REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES has partially lifted a ban on poultry imports from Brazil in the form of mechanically-deboned meat (MDM). In a memorandum order Monday, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said poultry MDM from Brazil is now allowed after Brazilian authorities submitted documents detailing measures taken to prevent the meat from being infected with coronavirus […]
By John Patrick L. Paumig For foreign and domestic investors, selling shares in Philippine companies have always been fraught with difficulty and uncertainty. In the past, the most complex issue has been the determination of the fair market value of the shares to be sold. The rules created various complications and requirements that […]
PHILIPPIINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Vann Marlo M. Villegas and Gillian M. Cortez, Reporters LOCAL coronavirus infections have slowed, according to the chief enforcer of the government’s anti-virus efforts. The curve has flattened, while the country’s healthcare system has improved, national task force chief implementer Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. told an online news briefing on […]
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has pardoned a US marine whom a Philippine court convicted in 2015 for killing a transgender Filipino sex worker in a case that had ignited anti-American sentiment in the former US colony. Joseph Scott Pemberton, whose release for good conduct was held by prison officials after an appeal by his victim’s […]
THE TRANSPORTATION department has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard to help secure the country’s rail facilities after twin blasts in Jolo in Southern Philippines killed 14 people and wounded at least 75 others. The Coast Guard will deploy 40 K9 units at stations and facilities of the Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2, Metro […]
REUTERS More than 190,000 workers from 10,177 businesses have been displaced by the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor department said in its latest report. The agency said 89% of the workers came from companies that cut their workforce, while the rest lost their jobs because of permanent closures. It said 41, 560 displaced workers came from […]
Health dep’t warns DENR’s ‘white sand’ project can cause respiratory ailments INHALATION OF crushed dolomites placed along the shore of Manila Bay — a project being undertaken by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to create a ‘white sand’ effect — may have “adverse effects” in the respiratory system, the Health department said. […]
PHILSTAR Palace says Bayanihan 2 bill to be signed by mid-Sept THE SECOND law covering measures for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response will be signed not later than mid-September, Palace Spokesperson Harry L. Roque said on Monday. “I don’t think the first two weeks of September will pass without the bill being signed. I […]
CHEd Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III during Monday’s press teleconference on the resumption of collegiate sports training. — MIKE MURILLO TRAINING for collegiate student-athletes may start soon amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) said in a press teleconference on Monday. After thorough discussions with other government agencies tasked to […]
Philippine exports continue to slump amid the global recession. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN By Jenina P. Ibanez, Reporter PHILIPPINE EXPORTS’ return to growth could be as far away as 2022 after the effects of the pandemic caused a slowdown in operations that will likely prompt the government to revise its export targets for the next […]