Inundation nation
By Vince S. Socco
IT WAS ONE absolutely wet and windy stretch. Two weeks or so ago, we were assaulted with about five consecutive typhoons in and around the Philippine area of responsibility, a deluge of monsoon rains, and almost 10 days of gray storm clouds — all adding up to an exceptional drenching for the Luzon and Metro Manila areas.
Globe Telecom upbeat on second-half prospects
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Mexico wants Adidas to pay up after Mexican-American designer launches Indigenous-inspired shoe
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Beyond 100% tariffs: From risk to resilient trade
By Rafaelita Mercado-Aldaba
The Executive Order issued on July 31 further modified the US reciprocal tariffs and imposed a more uniform tariff at 19% to 20% for...
Cattle, buffalo products from Italy, France banned
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on imports of live cattle and buffalo from France and Italy.
In Memorandum Order No....
A paws trophy
By Kap Maceda Aguila
IN A HORRIBLE hit-and-runincident, Garen, a pudgy aspin (or asong Pinoy), was run over by a vehicle — leaving, according to Malou Perez, the creature’s eyeballs “hanging out” of their sockets.
Yields on government debt drop after data
YIELDS on government securities (GS) went down last week following the release of the latest Philippine inflation and gross domestic product (GDP) data and strong demand for the retail Treasury bond (RTB) offering.
MPTC may further delay listing as debt, projects take priority
METRO PACIFIC Tollways Corp. (MPTC) may further delay its plan to list on the stock exchange as the company focuses on debt reduction and...
A 240-year-old Swiss watchmaker’s race to beat Trump’s tariff deadline
LONDON/GENEVA — As a US tariff deadline neared this week, Swiss watch manufacturer DuBois et fils rushed to ship five high-end watches worth thousands...
Rates of BSP securities inch up on weak demand
YIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) short-term securities edged up on Friday as both tenors went undersubscribed after the offer volume was...
Borrowing from Tomorrow
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
On July 23, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. had just arrived from a five-day official visit to the US, where he came home with US...
Argentines grill up more beef in first half of 2025, reflecting higher wages
ARGENTINES are once again chowing down on beef, as an economic turnaround has allowed them to fork over more for steaks, a report from...