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August 06, 2024

Damayan brings relief to flood-hit families

Days after floods spawned by Typhoon Carina devastated swaths of Metro Manila, volunteers of Operation Damayan, The Philippine STAR's humanitarian arm, conducted relief operations in Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City on Saturday.

1 min

House panel OKs tax exemption on donation to athletes

A proposal to exempt from taxes donations and prizes for athletes joining international sports competitions has hurdled the House of Representatives committee on ways and means.

4 mins

Marbil vows to return VP Sara's trusted cops

Senators grill PNP chief

1 min

DepEd: 42 public schools have yet to start classes

Forty-two schools remained unable to open classes for school year (SY) 2024-2025 yesterday due to flooding from heavy rains, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported.

4 mins

'Very thin oil sheens' seen from 2 vessels - PCG

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to monitor the \"very thin oil sheens\" seen from two of the three vessels that sank and ran aground off Bataan.

2 mins

House believes drug syndicates use POGOS for money laundering

The House of Representatives believes that drug syndicates in the country use illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to launder dirty money, as proven by a series of investigations among several committees.

1 min

BBM hails enhanced Phl-Germany defense cooperation

The enhanced defense cooperation between the Philippines and Germany is crucial in upholding international law and addressing geopolitical issues, especially in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos said yesterday.

2 mins

'PhilHealth rate cut could impact services'

The proposal to slash the contribution rates of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members may be detrimental to them in the long run as this could impact benefits and services, according to several economists.

2 mins

No PUVMP consolidation extension, LTFRB insists

The public utility vehicle modernization program's franchise consolidation deadline will not be extended despite a Senate resolution calling for the suspension of the PUVMP implementation, according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

1 min

SoKor opens doors to Pinoy caregivers

For the first time, Koreans are opening their households to Filipino caregivers.

1 min

Congress probe sought on P6-B agri training fund

Farmers' group Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) yesterday asked Congress to conduct an inquiry on how the P6-billion rice fund allotted for agricultural training and extension programs was spent.

2 mins

Baste dared to charge Davao region cop chief

Davao region police director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III yesterday dared Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte to file perjury charges against him if the mayor could show proof that he lied.

1 min

Bangladesh PM resigns, flees

As protesters roam streets

1 min

Israel says no change in defense policy for now'

Israel's army said Sunday it had not changed \"as of now\" its policy for protecting civilians, as Iran and Hezbollah are expected to avenge killings blamed on Israel of two senior members.

1 min

UK PM holds emergency meeting over far-right riots

UK leader Keir Starmer will hold an emergency response meeting today after further far-right riots broke out across England over the weekend following the murder of three children last week.

1 min

BAMBOL'S FORECAST ON TARGET

A few days before the Paris Olympics began last week, POC president and Tagaytay City Mayor Bambol Tolentino boldly predicted the Philippines would deliver more medals than the haul at the 2020 Tokyo Games

1 min

YULO'S NAME ETCHED IN HISTORY

Maybe to many or for some, life is never clear.

2 mins

BSP can hold rates 'for the time being'

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) can keep the country's policy settings unchanged, but a rate cut is still possible if price pressures continue to ease.

2 mins

NAIA passengers breach 25-M mark

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) grew its passenger numbers by double digits in the first semester, putting it on track to hit the 50 million mark by yearend.

1 min

BAP expects formal PSE offer for PDS stake buyout this week

The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) is expecting a formal offer from the Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) in buying its stake in the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS) this week.

1 min

BOSALES Cebu Pacific receives 3 new Airbus planes

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has received an additional three aircraft from Airbus to support its fleet expansion, as the airline closes in on its busiest season with new routes to be flown to.

1 min

Gov't urged to fast-track coffee, coconut intercropping

The government should prioritize intercropping coffee with coconut in at least 144,000 hectares of land in the CALABARZON region to achieve sufficiency in coffee under its program bankrolled by the coconut levy trust fund, industry groups said.

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