Shoppers look for items at a supermarket in Quezon City, Oct. 16. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Keisha B. Ta-asan, ReporterHEADLINE INFLATION may have settled within the 7.4% to 8.2% range in November due to higher electricity rates and soaring prices of agricultural commodities,

REUTERSTHE GOVERNMENT is planning to launch a US dollar retail Treasury bond issue in the first quarter of 2023, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Wednesday.“We’re launching first quarter of next year… We’re still finalizing the terms,” Mr. Diokno said during the Kapihan sa

DESPITE RISING interest rates, bank lending expanded in October at the fastest pace in nearly four years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.Outstanding loans by big banks, net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the central bank, jumped by 13.9% year on year in

The Airbnb logo is seen on a little mini pyramid under the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, March 12, 2019. — REUTERSBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterREGINA G. DE DIOS, a 58-year-old Filipina entrepreneur who rents out condominium units to

1 of 3FOR decades airline food has been the easy butt of jokes for its blandness. Its status can be explained by science: in a 2011 article from the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP in Holzkirchen, the research institute tested in-flight menus from Germany’s

ART TUGADE FACEBOOK PAGECLARITY of rules, transparency of the process, and clear role designations are seen to help in improving public-private partnerships (PPPs) and entice more private companies to collaborate in various infrastructure projects.“We have already established the basic foundation of policies on having an

1 of 2PARIS — When a pandemic lockdown kept the French indoors in 2020, Augustin Laborde decided to give up wine but struggled in Paris to find a non-alcoholic alternative.Two years later, Mr. Laborde has opened what he says is the first alcohol-free wine store

LISTED port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) said it plans to revive its proposal to develop and operate the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex as part of its goal to help the government in improving the country’s port network.“We want to push that again,

1 of 4IT’S NOT every day that the United States Ambassador to the Philippines opens up their house for a barbeque, so it was quite easy for us to say “yes” to their invitation for a Holiday Hoedown-themed Great American Barbeque trade reception on Nov.

ABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower) announced on Wednesday that its unit’s 49-megawatts (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Maco, Davao de Oro is now operational.“AboitizPower sees battery technology as a great opportunity to address concerns about the reliability, affordability, and sustainability of energy supply,” Emmanuel

1 of 12Mama Sita’s offers Christmas hampersTHIS year, Mama Sita’s has six Christmas hampers to choose from. The Budget Pack Bundle contains classic picks that offer great value (P300); the Everyday Cooking Basket is meant to help inspire home cooks with every day culinary items

BW FILE PHOTOGLOBE TELECOM, Inc. announced on Wednesday that its corporate venture builder, 917Ventures, and Ayala Corp. will soon bring Taiwan-based electric scooter and battery swapping system provider Gogoro to the Philippines.The goal is to “reduce the use of fossil fuel by the country’s logistics