Bowl sells for Chinese porcelain record $37.7M – Sotheby’s
HONG KONG – A 1,000-year-old bowl from China’s Song Dynasty sold at auction for $37.7 million on Tuesday, breaking the record for Chinese porcelain,...
MRC Allied completes deal for stake in solar farm
MRC ALLIED, Inc. on Tuesday completed its acquisition of a 15% stake in a solar farm in Leyte for $5 million, marking its shift...
Weapons cache uncovered at Las Vegas shooter’s house
LAS VEGAS -- Authorities said Monday they had recovered a weapons cache including firearms, explosives and ammunition from a house owned by Las Vegas...
Shock value
JAPANESE automotive parts company KYB, known for shock absorbers, has added the New SR Special to its product lineup in the Philippines. The newly...
The Philippines and The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
By Andrew J. Masigan
Immediately after taking his seat in the White House, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum to formally withdraw US participation from the Trans-Pacific...
Coal industry sees 15% consumption growth amid infrastructure push
By Victor V. Saulon, Sub-Editor
COAL CONSUMPTION is expected to grow an average of 15% each year until the end of the government’s term, driven...
Cebu provincial government allocates P40M to help towns in solid waste management
CEBU GOVERNOR Hilario P. Davide III has given the green light for the use of a P40-million fund to help municipal and city governments...
Las Vegas shooting tests Trump’s leadership; Wednesday visit set
WASHINGTON/LONDON -- President Donald J. Trump said he’ll travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet victims and emergency workers after a killing spree...
Pru Life UK rolls out fund
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter
PRU LIFE UK has rolled out a balanced fund that will allow Filipinos to invest offshore, as part...
Marking my calendar
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
The new season of the National Basketball Association season is some two weeks away and like most fans, I, too, am very excited to...
Teacher’s job: Unlocking human potential
By Teresa S. Abesamis
One of my first jobs after college was as a high school and college instructor in Baybay, Leyte at a school run by Franciscan...
Margaret Atwood hails Handmaid’s Tale protesters
LONDON – Writer Margaret Atwood on Monday celebrated the use of her literary characters as a protest symbol in the United States, with her...