Metro Manila air quality improved in 2024 due to Euro 4 fuel standards, says...
AIR QUALITY in Metro Manila improved significantly in 2024, largely due to emission-reduction programs including the enforcement of Euro 4 fuel standards since 2016,...
PLDT eyes Invitational crown after topping the PVL on Tour
FROM breaking a Premier Volleyball League (PVL) championship dry spell to claiming a second title in a row.
AJ Edu is fifth-best player while Brownlee emerges as fourth-best scorer in Asia Cup
GILAS Pilipinas big man AJ Edu and top gun Justin Brownlee made their presence felt in the just-concluded FIBA Asia Cup, landing in the...
Pagdanganan, Ardina finish tie for 35th and 38th in Portland
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN had a roller-coaster final round while Dottie Ardina closed out strong to finish in a tie for 35th and 38th, respectively, in...
Zelensky heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal
KYIV — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders were scheduled to meet Donald J. Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace...
Thailand’s Q2 growth beats forecast but faces slowdown due to tariffs
BANGKOK — Thailand’s economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter on strong export growth ahead of US tariffs taking full effect, but...
Powell has used Jackson Hole to battle inflation and buoy jobs; he’s now caught...
WASHINGTON — Fed Chair Jerome Powell used the central bank’s annual Wyoming research conference to promise inflation-fighting rigor when it was needed in 2022,...
New corporate governance circular eyed
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to ensure that independent directors of publicly listed companies have security of tenure.
SEC Chairperson Francisco Ed. Lim...
Investors keen on PHL but seek stable rules, lower costs — Kearney
FOREIGN INVESTORS are eager to tap into the growth potential of the Philippines but concerns over unpredictable regulations and high cost of energy and logistics persist, according to executives of global management consulting firm Kearney.
Gov’t expects poverty incidence to fall to as low as 8% by 2028
THE PHILIPPINE government is confident it can bring down the poverty rate to single-digit levels by 2028.
“While we lowered our growth targets, we remain...
SEC says no ban on crypto trading
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its new rules on crypto asset service providers (CASPs) do not ban cryptocurrency trading in the Philippines...
Analysts see BSP order on gambling links weighing on e-wallets
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) order directing electronic wallet (e-wallet) platforms to remove in-app links to online gambling sites is expected to weigh on their earnings and could delay the planned initial public offering (IPO) of GCash, analysts said.