PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter PHILIPPINE inflation cooled for a fourth straight month in May to the lowest in a year as food and transport prices eased, the local statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving the central bank room to keep key rates steady. The consumer price index slowed to 6.1% from […]
philstar By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has approved the blueprint for the Philippine export industry, days after its membership in the world’s biggest free trade agreement took effect, according to the Trade department. Under the Philippine Export Development Plan, the government will enforce “industry-level” interventions to address challenges facing […]
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (left) and Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1, Oct. 3. — COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE development in the Philippines and its regional peers would continue to accelerate in the […]
PEXELS-JOHN GUCCIONE WASHINGTON — Neither US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Democrats nor Republicans in Congress emerged as a clear winner in the battle to raise the $31.4-trillion debt ceiling, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey, conducted after Congress passed a bipartisan deal to raise the borrowing limit, found that 50% of Americans thought […]
VATICAN CITY — Barbara Jatta, the first woman to head the Vatican Museums, wants visitors to avoid being suffocated by the crowds and take in the lesser-known — but spectacular — attractions she helps to oversee. The Vatican Museums, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that closed or limited openings during the COVID-19 pandemic, have almost […]
1 of 2 BOOK REVIEWBut for the LoversBy Wilfrido D. NolledoExploding Galaxies, 440 pp THE DAY I hunkered down to read the new and ridiculously overdue Philippine edition of Wilfrido Nolledo’s “lost” masterpiece But for the Lovers was the day of the Manila Central Post Office fire. When people woke up to harrowing footage of […]
THE CONSORTIUM of companies that offered to take Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) private may still quote a price different from what it offered minority shareholders of the listed conglomerate, its top official said, as he expects a restart of the delisting process. Manuel V. Pangilinan, MPIC president and chief executive officer, told reporters on […]
The Grand Midori Ortigas in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Artist’s perspective. Where can you find Zen in the city? Being in Zen is about being mindful and at peace. The urban side seems to have a dynamic atmosphere with all the hustling; But one’s home in the city can play a part in fostering mindfulness, […]
EMPIRE East Land Holdings, Inc. said on Tuesday that it plans to invest P25 billion in capital expenditure (capex) projects in the next five years in line with its portfolio expansion. In a media release, the listed housing developer said the capex infusion was driven by its efforts to “further solidify its commitment to meeting […]
STAGING a popular annual festival of plays that have yet to be tried and tested onstage is hard enough in regular circumstances. It has been all the more difficult given the myriad of uncertainties Philippine theater has faced in recent years. As the Virgin Labfest (VLF) turns 18 this year, it challenges veteran and upcoming […]