YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market rose across the board last week as the market remained cautious amid monetary easing expectations here and in the United States and uncertainty ahead of the upcoming US presidential elections.

THE MAIN INDEX ended with a slight gain on Friday on hopes of a truce in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

THE PHILIPPINES should diversify its renewable energy mix instead of pushing nuclear energy, which could end up costing more than reliable power sources, according to analysts.

As we start 2021, COVID-19 is still with us, along with the many changes it has prompted in the way we do things. Many parents are still working from home, as children are also learning from home. Public transportation is still limited, and people are still encouraged to just stay home unless in need of essential goods or services. Many places and businesses have remained closed.

February 25th came and went last week with only the most perfunctory references to it by the Duterte regime. Since 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte has never been to any ceremony or program commemorating the 1986 “People Power” EDSA uprising.

MALACAÑANG on Thursday said the 70 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Philippines may come “to naught” if Canada fails to act immediately on President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s demand to pull out its trash shipped to the Philippines some five years ago.

THE National Food Authority (NFA) said on Wednesday that despite a decline in its rice inventory, the economic managers who control imports do not see an...

THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday at mostly steady rates amid strong demand for short-term...

COLOMBO — A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced to postpone life-saving procedures for their patients because they do not have the necessary drugs.

THE HOUSE of Representatives sitting in plenary approved a bill proposing to make pensions portable as workers change employers and to introduce investment options for pension account holders.

LOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. reported a 4.4% increase in attributable net income to $82.3 million for the first quarter, driven by lower operating expenses. Revenues...

ROME — Italy’s government said on Thursday it will appoint a special commissioner to address the effect of a drought crisis, along with a...