Rising state-inspired murders and an increased budget
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The second week of August 2017 would possibly be the bloodiest in the drugs war of the Duterte administration. More than 80 people were...
Stocks eke out gains as investors seek catalysts
By Krista A.M. Montealegre,
National Correspondent
STOCKS eked out gains in lackluster trading on Thursday, as investors search for new catalysts to sustain the benchmark index’s...
July marks third month of budget gap
THE GOVERNMENT saw the third straight month of deficit in July, with revenues recovering from the previous month’s fall and spending maintaining its double-digit...
Firms train sights on infrastructure opportunities with local gov’ts
By Krista A.M. Montealegre
National Correspondent
COMPANIES are racing to identify infrastructure opportunities at the local government level to satisfy their thirst for growth after the...
Fed chief risks exposing old vulnerabilities in emerging Asian economies
HONG KONG/MUMBAI/JAKARTA -- The populist leaders of India, Indonesia and the Philippines won office with promises of massive spending to upgrade their nation’s roads,...
Lacson: Faeldon benefited from BoC corruption
RECENTLY RESIGNED Bureau of Customs (BoC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon was among the individuals identified by Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday as among...
Impeachment complaint filed vs Comelec chief amid new probes
AN IMPEACHMENT complaint has been filed against Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista for culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public...
Robredo supporters ask Supreme Court approval on contributions to poll case
SUPPORTERS OF Vice-President Maria Leonor G. Robredo on Wednesday sought anew approval by the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET),...
PHL women’s spikers make SEA Games debut
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
FOLLOWING the debut of its men’s counterpart early this week, the Philippine national women’s volleyball team makes its first on-court...
PHL ups gold tally to 10 after late wins in track and field
THE Philippines averted a gold medal-less day yesterday after decathlete Aries Toledo and sprinter Anthony Beram produced top hardware last night in the 29th...
More medals for gymnasts De Guzman and Capellan
FOLLOWING her gold-winning performance in the uneven bars category of the women’s artistic gymnastics event of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Tuesday,...
ALI allots P46B for new projects
AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) is ramping up its expansion outside Metro Manila with the allocation of P46 billion to fund two estates in the...