President Marcos yesterday personally extended his condolences to the family of murdered overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara and assured them of government assistance, including scholarship grants for her children. Marcos arrived at the wake of Ranara in Las Pinas City at around 4:10 p.m. and left at 4:45 p.m. He was accompanied by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople, Sen. Mark Villar and Las Pinas City Rep. Camille Villar. “I just wanted...

The government will spend P11.26 billion to acquire the right of way (ROW) in the initial segment of the Metro Manila Subway, but finishing the project by 2028 has become challenging due to a looming conflict with the upper class. Based on documents obtained by The STAR, the allocation will be used to pay for the 12 percent value added tax and customs duties of equipment to be deployed in the project. However, a hefty chunk of the budget will...

Investing in the development of education infrastructure and providing training in technology entrepreneurship are some areas that the Philippines must work on to be able to attract more foreign firms to set up technology hubs in the country, according to a Japanese cloud-based solutions provider. “The Philippines has an opportunity to attract more foreign companies to set up tech hubs in the country that serve the wider Asean region,...

Dark/Light Mode (04/01/23)  China Airlines has launched direct flights between Taipei and Da Nang, Vietnam. An important travel hub, Da Nang is China Airlines’ third scheduled service in the country and the first addition to the network in 2023. Taiwan-based China Airlines will operate the 3-hour route four times per week every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday using A321neo passenger aircraft configured with 180 seats, including 12 in...