Lea focuses on folk songs in new album
TONY AWARD-winning singer/actress Lea Salonga has released her 10th studio album, Bahaghari (“rainbow” in Filipino) featuring Filipino folk songs.
The 15-track album described as a...
Watch movies under the stars
SPEND THE weekend watching films under the stars as Circuit Makati holds its first Cine Circuit Indie Film Festival, from May 11 to 13...
Pilmico to open Bukidnon training center for farmers
ABOITIZ Equity Ventures, Inc.’s (AEV) food and agribusiness arm, Pilmico Foods Corp. and the Aboitiz Foundation will open a training complex for livestock farmers...
Lack of Wall St. back-office deters mainstream crypto investments
NEW YORK -- Mundane back-office concerns are giving pause to potential investors in digital currency hedge funds who have otherwise warmed up to the...
Pop star Chris Brown named in sex assault lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles woman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Chris Brown and a fellow rapper, alleging she was repeatedly raped...
Treasury may trim offer of one-year securities
THE BUREAU of the Treasury (BTr) will “revisit” its offer volume for the one-year government securities amid weak demand.
Deputy Treasurer Erwin D. Sta. Ana...
General Motors agrees to locate new Asia-Pacific headquarters in S. Korea
SEOUL -- General Motors (GM) has agreed to set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in South Korea, in a further commitment by the US automaker...
Banks’ rediscount borrowings climb to P615M at end-April
BANKS SECURED fresh rediscount loans from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) last month, largely to fund commercial lending and capital expenses.
Total availments under...
Cooperate, coordinate, collaborate
By Reynaldo C. Lugtu, Jr.
“Cooperate, coordinate, and collaborate” — this is the call of President Duterte to small nations to implement to attain prosperity for all, during the...
TRAIN needed to fund infrastructure, free tuition, salary hikes — Dominguez
MOVES TO suspend the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law amid claims it worsens inflation will compromise other key economic programs introduced...
NEDA sees food logistics as possible counter for inflation
A POLICY RATE hike may not address rising inflation, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said, with the authorities looking at “more robust”...
PSALM budgets P264M for Malaya plant O&M
STATE-RUN Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has approved a budget of P264 million for the one-year contract to operate and maintain...