COP27 sign is seen at the Green Zone at the UN climate summit in Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 17, 2022. — REUTERSFOSSIL FUEL producers benefited from sympathetic treatment in Egypt at the COP27 climate talks, government officials said, bringing their influence

Driven by the strong collection of home loan payments in the last 10 months, Pag-IBIG Fund’s performing loans ratio climbed to 89.96% in October, exceeding the agency’s yearend target by 196 basis points, top executives announced on Nov. 28.From January to October, home loan payments

REUTERSBEIJING — China posted another record high coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests across the country over restrictive coronavirus curbs, in scenes unprecedented since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago. In Shanghai, demonstrators and police clashed on

The Makati skyline is seen in the background in this file photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASMANILA — Philippine economic growth may ease next year after a likely expansion of more than 7% this year as global risks linger, but it will remain resilient, a

Rendering of China’s Tiangong Space Station. — WIKIMEDIA COMMONSSYDNEY — Rapid advancements in China’s military capabilities pose increasing risks to American supremacy in outer space, the head of the United States military’s space wing said on Monday. Nina Armagno, director of staff of the US Space

REUTERSSYDNEY — Australia lowered its terrorism threat level on Monday to “possible” from “probable” for the first time in eight years, citing a reduced risk of attacks from extremists. The level was raised in 2014, spurred by concerns over the number of Australians believed to be

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador/FacebookMEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands marched with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday in a massive demonstration through the center of the country’s capital to show their support for the head of

PRAVEEN KUMAR NANDAGIRI/UNSPLASHOTTAWA — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, outlining C$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in spending to boost military and cybersecurity in the region and vowed to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with it on climate change and trade issues.The

DMCI Holdings, Inc. Chairman and President Isidro A. Consunji, 2022 MAP Management Man of the Year — BW File PhotoAs a group aimed at connecting the country’s top leaders and managers, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is one of the Philippines’ most exclusive

Photo from DMCI Holdings, Inc. Annual Report 2021The past years saw steady progress in the Philippine infrastructure. This has been possible with hardworking players in various industries, one of which is the diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings, Inc., currently headed by this year’s “MAP Management