Higher metals prices boost value of PHL output

THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau said the value of metals produced in the first half rose 4.27% from a year earlier, after miners obtained...

Central bank likely to hike rates within 2017 as inflation picks up

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will still have to raise interest rates by yearend to keep up with...

PXP Energy revives talks with Chinese counterparts

By Victor V. Saulon, Sub-Editor PXP Energy Corp. had talks “fairly recently” with counterparts in China ahead of the lifting of a moratorium on oil...

Senate tackles today Uber’s suspension with LTFRB officials

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo THE Senate is set to hold a meeting today, Aug. 16, with officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...

NBI files drug rap vs nine over P6.4-billion shabu shipment controversy

By Kristine Joy V. Patag Reporter NINE individuals, including two traders, tagged in the P6.4-billion illegal drugs shipment controversy now face drug charges at the Department...

DoJ rejects complaint against dead Parojinogs

A COMPLAINT filed by police forces against slain Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, Sr. and his wife Susan Parojinog was rejected by default by...

Gilas faces old nemesis S. Korea in quarterfinals

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo Reporter GILAS PILIPINAS will have its old nemesis South Korea as an opponent in the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIBA Asia...

A Gala Celebration: Fearless on stage

A COUPLE swirls and twirls and mimic each other in a calm and yet arresting manner. Called “Equanimity,” the pas de deux explores the...

MPIC explores opportunities to expand water business in SE Asia

METRO PACIFIC Investments Corp. (MPIC) is looking at expanding the reach of its water venture to other countries in Southeast Asia as it looks...

Men, spaces, and their meanings

SKYSCRAPERS (the photo bomber looming over the Rizal Monument in Manila quickly comes to mind) usually crowd a city’s open spaces and destroy what...

JRU Heavy Bombers wipe out EAC Generals

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo Reporter THE Jose Rizal University (JRU) Heavy Bombers got back at the .500 mark in Season 93 of the National Collegiate...

Thieves target historic Portuguese decorative tiles

LISBON – Gaping holes on the crumbling walls of an abandoned palace in the heart of Lisbon mark where decorative ceramic tiles have been...