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The Board of Investments (BOI) has already breached the P1-trillion investment level as of October this year, said Trade and Industry Secretary and BOI Chairman Alfredo E. Pascual With this accomplishment, Pascual told reporters in a chance interview at the opening of the Philippine Franchise Asia and Expo on Friday, …

This photo shows the mastermind of the “pork barrel scam” Janet Lim-Napoles. MANILA, Philippines — Pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles has been found guilty yet again, this time for her involvement in the misappropriation of the Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) of a former lawmaker. The SandiganBayan on Friday convicted Napoles of …

(Photo courtesy of DA Facebook page) MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has invited Italian private businesses to invest in the Philippines through modernizing agricultural facilities. In a statement Friday, DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said among the country’s interests are in smart agriculture technologies, scaled-up mechanization, commercial scale-oriented technologies, …

The schedule of the policy, also called the unified vehicular volume reduction program or UVVRP, will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Philstar.com/Irra Lising)  MANILA, Philippines — The number coding scheme imposed on major roads in Metro Manila before the COVID-19 pandemic will be reinstated anytime soon, according to …

Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory. U.S. fighter jets hit …

The government is creating a carve-out for the carbon tax on home heating oil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Government will also double the rural supplement in the carbon tax rebate program. The government is creating a carve-out for the carbon tax on home heating oil, Prime Minister Justin …

The cost to Canadians of protecting the prime minister and his family shot up over the last two fiscal years to its highest level in two decades, an analysis by CBC News reveals. Security costs also rose sharply under former prime minister Stephen Harper. The cost to Canadians of protecting …

A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened Maine residents stayed locked in their homes. Police responded to an active shooter at …

A prominent journalist in the Gaza Strip attended a funeral for multiple members of his immediate family on Thursday and returned to air, just a day after his loved ones lost their lives in a reported Israeli airstrike in the besieged territory. Wael Dahdouh lost wife, a son, daughter and …

Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole says he was surprised to learn from Canada’s spy agency that the Chinese government likely would continue to target him even after he left politics. Former Conservative leader took questions from MPs at a committee hearing Thursday. Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole says he was …