Takeaways from the Swiss women’s climate victory
LONDON — The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of more than 2,000 Swiss women on Tuesday, affirming their argument that the...
Analysts see room for rate cut delay
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) still has room to delay monetary easing, analysts said, noting the Philippine economy can still withstand “higher-for-longer” interest rates.
Exports likely to miss PEDP targets in 2024
PHILIPPINE EXPORTS will likely miss this year’s target under the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP), according to the exporters organization and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Asia’s new Quad told to step up economic game beyond security
THE Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia need a stronger economic message and should boost their ties beyond defense and security to sustain their partnership amid an increasingly belligerent China, according to analysts.
San Miguel, Metro Pacific pitch water, hydropower projects — DENR
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said San Miguel Corp., Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), and Manila Water Co., Inc. have submitted...
Converge CEO sees delay in subsea cable projects
LISTED fiber internet service provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. said it expects delays in completing its international subsea cable projects.
“Imagine each country, you need...
Philippine Book Festival: Making more Filipino readers
BACK for its second year is the Philippine Book Festival (PBF). The festival’s return will take place on April 25 to 28 at the...
NGCP awaits TRO lift for Hermosa-San Jose transmission
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it expects that the temporary restraining order (TRO) against a portion of the Hermosa-San Jose...
Agribusiness executives should be upskilled
By Bernardo M. Villegas
A positive sign that the administration of President Bongbong Marcos is on the way to improving the productivity of the agribusiness sector is the increasing number of Philippine conglomerates diversifying into agriculture and investing substantial amounts of long-term capital in the sector.
Foreign fund inflows to lift PSEi past 7,000 mark
THE MAIN INDEX may end above the 7,000 level this year as foreign fund inflows continue to rise, according to the chief investment officer...
Pingkian and the paradoxes of waging a revolution
By Maria Jovita Zarate
INTENT on meting out revolutionary justice to a traitor to the Katipunan, the man on center stage points a revolver at an erstwhile comrade-in-arms. That same man on center stage is hemmed in from the back by a military officer of the colonial government and a guardia civil, two rifles aimed at his temples.
WasteX uses Tarlac mill to improve crop yields
CLIMATE tech startup WasteX is using its Tarlac mill in northern Philippines to help local farmers improve yields and cut costs using the company’s...