BINI added another achievement to its growing list of accolades after winning four major honors at the Jupiter Music Awards 2026. These include: Female Group of the Year, Most Influential Southeast Asian Artiste (Female), Album of the Year for "Signals," and Song of the Year for "Blush." The awards...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Sept. 26 said tropical cyclone wind warnings were lifted or downgraded in some areas as Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name: Bualoi) moved over the West Philippine Sea. According to...
EDITORIAL As Christmas Day nears, here’s a bit of good news from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The country’s employment rate in October 2022 stood at 95.5 percent, “the highest rate recorded since January 2020, and registered to have bounced back from pre-pandemic levels.” This...
EDITORIAL Responding to an apparent widespread clamor, the government declared the de-escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) from alert level 3 to alert level 2 from November 5 to 21. This de-escalation follows an emergent consensus among key stakeholders on the need for fast-tracking the...
Vice President Leni Robredo is questioning the integrity of President Duterte’s supposed anti-corruption drive amid the possibility of premeditated plunder in his administration involving billions worth dubiously purchased medical supplies during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported that 1.43 million or 99.5 percent of all the income tax returns filed (ITRs) during the last tax filing season were filed online. In a report to the Secretary of Finance, the BIR said that only 7,139 returns were filed manually. This is clearly a...
From the twin woes of a health crisis and an extreme economic slowdown, the business and industry sectors are now gearing for a much-awaited economic turnaround that could materialize after the government’s massive immunization against COVID-19 shall have been implemented. Being firmed up in...
