Malacañang has suspended work in government offices and classes in all levels in the cities of Manila and Pasay on Oct. 14 to 15 due to the expected volume of participants traveling within the cities for the 10th session of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction...
Investments to uplift the poorest and most vulnerable sectors in the Philippines may be funded by more foreign borrowings and other fiscal savings from more-than-enough US dollar reserves, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) said. "Applying a...
Seven Filipina executives have been included in the Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia (MPW Asia) list for 2024 , which highlights 100 extraordinary women who are not only driving growth and innovation but also reshaping the standards of business excellence. Martha Sazon Leading the Philippine...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. is anything but surprised with Vice President Sara...
If the May 2025 senatorial elections were held today, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo would likely lead the race, followed closely by his brother, broadcaster Ben Tulfo, and former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, based on Pulse Asia’s nationwide non-commissioned survey...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang, OVP photos) A Pulse Asia survey conducted from Sept. 6 to 13 showed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. maintained steady approval and trust ratings, while Vice President Sara Duterte experienced a decline in...
The rate of increase in consumer prices likely slowed to its lowest level since October 2020, with forecasts indicating a decline to 2.5 percent for September, from 3.3 percent in August. Stefan Angrick, Moody’s Analytics senior economist, explained that the significant decrease in inflation is...
The Po family’s chain restaurant and food service group Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. is gearing up to expand in the United States by setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its board of directors had approved the incorporation of...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is stepping up its efforts to make the Philippines a leading logistics hub in Asia, in line with President Ferdinand Marcos' goal. During the SCMAP Supply Chain Conference 2024, DTI Undersecretary Jean Pacheco outlined their comprehensive strategy to...
A young executive of Aboitiz Power Corporation has spilled the inconvenient truth that renewable energy (RE) developers have been distorting the ‘cheap electricity narrative’ because of their proclivity to downplay other cost components linked to the variability of their technologies –...
I’m not sure what prompted me to try to negate all these notions of mine that everything has become worse, not just the climate, not just the state of the environment, not just the conditions in the wild, which we have tamed to our own detriment, not just in terms of our shrinking attention span...
Three Filipino companies have been named in Forbes Asia’s 2024 "100 to Watch" list, highlighting rising small businesses and startups throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Forbes Asia recognized Philippine companies Lista and Zed, both in the finance industry and Mober, a firm in the...
