Philippines pads SEAG medal tally with five more gold medals
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
THE Philippines had its best day to date in the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday, winning...
Navy launches probe after USS McCain collision
SINGAPORE -- The US Navy announced a fleet-wide global investigation after the latest in a series of warship accidents left 10 sailors missing and...
Gov’t makes full award of 10-year bonds
By Janine Marie D. Soliman,
Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of reissued 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday on the back of strong investor...
Donald Trump backs off Afghan withdrawal, lambasts Pakistan
WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan Monday, backtracking from his promise...
Pangilinan signs deal to exit Inquirer group
MANUEL V. PANGILINAN, chairman of a number of the country’s biggest business entities, said he has signed an agreement with the Prieto family to...
Big banks’ NPL ratio dips at end-June
BAD DEBTS held by big banks stood somewhat steady in June even as loans surged by a fifth, latest central bank data showed, which...
Ban on transport of chicken from Luzon to be lifted, DA says
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to lift the temporary ban on the transport of poultry products from provinces outside the quarantine area...
Teaching how to fish
By Teresa S. Abesamis
There is enough evidence, anecdotal or formal research-based, that people who have obtained higher formal educational levels are likely to earn more than their...
US Secret Service crunched by Trump and family’s travel
WASHINGTON -- The US Secret Service said Monday it is facing a crunch in meeting overtime payments for agents, as it struggles with the...
MPIC prepared to buy out shareholders of MRT-3
By Victor V. Saulon, Sub-Editor
METRO PACIFIC Investments Corp. (MPIC) is prepared to buy out “certain shareholders” in Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3), including the...
Peso climbs on BSP intervention
THE PESO started the week stronger versus the greenback, erasing a near 11-year low logged the previous session, after it tracked regional peers and...
Polloc freeport investment seen boosting ‘halal hub’
PORT OPERATOR Bangsamoro Terminal Services, Inc. (BTSI) is investing P129 million in the Polloc Freeport and Economic Zone in Maguindanao, which is being positioned...