Singapore investors told Marawi crisis contained, expected to end soon
FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III assured potential investors in Singapore that the Marawi City occupation will end soon, after fighting in the southern...
Rice self-sufficiency seen doable by 2019, DA’s Piñol says
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said its rice-self-sufficiency target may be achieved in 2019, a year earlier than its initial timetable.
“If we are able...
Indonesia president pledges to tackle extremism
JAKARTA -- Indonesia’s president said on Wednesday that the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country needed to pull together to meet the threat of extremism...
Oscillating on the pendulum of grief
By Marissa C. Marasigan
In June, two of my immediate family members passed away in quick succession. The first death, caused by a long-term illness, was more or...
Facebook samples China’s potential with sneaky app
SHANGHAI -- Facebook’s sneaky launch of a photo-sharing app in China, where its social network is banned, gives it a small taste of the...
Stocks climb further on earnings, easing tensions
LOCAL EQUITIES climbed on Wednesday amid easing geopolitical tensions and as investors reacted to corporate results at the close of the earnings season.
The 30-member Philippine Stock...
Climate change will cut crop yields — study
CLIMATE CHANGE will have a negative effect on key crops such as wheat, rice, and maize, according to a major scientific report out Tuesday...
DPWH vetting C3 elevated expressway proposal
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar said the agency is studying the unsolicited proposal of AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp....
Japan, US conduct live-fire drill amid regional tension over Pyongyang
ENIWA -- Some 300 Japanese and US military personnel on Wednesday carried out live-fire artillery training in northern Japan, officials said, amid high regional...
Landbank net income up in 1st half
STATE-OWNED Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) saw its bottom line rise in the first half of the year, surpassing its mid-year projections, with...
Peso slips ahead of GDP report
THE PESO ended almost flat versus the dollar on Wednesday but still logged another near 11-year low due to domestic corporate demand and ahead...
Farm growth fuels Q2 GDP hopes
FARM OUTPUT last quarter turned around from a year-ago decline, growing faster than January-March’s expansion due to the past year’s low base, the Philippine...