Clearing mining misconceptions
By Lysander N. Castillo
After the rejection of Gina Lopez as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources secretary, the mining industry seems to remain...
Alcantara Group’s 105-MW power plant to supply Zamboanga City exclusively
DAVAO CITY — The Alcantara Group is going ahead with its 105-megawatt (MW) power plant project in Zamboanga City, with the supply taken up...
Government fully awards T-bills
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Tuesday after the papers were met by strong demand amid...
Japan wakes up to North Korean missile warnings
TOKYO -- Millions of Japanese awoke to ominous text messages Tuesday warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead, with...
Security Bank prepares P20-B LTNCD offering
SECURITY BANK Corp. (Security Bank) is planning to raise P20 billion in fresh funds through the issuance of long-term negotiable certificates of time deposits...
On being a Filipino-American in Europe
By Greg B. Macabenta
If you’re Pinoys traveling through Europe with US passports, you invariably get asked interesting questions by locals, like this casual conversation with a fellow...
Female entrepreneurs to receive IT training in UN-backed program
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES and a United Nations (UN) body launched yesterday a program to upgrade the skills of female entrepreneurs in information and communications technology...
Thailand has no plan to revoke passports of former PM Yingluck
BANGKOK -- Thailand has no immediate plan to revoke the passports of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, after...
Comparing overall versus mining taxes per hectare of land
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
A repeated argument by many sectors clamoring for suspension or closure or higher taxation of large mining projects is that the taxes, fees, and...
Peso weakens on risk aversion
THE PESO went down against the dollar on Tuesday due to lack of fresh leads and demand for the safe-haven greenback amid rising geopolitical...
PSEi drops below 8,000 on geopolitical tensions
STOCKS dropped below the 8,000 line on Tuesday following concerns over North Korea’s recent launching of a missile over Japan earlier in the day.
The...
Government keeps ‘very good’ satisfaction
By Rosemarie A. Zamora
THE PUBLIC’s satisfaction with the national government stayed “very good” last quarter under the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, with...