What is missing from your story? How would you objectively assess your accomplishments compared to management expectations? You might deny that you’re part of the problem. Therefore, the first step in understanding your situation is to be your own critic.

SHARES continued to decline on Thursday on concerns over rising inflation, which could cause further tightening by the US Federal Reserve, and as the Philippine Senate deferred the ratification of a key trade agreement.

A FOOD Safety Regulatory Administration (FSRA) has been proposed that will maintain a registry of agricultural imports configures to deter smuggling.

THE Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) said it will move to preempt the disruptive effects of emerging systemic risks, especially those caused by any negative developments on the global scene.

A SENIOR LEGISLATOR said public-private partnership (PPP) schemes for infrastructure require more attractive terms to ensure private-sector participation, and promised to reorganize the government’s offerings to help it pursue its public-works agenda in fiscally unfavorable conditions.

THE MARCOS family’s billions of pesos worth of unpaid estate tax is an election issue that Filipinos should move on from, according to a senator who is poised to lead the upper chamber.

CHINA has rejected the Philippines’ protest against its yearly fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying the four-month moratorium is meant to protect marine resources in waters under its jurisdiction.

TWO officials of a company that allegedly sold overpriced medical supplies to the government were released from the Pasay City jail on Thursday after almost seven months.

THE explosive and experienced Golden State Warriors will look to overcome the suffocating Boston Celtics defense when the teams meet what is expected to be a highly competitive National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.

LONDON — Monkeypox appears to be spreading from person to person in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday.

CARTIGLIANO — Businesses in the sleepy Italian town of Cartigliano are so worried about its declining birth rate and lack of workers that they have begun paying families’ nursery school fees and childcare costs to spur them to have more babies.

HONG KONG  — Plunging casino revenues in Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, are taking a heavy toll on the wider economy, forcing hundreds of businesses to close down and pushing unemployment to its highest level since 2009.