Next sugar crop reserved entirely for domestic market due to weak harvest
THE SUGAR Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is planning to allocate the entire incoming sugar crop for domestic use due to an expected drop...
55% biofuel eyed for diesel power generators
THE Department of Energy (DoE) is looking to tap the National Power Corp. (Napocor) to test biofuels in its diesel power generators.
Energy Assistant Secretary...
Wendy’s, Conti’s owner expects bulk of new openings during fourth quarter
EIGHT8ATE Holdings, Inc., which controls the Wendy’s and Conti’s restaurant brands, said the bulk of its new locations are scheduled to open in the fourth quarter, traditionally the strongest period for the food and beverage industry.
Green Archers brace for being hunted from ‘hunter’ at UAAP S87
IT’S REIGNING champion De La Salle University and everybody else.
From being the “hunter” last season, the Green Archers become the “hunted” and they’re ready...
PHL Chess Olympiad women’s team member Fronda has visa problem
THE PHILIPPINE women’s team seeing action in the 45th World Chess Olympiad slated Sept. 10 to 22 in Budapest, Hungary is in danger of...
Para-wheelchair racer Mangliwan eyes finals in 100-meter T52 race
PARIS — Although acknowledging it was not his forte, wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan vowed to give it his all and reach the finals of...
Russian missile strikes kill 50 at Ukraine military school
KYIV — At least 50 people were killed and 271 wounded when Russia hit a military institute in Ukraine’s central town of Poltava with...
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 Palestinians but pauses allow third day of polio...
CAIRO — Israeli forces killed at least 35 Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said, but brief pauses...
NG debt hits P15.7 trillion
THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) outstanding debt hit a fresh high of P15.69 trillion as of end-July amid an increase in domestic and external borrowings, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.
Analysts see improving foreign investment outlook for PHL
LOWER INTEREST RATES will help drive the entry of more foreign direct and portfolio investments into the Philippines, analysts said.
Faster consumption key to PHL hitting 2024 growth target, says S&P Global
FASTER PRIVATE CONSUMPTION will be crucial for the Philippine economy to hit its growth target this year, S&P Global Ratings said.
S&P Global economist...
An interesting spin on Philippine colonial history
FOR writer and podcaster Lio Mangubat, fascinating yet less well-known tidbits of history had always been the driving force behind his many endeavors, be...