THE government is now forming five-man peace panels for the impending resumption of negotiations with communist and Moro secessionist rebels, Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential spokesman Edwin Full Article
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that consumers will continue to enjoy lower money transfer and remittance costs due to heightened competition between banks and companies that offer money Full Article
GIKOMPIRMA niadtong Lunes sa European Union’s anti-piracy task force nga adunay 18 ka tripolanteng Pinoy ang chemical tanker nga gi hijack sa mga piratang Somali sa southern Red sea. Matud pa sa Full Article
THE World Bank has approved a $4.974-million grant for climate change adaptation project in the Philippines to enable targeted rural communities to cope with the impact of climate change. The project Full Article
THE economy is poised to grow by 6.2 percent this year on the back of a recovering global environment, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said in its latest report on the country. IIF said Full Article
OFFICIALS of the Cabinet of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s will undergo training on how to conduct themselves better when dealing with the members of the media. Aquino himself had Full Article
COMBINED investment approvals of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Board of Investments (BOI) surged 192 percent to P231.3 billion during the first half of the year from P79.24 Full Article
DESPITE a nationwide crackdown on unauthorized use of “wang-wang,” or sirens and blinkers on vehicles, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has admitted it could not go after dealers Full Article
FORMER Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo David on Friday took over the top military post during the change of command at Camp Aguinaldo. David took over the military Full Article
MACROECONOMIC stability, governance, infrastructure, food security, as well as education and health should be the focus of the new administration’s development agenda, socioeconomic planners said Full Article
THE government has removed the tariff on imported steel, asphalt, crude oil and petroleum products. President Arroyo issued Executive Order 890 on June 10, setting a uniform zero tariff on imported Full Article