Toward a sustainable future: Public-private collaboration for a circular economy
By Ron F. Jabal
The Philippines faces a growing plastic waste crisis, underscoring the urgent need for massive systemic change. Latest data shows that the country is estimated...
US consumer prices post largest gain in 9 months; underlying inflation slows
WASHINGTON — US consumer prices increased by the most in nine months in December amid higher costs for energy goods, pointing to still-elevated inflation...
Philippines, Finland target labor deal this year
THE Philippines and Finland on Thursday signed a joint declaration of intent to seal a bilateral labor agreement this year.
“Safe, ethical, transparent, and sustainable...
MMFF 2024 grosses P800M, names top three entries
THE 50TH Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has reported a box office total of P800 million, reaching its target but failing to touch last year’s record-breaking P1 billion.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire. It doesn’t guarantee a peaceful end...
By Marika Sosnowski
After 467 days of violence, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached and will come into effect on Sunday, pending Israeli...
French Prime Minister opens door to renegotiating pension reform
PARIS — French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou opened the door to renegotiating a disputed pension reform in a bid to win over left-wing lawmakers...
BSP warns financial firms against doing business with noncompliant corporations
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is warning its supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) against doing business with corporations in danger of being suspended for...
The blood drinkers
By Noel Vera
FW MURNAU did a low-budget unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula titled Nosferatu (1922) which Stoker’s widow pursued with a vengeance, demanding all prints and negatives be destroyed (despite which copies eluded her grasp, and the film went on to achieve an unholy immortality); Werner Herzog did a remake in 1979 employing 10,000 rats and his own inimitable filmmaking style; now Robert Eggers — who professes admiration for the Murnau — has crafted his own version, shifting emphasis from vampire to victim in his 2024 remake.
Woke governance, not climate change, caused the California wildfires
By Jemy Gatdula
Trump Derangement Syndrome is such that, even before the US president-elect is sworn into office, the California wildfires was his fault. For some reason....
Resignation without notice
By Rey Elbo
You might find it hard to believe, but many companies, especially the big ones, don’t bother with this issue because the damage done by resigning employees is too insignificant. They would rather focus their attention on hiring and training the replacements right away. If not, they simply don’t fill the vacant position.
Entertainment News (01/17/25)
TO welcome the Year of the Wooden Snake this Chinese New Year, the Greenhills (GH) Mall, in partnership with Pawchester and Huang Lion & Dragon Dance Group, is hosting the country’s first-ever Lion Dance Competition, with a grand prize of P100,000, on Jan. 19.
PSEi falls to near 7-month low after late selloff
PHILIPPINE SHARES sank to the 6,200 level anew on Thursday despite trading higher for most of the session as investors booked profits at the...