The Coaseian Bargain in the PUV Modernization Program
By Raul V. Fabella
On Feb. 28, 2023, Senate Resolution 44 urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to postpone the planned phaseout of the traditional...
Style (09/16/24)
THE NEW G-Steel Color-Dial GBM-2100 series from G-Shock is out. Building upon the iconic GM-2100 design, the GBM-2100 series introduces Bluetooth- and solar capabilities.
T-bill, bond rates may be mixed as market awaits Fed meeting
RATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on offer this week may end mixed as the market expects the US Federal...
EU allows member states to boost payments to farmers after protests
BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) member states can increase the funds they pay to farmers, the European Commission said Friday, after protests by farmers...
Current demographic trends do not justify reduction of PhilHealth premiums
By Charl Andrew Bautista, Elma Laguna and Michael Abrigo
The recent announcement of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) P463.7-billion cumulative reserve fund in 2023, with an annual unutilized fund of P89 billion...
BSP net income surges at end-June on higher interest earnings
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) saw its net income surge in the first half amid higher interest earnings, preliminary data showed.
The central bank’s...
Australian farmers demand bigger say in gov’t animal welfare, environment policies
CANBERRA — Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest this week against government farming policies they said were influenced by environmental and...
AI can debunk conspiracy theories better than humans
By F.D. Flam
SCIENTISTS surprised themselves when they found they could instruct a version of ChatGPT to gently dissuade people of their beliefs in conspiracy theories —...
Yields on government debt mixed
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market edged lower last week following the release of US consumer inflation data and as investors looked ahead to the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision.
Fed cut anticipation may keep PSEi above 7,000
PHILIPPINE SHARES may stay at the 7,000 level this week as the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates for the first time...
Philippine ship leaves Sabina Shoal after months of pressure from China
THE PHILIPPINES’ biggest coast guard ship left Sabina Shoal on Sept. 14 after five months of being deployed there and amid Chinese pressure to leave the disputed atoll.
SC sides with Crocodile Int’l in Lacoste lawsuit
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has favored Singapore-based Crocodile International Pte. Ltd. in a trademark lawsuit filed by French fashion giant Lacoste S.A.
The SC’s...