2 die in Bukidnon highway mishap
COTABATO CITY — Two individuals died while five others were badly injured in a highway accident in Quezon town in Bukidnon on Monday.The accident involved a refrigerated truck full of frozen fish that rammed a van and a motorcycle into
Cabinet to focus on 16 major infra projects
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterTHE first full Cabinet meeting of the year tackled the 16 flagship infrastructure projects that need the government’s immediate attention, with the goal of achieving at least partial operations before the government steps
EVs, green tech seen driving nickel, copper demand in 2025
REUTERSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterMINERS are expected to encounter stronger demand for major Philippine minerals like copper, nickel, and gold in 2025, industry officials said.“We remain upbeat on nickel given that the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable
Tobacco excise collections on track to miss 2024 target
REUTERSTHE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it collected P130.91 billion in tobacco excise taxes in the first 11 months of 2024, well behind the pace needed to hit the year’s target of P185.34 billion.BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr.
November factory output contracts 4.2%
Workers are seen inside a manufacturing plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, March 1, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESFACTORY OUTPUT declined in November by 4.2% year on year, with the indicator dragged down by consecutive typhoons, the Philippine Statistics Authority