Team Philippines churns out mixed bag of results
KUALA LUMPUR -- With the Philippines’ 50-gold medal target slowly fading, four athletes made their marks in pumping life into the country’s sagging campaign...
BFAR flags red tide areas
THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Daram Island’s waters in Western Samar has tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison. “Coastal waters...
DoF wary drinks firms may game sugar tax
A SUGAR content-based approach for the proposed drinks tax will allow beverage manufacturers to game the system and avoid paying a higher levy, ultimately...
Second storm hits Hong Kong amid recovery
HONG KONG -- A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through the region and...
DA receives no damage reports after typhoon, rains ‘beneficial’ — Piñol
AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said no damage reports have been received following the transit of tropical storm Jolina (international name: Pakhar) through some...
Seventeen
By Raul V. Fabella
Roger Federer’s career boggles the mind.
His stay at the top of the tennis universe is unparalleled and his 19 Grand Slam titles will in...
Fugitive Thai ex-PM Yingluck in Dubai, aiming for UK — junta
BANGKOK -- Fugitive former Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai and may try to seek asylum in the UK, a junta source told...
MOA expansion to be completed by end-2017
The SM GROUP targets to finish the expansion of the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) before the year ends, which would make it the...
Yields on Treasury bills to move sideways amid lack of catalysts
By Janine Marie D. Soliman,
Reporter
YIELDS on Treasury bills (T-bills) on offer tomorrow may move sideways amid the lack of fresh leads offshore and at...
Dominguez seeks to deter unqualified bidders
THE government’s economic managers are considering adopting nationwide a rule for government contractors requiring them to complete half of a project before first billing.
Finance...
Soul issues and business concerns
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
The Arangkada Forum is the yearly culminating event of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of the Philippines (JFC) for its Arangkada Philippines Project...
Police arrest 2nd man after Buckingham sword attack
LONDON -- Police investigating Friday’s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man on Sunday, a statement said.
“The man was arrested...