Economies of scale can lower cancer care costs
LOW- and middle-income countries like the Philippines can lower cancer care costs by adopting economies of scale and standardizing care for a specific clinical...
Maya Bank eyes more loan, investment products
DIGITAL LENDER Maya Bank, Inc. is looking to launch more loan and investment products this year as part of its efforts to help boost...
Senior citizens and pneumonia vaccine
By Teodoro B. Padilla
All Filipino senior citizens aged 60 years old and above must receive one dose of pneumococcal vaccine throughout their lifetime to help lower their...
PSEi drops on last-minute selling after rebalancing
PHILIPPINE STOCKS dropped on Tuesday due to last-minute profit taking after the index’s rebalancing.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 43.14 points...
Employers say time to deliver on RCEP promises to farmers
THE Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECoP) said the approval of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) means the focus must now turn to...
NEDA’s Balisacan warns Congress not to pursue legislated wage hikes
THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) does not support proposals to legislate higher wages, Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said at a House hearing...
Planters call for seizure of Batangas sugar shipment
SUGAR planters said the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) must seize the 5,000 metric tons of refined sugar landed in 260 containers at the port...
Senators spurn hybrid con-con, say Charter change too costly
PHILIPPINE senators on Tuesday rejected a House of Representatives proposal to change the 1987 Charter through a hybrid constitutional convention, saying it is too expensive.
More effective COVID-19 vaccines arriving in March
MORE than a million doses of coronavirus vaccines that are more effective against new strains are set to arrive in the Philippines in three...
Marcos, Malaysian PM to discuss security and economic cooperation in Manila
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim would meet with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in Manila on Wednesday to discuss security cooperation, the...
There are no shoo-ins in Gilas for FIBA World Cup — Reyes
EVERY seat in the Gilas Pilipinas’ Final 12 line-up for the 2023 FIBA World Cup is up for grabs among an expected bevy of...
Rookie Judiel Nitura, Letran dominate EAC in four sets
LETRAN went to its rookie Judiel Nitura as it turned back Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC), 19-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-12, on Tuesday to boost its Final Four stock in NCAA Season 98 women’s volleyball at the San Andres Complex.