Saudi Arabia and Iran become unlikely bedfellows
By Javier Blas
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, the adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” has ruled. Thus, Saudi Arabia and its allies quietly —...
Entertainment News (10/18/24)
THE hit production SIX the Musical is now on its final weekend of performances in Manila. Its shows on Saturday and Sunday are already sold out, but there are still tickets available for Oct. 18, 8 p.m., at The Theatre at Solaire.
Ratan Tata: a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as...
By Thankom Arun
Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel, and...
Issues against some discipline policies
By Rey Elbo
Not only HR people and line executives but their unprincipled lawyers as well. Some lawyers give only shallow advice to management and embolden them in the process while resorting to malicious means to defeat employee claims at the labor department and elsewhere.
Senate urged to let automatic power price hikes within approved brackets
THE Department of Energy (DoE) on Thursday urged senators to amend the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) charter to allow price increases without regulatory approval as long as these fall within a set benchmark or bracket.
Australia eyes more than P4B a year to support PHL mining, RE, infrastructure
AUSTRALIA plans to provide the Philippines more than P4 billion yearly until 2029 in official development assistance (ODA) to support mining, infrastructure, renewable energy (RE) and agriculture, as part of the country’s five-year development partnership plan with the Southeast Asian nation.
Marcos leads inauguration of Sorsogon sports complex
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Sunday led the inauguration of a 12,000-capacity sports arena in Sorsogon in the Bicol region, at an event...
Philippine shares down on dovish BSP comments
LOCAL SHARES declined on Thursday due to profit taking and following dovish remarks from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor.
The Philippine Stock Exchange...
DENR digital mining permit system to go national next year
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it hopes to launch its digital application platform to all regions next year.
“We have rolled...
Wet season palay procurement budget set at P9 billion — NFA
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said on Thursday that its procurement budget for unmilled rice for the remainder of the year has been set...
PHL fossil fuel reserves valuation declines in 2023
THE VALUE of the Philippines’ fossil fuel reserves declined sharply in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.
The PSA said the value...
Team Asia blanks Team Europe on second day of the Reyes Cup
FILIPINO ACE Carlo Biado smashed Mickey Krause, 5-3, on Wednesday night to cap Team Asia’s four-match sweep of Team Europe in Day Two to...