N. Korea mocks Trump, hones Guam strike plans
SEOUL -- Nuclear-armed North Korea mocked President Donald J. Trump as “bereft of reason” Thursday, raising the stakes in their stand-off with an unusually...
Supermarket, grocery industry could be region’s 5th largest
THE PHILIPPINES could have the 5th largest supermarket and grocery industry in the region by 2021, with domestic consumption being pushed by a strong...
Auto sales rise over 23% in July
CAR sales in July hit 36,951 units, up 23.3% year on year, as both passenger and commercial vehicles recorded double-digit growth, according to the...
Japan says ‘can never tolerate’ North Korea provocations
TOKYO -- The Japanese government said Thursday it “can never tolerate” provocations from North Korea after the country’s military said it was finalizing a...
Towards increased energy security and affordability
Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The Philippines has acquired a growth momentum that started a few years ago in the past administration and we are now looked upon as...
BSP bullish banks can meet EMV shift deadline
By Janine Marie D. Soliman,
Reporter
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is bullish all banks will be able to fully migrate their systems to the...
RCBC income up 67% in Q2
RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) saw its profit slump in the first half of the year despite booking a double-digit rise in its bottom...
Guam ‘well-equipped’ to handle Pyongyang threat — governor
HAGATNA -- Guam’s governor on Thursday said the US territory was “well-equipped” to handle any North Korean strike thanks to robust infrastructure that had...
What’s Left in the Cabinet
Luis V. Teodoro
Without any proof and by merely attributing it to his sources in the military establishment, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has been saying that the...
Peso sinks to three-week low on Fed bets
THE PESO continued to slump against the greenback on Thursday, hitting a three-week low, amid investor appetite for the dollar and stronger bets of...
Moon acts to stop discrimination in South Korean hiring practices
WHEN 28-year-old Joo Yerim applied for a job at an art distribution company in Seoul last year, she was required to provide her height...
Divorce and its damaging effect on children and society
Jemy Gatdula
“We know the statistics -- that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit...