Agri drives fastest Thai economic expansion in more than 4 years
THAILAND’S economy grew at the fastest pace in more than four years, led by a surge in farming output and tourism.
Gross domestic product rose...
Wild times as Madagascar rides vanilla price bubble
HIT by rampant speculation and a collapse in production following cyclone Enawo, the price of vanilla — Madagascar’s largest export — has surged in...
Growth expected to stay faster than 6%
THE PHILIPPINES is poised to maintain above-six percent growth over the next four years, S&P Global Ratings said in a report released yesterday, noting...
ECB ‘taper tantrum’ risk downplayed for emerging marts
LONDON -- Emerging economies’ debt in euros has shot to record highs thanks to European Central Bank (ECB) largesse, and yet an approaching end...
BSP tightens corporate governance guidelines
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has tightened the requirement for seats and term limits of independent board directors, as part of efforts to...
7 groups buy bid documents for Clark int’l airport phase 1
SEVEN GROUPS have bought bid documents ahead of pre-qualification for the Clark International Airport Phase 1 upgrade, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)...
Movement, impermanence, and memories
By Nickky F. P. de Guzman, Reporter
ARTISTS and life partners Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan use found objects in their artworks as metaphors for migration...
PhilWeb gets ‘provisional’ license
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
PHILWEB Corp. has secured “provisional” accreditation from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to resume its operation of electronic...
Senate approves Expanded Anti-Red Tape Act on 3rd reading
THE Senate has passed on third and final reading a priority bill of the Duterte administration which seeks to reduce the requirements and streamline...
Duterte vows justice in Kian delos Santos slay
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night, Aug. 21, assured the public the cops behind the Aug. 17 killing of...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical opens in October
RESORTS WORLD MANILA’s eighth theater production will be the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which will open on Oct. 21 at the Newport Performing...
Broker bares to Senate details of ‘Davao Group’ in drug shipment
TESTIFYING anew before the Senate blue-ribbon committee on Tuesday, Aug. 22, broker Mark Ruben G. Taguba II elaborated on his earlier claim, in the...