YA author gains fame through Wattpad
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
ONLINE storytelling community Wattpad has grown in popularity not only in the Philippines but also in the international setting.
Philippines’ gross international reserves
THE COUNTRY’S foreign currency and gold holdings hit a fresh record high in August, marking a third month of gains as the central bank booked a higher income from its offshore investments, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday. Read the full story.
Headline inflation rates in the Philippines, all items
PRICES of consumer goods and services rose at a slightly slower pace in August on the back of a weaker push from the heavily weighted food items. Read the full story.
ASEAN manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, August
PHILIPPINE FACTORIES outshone their Southeast Asian peers in the just-ended ghost month, after they ramped up production in what promises to be a strong third quarter for the country’s manufacturing sector. Read the full story.
Walk beyond the wall
By Marifi S. Jara
BERLIN is not quite in the league of London, Paris, Rome, or Amsterdam in terms of making it to people’s bucket list of European cities to visit. It should be. But it would be good to wait a couple of years from now as the German capital appears to be in the midst of a construction and renovation frenzy, mostly part of the regeneration program that has earned the city the reputation of being among the world leaders in urban renewal and greening initiatives.