Don’t abandon democracy elsewhere to save it in Ukraine
By Pankaj Mishra
A YEAR after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, many observers in the West are finally waking up to the reality that most of the world doesn’t view the war the way they do.
Our oppressed indigenous people
By Teresa S. Abesamis
Many years ago, while on a research assignment on ancestral domains, I was scheduled to interview a tribal leader in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur....
HK ends one of world’s longest mask mandates after 945 days
HONG KONG will stop requiring masks to be worn in public places from Wednesday, drawing to a close the prolonged Covid era that damaged...
High airfares here to stay, AirAsia’s Fernandes says
HIGH AIRFARES are here to stay as airlines take advantage of the post-pandemic travel boom to lock in higher charges, Capital A Chief Executive...
UK salad crisis: Gov’t tells grocers to re-examine farmer relationships
LONDON — As Britain entered a third week of shortages of salad items, the government told big supermarket groups to re-examine their relationships with...
BSP targets to reduce RRR to 10%
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely cut banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to 10% to encourage them to cut transaction fees on...
PEZA approves P3.8-B investments in February
THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved P3.8 billion worth of investments in February, more than double the investments approved a year ago.
PEZA...
Manila needs to show better enforcement to exit FATF ‘gray list’
THE PHILIPPINES will need to improve law enforcement against money laundering and terrorism financing if it wants to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s...
Meralco core net income rises 10% to P27 billion
MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) reported a 10.2% increase in consolidated core net income to P27.11 billion in 2022 from P24.61 billion a year earlier as strong energy sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
Philex Mining income down nearly 27% to P1.8B
PHILEX Mining Corp. saw its attributable net income drop by 26.9% in 2022 to P1.8 billion from P2.43 billion a year earlier as revenues...
AREIT reports higher income after ‘stable’ 2022 operations
AREIT, Inc. posted a 55% growth in net income to P3.4 billion in 2022 as stable operations brought higher revenues for the Ayala-led real...
Summer MMFF pushing through; 8 entries announced
A CRIME drama from Brillante Mendoza and a musical using the songs of Rey Valera are among the eight entries in the inaugural summer edition...