GILAS PILIPINAS WOMEN headline a stacked cast made up of local and foreign teams in the third season of the Manila Hustle 3×3 on Feb. 8 to 9 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall.Gilas will be led by

CHINA COAST GUARD VESSEL 5901, nicknamed the “monster ship,” off the coast of Capones Island, Zambales on Jan. 4, 2025. — PHILIPPINE COAST GUARDBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterCHINA’S biggest coast guard vessel has left the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone

UNSPLASHBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTECH GIANT Meta Platforms, Inc.’s move to do away with fact-checkers on its social media platforms could aid disinformation ahead of midterm elections in May, analysts said.Karl Patrick R. Mendoza, an associate professor at the

PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE PHILIPPINES’ influenza-like cases fell by 17% or 37,000 last year, according to health authorities, as the World Health Organization (WHO) flagged rising respiratory infections earlier this month.The Southeast Asian nation logged 179,227 influenza-like illnesses in 2024,

U.S. NAVY PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday approved the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act No. 12021, the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, codifying seafarer’s rights based on international laws, standards and practices, and conventions.The

Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose by 2.7% year on year in January, central bank data showed. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday committed to provide more than 200 Filipino workers pardoned

BW FILE PHOTOA PHILIPPINE senator on Wednesday called on the Social Security System (SSS) to double its efforts to collect the more than P90-billion debt from firms before it raises contribution rates.“We also need to look at their shortcomings and

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued guidelines for reimbursing the travel expenses of offloaded passengers.The agency’s joint memorandum circular outlines the criteria and procedures for reimbursing all international-bound Filipino passengers who were deferred by the Immigration department

BUREAU OF CUSTOMSTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) seized a total of 1,572 smuggled goods last year, amounting to P84.36 billion.“Turning to our enforcement efforts, the Bureau of Customs intensified its campaign against smuggling. So from January to November 2024, we