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The Philippine Star
DFNN hiking authorized capital stock to P2 B
Listed gaming technology firm DFNN Inc. is hiking its authorized capital stock to allow the company to issue additional shares to potential investors.
1 min |
December 10, 2025
The Philippine Star
BIZ HUB AT LIMA ESTATE: THE NEW CENTER OF BATANGAS
A complete ecosystem for business, lifestyle, and leisure comes together in Batangas' new center of commerce.
3 min |
December 10, 2025
The Philippine Star
STEELASIA TO OPEN COUNTRY'S FIRST STEEL SECTIONS MILL IN BATANGAS
SteelAsia, the country's flagship steel company, is nearing completion of its Lemery, Batangas steel mill and is set to start the operations by 2026.
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December 10, 2025
The Philippine Star
Monarchs, Lady Chiefs open MPVA title duel
GAME TODAY
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December 10, 2025
The Philippine Star
Fighting between Thailand, Cambodia spreads along contested border
Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand escalated along their contested border on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian neighbors both said they would not back down in defending their sovereignty.
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December 10, 2025
The Philippine Star
Christmas, the calm before the storm
Between the poorly attended Trillion Peso Protest March and the Christmas holidays upon us, there is a legitimate concern that Filipinos may end up cooling down with indifference to the greatest robbery in Philippine history.
3 min |
December 10, 2025
The Philippine Star
Privatization vs corruption: What readers say
Some weeks back, I wrote about privatization as a possible solution to our corruption woes. It elicited mixed reactions from readers, with some suggesting measures as extreme as abolishing some agencies altogether.
3 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Napoles gets life term for pork barrel scam
Janet Lim-Napoles will spend the rest of her life in prison after the Sandiganbayan sentenced her to over 100 years in cumulative jail terms for multiple counts of malversation and graft over the misuse of the late Benguet representative Samuel Dangwa’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Just
The Supreme Court's unanimous decision on the hijacking of PhilHealth funds was most just.
4 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Integrating in GAA unprogrammed appropriations ‘unconstitutional, repugnant’
The national government's practice of integrating “unprogrammed appropriations” in the annual General Appropriations Act approved by Congress is “unconstitutional” and even “repugnant,” according to a senior Supreme Court justice.
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
How will Australia's social media ban work?
There are an estimated 440,000 young Australian teens, ages 13 to 15, on Snapchat. On Instagram, 350,000 in that age group are active users, and on TikTok, 200,000. Even Facebook - not exactly squarely in the Gen Alpha zeitgeist - reportedly has 150,000.
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Sandigan rejects appeal to block refiling of Pharmally raps
The Sandiganbayan has upheld its earlier resolution allowing the withdrawal of the Pharmally cases for review and possible refiling by the Office of the Ombudsman.
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Phl bans pork imports from Taiwan
The government has temporarily halted imports of live pigs, pork meat, pig skin and other related products from Taiwan after authorities there reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), marking the second import source this month whose pork products have been banned following Spain.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
BBM: Let Mary's example guide leaders, unify nation
As the Catholic faithful celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception yesterday, President Marcos expressed hope that the occasion would inspire wisdom and discernment among national leaders and strengthen unity and hope among Filipinos.
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
14,600 cops to secure MM during holidays
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will deploy 14,600 personnel for the Christmas season, with half of them assigned to crowded areas.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
BOI-approved investments down 48% in 11 months
The value of investments approved by the government's lead investment promotions agency slid dramatically from January to November, amid fallout from the flood control scandal and broader uncertainty that weighed on business confidence.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
CLI raises P4 B from bond issuance
Leading developer in VisMin, Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) raised P4 billion from its oversubscribed sustainability-linked bond (SLB) offering, further securing its growth pipeline and reaffirming the market’s continued confidence in its long-term plans.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
SC urged to act on Rody, Bato ICC petitions
Following another claim that an arrest warrant has been issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen.
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
'Reliable regulatory environment key to attracting investors'
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will push for further reforms to ensure a reliable regulatory environment in the country, saying that economic momentum alone is not enough to attract investors.
3 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Pusong dalisay at tunay
A midst all the gloom and doom of our current situation, with seemingly no sign of any light at the end of the tunnel, my spirit was uplifted by two recent events I had the privilege of attending.
4 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
No weather disturbances this week – Pagasa
No weather disturbances are expected to hit the country this week following Tropical Depression Wilma, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
HYROX: THE RACE PEOPLE PAY TO SUFFER
Hyrox is the latest global fitness craze that has people willingly signing up to run eight kilometers and squeeze in eight brutal workout stations in between.
4 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
JuanHand secures multimillion-peso credit facility in Phl
WeFund Lending Corp., operator of the JuanHand online lending application, has secured a multmillion-peso credit facility with HSBC in the Philippines.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
EVERY WATT COUNTS: Phl charges ahead toward sustainable energy future
With sound government policies and innovative private-sector projects leading the way, every watt of electricity now carries the promise of a sustainable future — and the Philippines is determined not to lag behind.
4 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Senate to pursue independent probe commission
The Senate will continue pursuing its proposed Independent People’s Commission (IPC) to investigate alleged infrastructure anomalies, even after Malacañang’s signaling its reluctance to have the measure certified, the chamber’s leadership said Monday.
2 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Malversation, plunder raps eyed vs Bong Revilla
It's a “low-hanging fruit” and there is “enough evidence” to warrant the indictment and arrest possibly before Christmas - of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. for malversation or plunder in connection with flood control projects, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said yesterday.
3 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Barangay, SK poll registrants near 900,000
The number of those seeking to vote in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next year is nearing the 900,000 mark, the Commission on Elections said.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Batangas ambush: Vendor, daughter killed
A vendor and his daughter were killed after several men fired at their tricycle along a road in Barangay Butucan in Nasugbu, Batangas on Sunday.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Bernardo rules Asian chess
Darry Bernardo ruled the premier open section of the third Asian Chess Championships for players with disabilities to cap the host Philippines’ domination of the weeklong event in Tagaytay City.
1 min |
December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
HOW THE COVID LOCKDOWN HIT DIFFERENT FOR MIGRANT WORKERS
For Yasmin Ortiga, a UP sociologist and Singapore Management University associate professor who has long studied issues of migration, education and work, the COVID pandemic led to many questions about how we value our overseas workforce — especially when they are suddenly “stuck” without an opportunity to earn.
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