Questions on VP Duterte’s spending, kill remarks lay groundwork for reforms
CONTROVERSIES surrounding Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio’s recent kill remarks and intel fund spending could help lay the groundwork for meaningful reforms, a labor leader said at the weekend.
Ensure GOCC, priority project funding next year, gov’t told
THE PHILIPPINE government must ensure that funding for government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) and for the government’s priority projects are not diverted for other purposes next year, analysts said at the weekend, as Congress works on harmonizing the 2025 spending plan.
Trump picks loyalist Patel to head FBI
WASHINGTON — Republican President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Saturday he wanted former National Security official and loyalist Kash Patel to lead the Federal...
China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan
CHINA vowed “resolute countermeasures” on Sunday to a recently approved US arms sale to Taiwan, and complained to the US for arranging for the...
Fierce debate over curbs on plastic output as treaty deadline looms
BUSAN, South Korea — Negotiators on a treaty to curb plastic pollution face tough debate on the last day of scheduled talks, as over...
PSE sets P120-billion capital target
THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is aiming to raise P120 billion in capital next year as it anticipates increased market activity.
Debt-to-GDP ratio unlikely to return to pre-pandemic level
THE PHILIPPINES’ debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is unlikely to return to the pre-pandemic level as debt remains elevated in the medium term, the...
Peso slide to 60 is possible — Remolona
PHILIPPINE CENTRAL BANK Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. isn’t ruling out the possibility of the peso hitting a fresh record low of 60 to...
SMC taps Megawide for Boracay airport terminal
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has tapped the Saavedra-led Megawide Construction Corp. to design and construct a passenger terminal building at Godofredo P. Ramos Airport...
How inDrive is building presence in Philippines
INDRIVE is betting big on the Philippines as it plans to expand its presence in the country to challenge the local ride-hailing market, according to its Marketing Director for Asia-Pacific Natalia Makarenko.
Dacon completes tender offer of Cemex Philippines shares
THE CONSUNJI family’s private holding company Dacon Corp. has completed its tender offer of Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc. (CHP) shares as part of DMCI...
Contemporary art center to rise in Circuit Makati
AFTER delays due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Ayala Group, through its social development arm, the Ayala Foundation, is pushing through with the construction...