Sandiganbayan chief judge named
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday appointed Geraldine Faith A. Econg as the new head judge of the Philippines’ anti-graft court.Ms. Econg, 57, served nearly nine years as associate justice of the Sandiganbayan, heading the special court’s
Sandiganbayan clears ex-VP Binay, son of graft over P1.3-B school building
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court acquitted former Vice-President (VP) Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. and ex-Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. of graft charges in connection to the P1.3-billion Makati City Science High School contract, granting their dismissal
ARTA, CoA urged to probe PhilHealth
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASA LAWMAKER on Thursday urged the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) to investigate what he described as management “inefficiencies” of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).The government should conduct “special audits” on PhilHealth to
Public support for VP ouster should press Congress to act, impeachment lawyer says
PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORA WEDNESDAY survey result showing that four in 10 Filipinos are in favor of ousting Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio should press the Philippine Congress to unseat her, according to a lawyer of impeachment complainants.In a statement
Bill eyes interest-free loans for MSMEs
BW FILE PHOTOA BILL seeking to promote the growth of Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing them with interest-free loans was filed at the House of Representatives last month.House Bill (HB) No. 11212, filed by Zamboanga City
SWS: 6 in 10 Filipinos in favor of House ‘quad committee’ probe
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOSIX in 10 Filipinos are in favor of the congressional probe by the House of Representatives into illegal drugs, extrajudicial killings and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), according to a November-December survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS).The
BCDA unit to run La Union seaport
BAGUIO CITY — State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) authorized its subsidiary, Poro Point Management Corp., (PPMC), to manage the interim operations of the San Fernando Seaport in La Union following the lease contract expiration of the seaport’s previous
P3.4-M drugs seized in PDEA-BARMM operation
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCOTABATO CITY — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P3.4 million worth of crystal meth (shabu) from a couple entrapped in Barangay Poblacion 5 in Cotabato City on Wednesday.Gil Cesario P. Castro, director of PDEA-Bangsamoro
Fibocom Launches the Fibocom AI Stack to Facilitate On-device AI Deployment with a Fully Manageable Service at CES 2025
Fibocom, a global leading provider of AIoT solutions and wireless communication modules, announces its brand-new Fibocom AI Stack, an integrated set of hardware, AI tools, AI engines, resourceful AI models, offering a fast-to-deploy solution for industry customers to intelligentize their
Fibocom Debuts Industry-first “AI Buddy” Set to Expand AI-enhanced Interaction to Consumer-centric Scenarios at CES 2025
Fibocom, a global leading provider of AIoT solutions and wireless communication modules, debuts the industry-first “AI Buddy” catering to bring an AI-enhanced real-time interaction to broader consumer-centric scenarios at CES 2025. The AI Buddy innovatively integrates a Fibocom’s self-developed – Fibocom