Superheroes and cosplayers return for AsiaPop Comicon
CONSIDERED one of the biggest pop culture events in the country, AsiaPop Comicon Manila (APCC Manila) is returning on Aug. 25-27 at the SMX...
FDCP-backed film festival deemed a success
THE FIRST iteration of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)-led Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) has ended its successful week-long run with...
Davao projects P722-M revenue boost
DAVAO CITY — The city is projecting additional revenue of P722 million with the approval of new assessment levels for real property and amendments...
Kushner set for Israeli-Palestinian talks; pessimism high
JERUSALEM -- White House aide Jared Kushner meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders Thursday with the aim of restarting long-stalled peace talks, but pessimism is...
Taylor Swift, titan of pop music, announces new album
NEW YORK – Taylor Swift, one of the top-selling pop stars of recent years, on Wednesday announced a new album, Reputation, to be released...
Why Xurpas stock lost its sizzle
By Jose Bimbo F. Santos,
Bloomberg Philippines
MANILA — Two years after a hot debut at the stock exchange, Xurpas stocks have continued to slide recently....
Advanced foreign loan payments up as of April
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez,
Senior Reporter
Early payments made for foreign loans surged by over a third as of end-April, data from the Bangko Sentral...
Dutch probe Spanish van with gas canisters after terror tip
ROTTERDAM -- Dutch police are investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spaniard driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert...
Senate proposes sugar-content tiers for TRAIN beverage tax
THE SENATE committee on ways and means is eyeing a multi-tiered excise tax based on sugar content, but capped at P5 per liter instead...
Wage hikes in China bring some jobs and factories back to Japan
WHILE there is no end in sight to off-shoring by Japanese companies, signs are emerging that surging wages in China are encouraging at least some...
Competition law and the issue of relevant markets
By Jemy Gatdula
The transitory period set by the Philippine Competition Commission ended last Aug. 8. From thereon, as stated in the PCC’s Facebook account: “an existing...
Ayala, GE invest P1.3B to open 100 clinics by 2020
By Krista A. M. Montealegre,
National Correspondent
AYALA Corp. is ramping up the expansion of its health care business in partnership with US-based conglomerate General Electric...