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TORONTO/TOKYO -- US Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the International...

LISTED Basic Energy Corp. is allocating around P1.9 billion for the development of a 43.41-megawatt alternating current (MWac) solar power project in Cadiz...

On July 25, 2016, President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivered his first State of the Nation Address during the opening of the 17th Congress at the House of...

By Arra B. Francia Reporter FRENCH PHARMACEUTICAL company Sanofi Pasteur on Monday, Dec. 4, dispelled reports that three patients who received the dengue...

THE DEFICIT in the agricultural goods trade narrowed 26.9% in December to $668.35 million, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics...

PHILIPPINE SHARES climbed on Wednesday following the release of soft US economic data, which could lead the US Federal Reserve to pause its tightening cycle...

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it is awaiting formal notification from the House of Representatives regarding the resignation of a...

MORE than a million doses of coronavirus vaccines that are more effective against new strains are set to arrive in the Philippines in three to four weeks, the...

CARGILL, the global grains trader, sees the future of protein in the humble pea. In a joint venture at a Wisconsin plant, flour milled from Iowa yellow peas is...

THE GOVERNMENT needs to establish a fertilizer database to improve transparency on the cost components that go into prices charged by dealers, according to the...

US FEDERAL RESERVE Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that stablecoins are a good thing for the US payments system, but he doubts the financial system...

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has approved the resolution of the Board of Pardons and Parole simplifying the application procedures for parole and executive...

THE value-added tax (VAT) on digital media and advertising is projected to bring the government P102.12 billion in revenue by 2029, a Department of Finance...

Boards play a critical role in helping management teams find ways to thrive in unpredictable circumstances as organizations today find themselves navigating a...

A recruitment platform for Filipino blue-collar workers, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), was launched on Thursday, aiming to transform and streamline...

CEBU PACIFIC is further boosting its Iloilo hub with the launch of three domestic routes in December, the budget carrier said on Monday. In a statement, Cebu...

DAMAGE CAUSED by the recent string of typhoons and massive floods is estimated to shave 0.15 percentage point off the already grim gross domestic product (GDP)...

SECURITY FORCES are on heightened alert as Davao City hosts the Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet 2019, which opened Jan. 27, and amid the...

GCash now offers online shopping insurance protection in partnership with Igloo, a Singapore-based insurance technology (insurtech) firm. Users can choose to...

A MYSTERIOUS package arrived earlier this month, along with an invitation to attend a Zoom session. The package, sent by Don Papa Rum, was filled with bottles...

TWO NEWLY ENACTED LAWS are seen to strengthen operations of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), with monetary officials noting they will now have a better...

PHILIPPINE authorities said they arrested an Indonesian woman who was carrying eight kilos of crystal meth worth P54 million in her carry-on bag from her...

CONGLOMERATE San Miguel Corp. (SMC) intends to build more liquified natural gas (LNG) power plants with over 5,000 megawatts (MW) of capacity over the next...

THE PESO rebounded against the dollar on Thursday as the November US consumer price index (CPI) was within market expectations, boosting bets of another US...

While digital technologies are not new for several homes and businesses, their usage and significance accelerated. Essentially, they support humans to...

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE (EC) pills, also known as morning-after pills, are a means of contraception known to only 1 out of 4 Filipino women, showing a lack of...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo on Monday scoffed at five US senators who called for the release of Senator Leila M. de Lima and the dropping of...

THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the reissued Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at lower rates as high liquidity drove demand and with players...

TRIVOR U. LATAYAN, 29, has been working as a bank accounting associate at Bayer Business Services Philippines, Inc. in Manila since 2019.

The Fiddler on the Roof is a 1964 drama-musical by Joseph Stein, a Jewish-American writer, with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The story is...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines is working to improve market access to Japan for key fruit products like bananas, pomelos, and mangoes....

ABOITIZPOWER Corp. through its subsidiary, has partnered with Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc. (UGEP) to pursue solar rooftop projects. In a media release on...

