Advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana lamented that current rules on the medicinal use of the plant classified as a dangerous drug were too stringent.

Solidum, a geologist, has been working in the government since 1984.

“For our fellow OFWs who have been victims of the said companies, you can contact the BOC to strengthen the cases against the said exploitative consolidators and deconsolidators,” the BOC said.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocked various parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces in Luzon, Wednesday, prompting evacuations in different areas.

Rights group Karapatan said Acosta and his companion Jimenez were captured alive at around 2 a.m. on November 30 in Kabankalan City, but they were later tagged as casualties in an alleged encounter with the military.

“I am ecstatic that 19 of us colleagues in the Senate have come together to support the SOGIESC Bill. In just one day, we persuaded them to sign the committee report. I am even more encouraged that in this Congress, the SOGIE bill will finally be ...

Business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan sees President Marcos’ upcoming state visit to China as a good opportunity for both countries to discuss issues about oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea.

The Marcos administration is eyeing stronger diplomatic relations and cooperation with Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mauritania and Mongolia, particularly in the areas of agriculture and people-to-people exchange.

Antonio Katigbak, former managing and business editor of The STAR, died on Monday at his home in BF Homes, Parañaque. He was 77.

A joint administrative order on the construction of farm-to-market roads is expected to be signed by yearend, President Marcos said yesterday, as the government moves to ensure the efficient delivery of agricultural products to markets.