DENR forms Visayan task force to monitor compliance in key resort areas
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has formed a task force to monitor and enforce environmental rules in key Visayan resort destinations...
Dynasty
By Rafael M. Alunan III
Just exactly do we mean when we talk about dynasties? Far from what we read in myths and legends, and see in the movies,...
The tale of two Mindanao regions
By Rolando T. Dy
This article will examine the progress of two key regions in Mindanao: Davao and the Zamboanga Peninsula. Davao, in the east, faces the Pacific...
Post Arbitration: Duterte’s joint development and other policy approaches to the West Philippine Sea
By Alma Maria O. Salvador
Recently, the Philippines under President Rodrigo R. Duterte announced its plan to pursue “co-ownership” or, more accurately the joint exploration, of portions of the...
Stocks rebound as interest rate hike fears ease
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
LOCAL EQUITIES bounced back on Monday, tracking positive developments in global markets as fears over interest rate hikes eased.
The bellwether...
Peso slips on cautious markets
THE PESO inched lower against the dollar on Monday as market players were cautious due to possible interest rate hikes coming from central banks...
It’s complicated: Beijing torn on Trump, Kim direct talks
BEIJING -- When China called on the US to engage in direct talks with North Korea, it probably never imagined it would be absent...
Blow for Hong Kong democracy camp in key elections
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong’s democracy camp failed to claw back all their lost seats Monday in controversial by-elections as the city’s pro-Beijing establishment...
The world’s longest-serving leaders, excluding monarchs
PARIS -- Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, giving him a fourth term that would take him to...
San Miguel Beermen eye 3-0 series lead
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
STOLE what was practically a lost game in Game Two of their PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinals, the defending...
Houston Rockets clinch playoff spot
LOS ANGELES -- The Houston Rockets clinched an NBA playoff berth with a 105-82 rout of the Mavericks in Dallas on Sunday as reigning...
DoF wants all tax reforms ratified by Dec.
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) wants the remaining tax reform segments out of the legislative mill by December, leaving a little more than three...