the country 's food supply and agricultural value chain through a digital platform backed by South Korea 's agriculture agency. The DA launched the Agriculture-based Central Data Ecosystem (AbCDE) platform on Wednesday,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has delayed the approved importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of various fish and aquatic products to the fourth quarter from August to cushion the potential impact of El Niño. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel told reporters on Wednesday, July 22,...