THE SENATE Ways and Means Committee chairman said he plans on wrapping up consultations on a bill seeking to simplify tax rates for passive income and...

EMPERADOR, Inc. is expecting revenues from China to double at the end of the year as it has been recording double-digit sales growth from overseas markets in...

PXP Energy Corp. (PXP) trimmed its net loss to P3.68 million in the second quarter from P18.81 million in the same period last year as a result of higher...

THE PESO sank against the dollar on Monday on expectations of smaller rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve this year following mixed jobs data. The local unit...

GOTYME BANK expects its customer base to continue growing amid increased demand for digital financial services and as it leverages partnerships. GoTyme Bank...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it will provide a fuel subsidy worth P3,000 to farmers that own or rent machinery for crop, livestock, and poultry...

House Bill No. 7042, or the Virtual Marriage Bill, seeks to amend the essential requisites of marriage under the Family Code in order to allow the virtual...

HENNESSY is studying a plan to bottle cognac in China, the company owned by French luxury giant LVMH said on Tuesday, prompting hundreds of workers at its...

RATES of Treasury bills (T-bills) could move sideways with an upward bias this week on hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve chief and as the government...

LEADERS of youth and activist groups, along with their lawyers, denied sedition and related charges on Wednesday, saying complaints tied to the Sept. 21...

LISTED Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) plans to raise at least $300 million through a dollar-denominated senior unsecured guaranteed notes issuance to refinance...

THE Palace has said that the process of abolishing the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States of America has begun, this...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) took off-cycle action today, hiking benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.5% to re-anchor inflation...

ABOITIZ Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) reported a 64% drop in core net income to P3.2 billion in the first quarter as its business units registered slower growth...

BATANGAS Rep. Leandro Antonio L. Leviste said on Wednesday he would respond to allegations of violations involving the solar power and holding company he...

EXPORTERS said they are banking on the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE...

THE EIGHT rescued Filipino crew members of the MV Eternity C are now in the joint custody of Philippine government agencies in Jeddah and their shipping...

COACH Mark Torcaso expects the Filipinas to come out of their 19th Asian Games experience, especially the tough matchups with elite sides Korea and Japan,...

ABOITIZ Upgrade Solar, Inc. (AUSI) has inked a long-term solar power purchase agreement with cement manufacturer Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc....

THE PHILIPPINE delegation to a trade show in China last month generated $462 million in export sales commitments and onsite bookings for food products, or...

Bases Conversion and Development Authority has put urban transformation into action as seen in Bonifacio Global City and Newport City in Metro Manila.

THE two chambers of Congress on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to use the government share of the Malampaya fund as subsidy to...

The Trump administration intends to accept a Boeing BA.N 747-8 plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family that would then be outfitted to serve as Air Force...

THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) expects to resolve the intra-party dispute of the ruling PDP-Laban party this month, according to a commissioner.

NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDI) fell to a three-month low in March, with first-quarter inflows also dropping by more than 40% year on year,...

KAI SOTTO wants more. The 7-foot-3 Filipino center is still not satisfied with his performance in extended minutes against Angola as he hopes to contribute...

DEBUTANT Meralco and TNT sustained losses on the road in their respective East Asia Super League (EASL) assignments Wednesday night. The shorthanded Bolts were...

WHILE SPORTS continue to take a hit amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the College of Saint Benilde (CSB) is choosing to go against the...

EARNINGS of Puregold Price Club, Inc. jumped 17% in the first quarter, as consumers began panic-buying before the lockdown was implemented in mid-March.

THE PROBLEM of underaged drinking is being tackled through theater, workshops, online promos and games, and essay-writing and video-making competitions in the...

D-Link, a leading global provider of networking solutions, and VST ECS, a premier IT distributor with an extensive channel network in the Philippines,...

NISSAN PHILIPPINES, INC. (NPI) recently introduced its new president in ceremonies at the Okada Manila, Pasay City. Juan Manuel Hoyos, officially appointed...

