Energy mix and wishful thinking
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“You must be ready to give up even the most attractive ideas when experiment shows them to be wrong.” -- Alessandro Volta (1745-1827, Italian...
Guevarra to meet with DoJ agencies
JUSTICE SECRETARY Menardo I. Guevarra will meet beginning this week with the heads of the 10 attached agencies of the Department of Justice (DoJ),...
Ateneo president joins calls to junk quo warranto bid
By Dane Angelo M. Enerio
THE PRESIDENT of Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo) has joined the call by such organizations as the Integrated Bar of...
Tugade to MRT: File charges against unruly passengers
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo, Reporter
DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has ordered the Metro Rail (MRT)-3 management to file cases against...
Peso expected to move sideways amid rising geopolitical tensions
THE PESO will likely move sideways against the dollar this week due to escalating geopolitical tensions abroad amid upbeat economic developments in the US.
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US says air strikes have crippled Syria’s chemical weapons program
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT — Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, but the restrained assault appeared...
Skepticism as Myanmar announces repatriation of first Rohingya family
YANGON — Myanmar’s government said it has repatriated the first family of Rohingya refugees, among 700,000 who fled a brutal crackdown, but the move...
Japan ‘rare earth’ haul sparks hopes of cutting China reliance
TOKYO — The discovery of potentially millions of tons of valuable “rare earth” elements in sea sludge off Japan has raised hopes that Asia’s...
PHL privacy watchdog opens investigation on Facebook
By Krista Angela M. Montealegre, National Correspondent
THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) has opened a formal inquiry into Facebook, Inc. following the social media giant’s...
Gov’t sees Clark as Philippines’ next big metropolis
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Reporter
CLARK, PAMPANGA — New Clark City is poised to be the showcase of the Duterte administration’s efforts to beef...
Airline biz keeps JG Summit 2017 earnings flat
THE holding firm of tycoon John L. Gokongwei, Jr., the country’s second richest man, registered flat earnings last year on the back of the...
SSI earnings up as it shuts stores
EARNINGS of SSI Group, Inc. rebounded last year on resilient customer demand and improved operating efficiencies even as the country’s largest specialty store retailer...