THE PESO closed nearly flat against the greenback on Tuesday as investors wait for the result of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The local unit finished trading at P48.08 per dollar, almost unchanged from its P48.079 close on Monday, data from the Bankers Association of

By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter PHILIPPINE shares declined anew on Tuesday as the country confirmed the local transmission of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant from the United Kingdom (UK). The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 94.34 points or 1.33% to finish the

SOCIOECONOMIC planners warned Congress that failure to pass pending reform legislation will likely stall the opening up of the economy, adding that without such laws, it may not be possible to expand foreign investment to more industries. If passed, pending legislation amending the Public Service Act,

THE Philippine focus on infrastructure investment has led to a corresponding lack of funding for social services like healthcare, with the resulting inability to efficiently deal with a public health crisis highlighting the country’s exposure to “highly negative risk,” Moody’s Investors Service said.    “The pandemic

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday that its regional offices have been ordered to shut down all open dumpsites by March. “Our EMB (Environment Management Bureau) regional director(s) will continuously undertake closure of open dumpsites within their respective areas… And this is

THE Transportation department said Tuesday that it took delivery of the first batch of train cars from Spain and Mexico for use of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension. “This means that after 19 long years of waiting, the LRT-1 Cavite extension is

THE GOVERNMENT should admit pork imports with zero tariffs on an emergency basis to ease the price increases for the commodity, the Philippine Association of Meat Processors, Inc. (PAMPI) said. According to a letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar, PAMPI President Felix O. Tiukinhoy,

THE House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure that will reduce the taxes of health frontliners. In the plenary session on Tuesday, the lower house approved on second reading House Bill No. 8259, which will provide income tax relief to medical frontliners. “I would like

By Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters and Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza  PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday recalled an order allowing minors as young as 10 years to go out amid a coronavirus pandemic, citing the risk of infection from a more contagious strain. “It’s a precaution because

A SENATOR has filed a bill that seeks to compensate people who might get sick from coronavirus vaccine shots. Senate Bill 2015 by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay will create an indemnification fund to increase public confidence in vaccines and remove the risk of lawsuits

Pitting authoritarianism against democracy has become common during the pandemic, with the former often being painted as a more effective regime type in handling COVID-19. The Chinese Communist Party’s own narrative promotes a version of this argument, equating China’s success in keeping cases and deaths

The digital push emanates from a universal drive for continuity and urgency to recover from this punishing pandemic. Digital technology in all its permutations has become an accessible tool to cope with the disruptions of lockdown measures, economic survival, and managing political stability. Digitalization is playing