By Jaspearl Emerald G. Tan The House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday night separately ratified several bicameral committee reports, including a bill...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday ruled out the possibility of allowing Islamic State (IS)-linked militants to flee a southern city in exchange for the...

MANULIFE PHILIPPINES has rolled out a new investment platform which allows Filipino clients to invest in real property across Asia-Pacific, at a time when...

RCBC SAVINGS Bank, the thrift banking arm of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), booked higher earnings in the first six months of the year, keeping the...

A VETERAN congressman on Thursday put Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio to task for calling critics of her multimillion-peso confidential funds enemies of the...

LISTED CONGLOMERATE Ayala Corp. has moved to secure regulatory flexibility for future fund-raising after its board approved a plan to register up to P30...

THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) said on Thursday that it seized smuggled agarwood worth P750,000 in a Pasay City warehouse. In a statement, the BoC said that it...

MATI City, capital of Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines, recently launched its P45-million poultry dressing plant in collaboration with chicken...

CAMBODIA has proposed that rice form the core of expanded economic ties with the Philippines, alongside tourism. Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor...

LISTED property developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) has secured regulatory approval to register a new subsidiary as it prepares to expand into Luzon. The...

PHILIPPINE SHARES are expected to move sideways in the coming days as investors continue to digest key data released last week and remain cautious ahead of the...

THE Philippine Statistics Authority said the average retail price of bone-in pork increased in nine trading centers between Jan. 1 and Jan. 5. Prices were up...

THE MAIN INDEX sustained its climb on Tuesday and broke into the 5,700 level, as investor optimism was fueled by positive trade data from China.

THE PHILIPPINES can boost its revenue collections by expanding its value-added tax (VAT) base and improving tax administration, the World Bank said.

JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) said it is withdrawing its plan to issue up to P8 billion in preferred shares due to strong growth in its domestic business and a...

RENEWABLE ENERGY developer Wyn Power Corp. is set to begin construction on its 50-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar power project in Taysan, Batangas, valued at P1.5...

UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) extended its reign with yet another general championship in UAAP Season 87 and in the process inherited the hosting torch from...

A GROUP of legislators will ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision denying jurisdiction over the provincial bus ban along the main thoroughfare EDSA...

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 3,564 coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 342,816.

YOUNG LIVING, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company selling essential oils, has officially launched its Philippine headquarters located in Bonifacio Global...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued cease-and-desist orders against six financing and lending companies for failing to comply with...

ANTHONY Davis erupted for a season-high 55 points, four shy of his career high, and recorded his 10th consecutive double-double with 17 rebounds as the Los...

LISTED fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. is expecting to hit P25 billion to P26 billion in gross revenue by the end of the year, up from...

THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), sitting en banc, affirmed the cancellation of the P292-million tax deficiency assessment against energy firm Conal Holdings...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is exempting imports of prescription drugs to treat diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension from value-added tax (VAT).

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues its crackdown against illegal lenders with the issuance of a cease and desist order (CDO) against 11...

The 3rd Manila International Dance Festival (MIDFest) will take center stage from Sept. 19 to 21, 2025, across iconic cultural and historical sites in Metro...

THE sugar industry has called on the government to admit all interested parties, including sugar producers, industrial users, and accredited traders to the...

THE INTELLECTUAL Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has designated Ann Claire C. Cabochan as deputy director general for operations. In a statement on...

MARCUS MORRIS and Jayson Tatum combined to score 52 points as the short-handed Boston Celtics won their sixth game in a row by defeating the visiting New...

THE ANTI-RED Tape Authority (ARTA) is considering proposing new rules that would speed up the issuing of permits for telecommunications underground works.

THE CENTRAL BANK will likely observe a pause in its rate easing with liquidity ample, but it could be keeping another reduction in reserve to boost growth...

THE PHILIPPINES has signed an agreement with India to collaborate on the development of financial technology (fintech), the Department of Finance (DoF) said....

THE highest policy-making body of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman has warned against the risks posed by priority legislation that would open up...