Mercy and forgiveness in justice and injustice
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
“Have you done your corporate examination of consciousness? Are the poor in the mission-vision statement of your company? Are the underprivileged in society somewhere...
Yields on gov’t debt drop
By Christine J.S. Castañeda,
Researcher
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market went down last week amid Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) decision...
PSEi seen range-bound on geopolitical concerns
STOCKS will continue trading within range this week amid continued geopolitical tensions offshore.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) edged up 0.02% or 1.84 points...
Price hikes could have picked up in Aug.
HIGHER oil and electricity costs as well as rising rice prices likely drove inflation faster in August, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said...
Companies advised to give back more
BOSSES of some of the country’s conglomerates believe that businesses “can do more” to improve lives as they scour the fast-growing general economy for...
Fed likely to see little change in economy, policy course after the flood
WASHINGTON -- The economic fallout from Hurricane Harvey will make the Federal Reserve’s job more difficult when it meets in three weeks, but US...
Higher fines can now be levied after penal code gets amended
PENALTIES AND fines imposed by the Revised Penal Code (RPC) have been adjusted to current economic standards after President Rodrigo R. Duterte approved amendments...
Gordon, Trillanes fight over move to invite Dutertes to drug probe
TWO SENATORS got into a heated argument with one threatening to file an ethics complaint against another after the latter insisted on inviting presidential...
Cops face murder charges for slay of 17-year-old
By Kristine Joy V. Patag
Reporter
THE NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday filed murder, planting of evidence raps against four Caloocan cops over the...
Taylor Swift sets YouTube record, but it will be short-lived
LOS ANGELES – Taylor Swift set a record for most YouTube streams in a 24-hour period, generating 43.2 million views of her vengeful new...
Kendall Jenner named fashion icon of the decade
NEW YORK – Ten years ago, model Kendall Jenner was 11 years old. Next week, she will be named Fashion Icon of the Decade.
Jenner,...
DA to tap OFWs to support seed-financing program
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will seek to tap Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and the private sector to fund a proposed financing...