US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks about empowerment of women and girls during a town hall meeting at a hotel in Pasay City, Nov. 21. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALESBy Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, ReporterTHE United States and the Philippines are set to launch negotiations

DMITRY BERDNYK-UNSPLASHTHE BOARD of Investments (BoI) is unlikely to reach its target of approving P1 trillion in new investments this year, reflecting the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on global investor sentiment.Ceferino S. Rodolfo, Trade undersecretary and BoI managing head, told reporters on Monday

Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman attends an economic briefing in Pasay City, July 26. — REUTERSTHE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) may consider slashing the budget allocations for government agencies with low utilization rates.“Given our really small fiscal space, we need to instill discipline

DENNIS ANTHONY H. UY, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. (Converge), was named the Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2022 in an awards banquet at the Grand Hyatt Manila on Monday evening.Mr. Uy will represent the country in the prestigious

A SCENE from Nosferatu.THE INTERNATIONAL Silent Film Festival returns to the big screen with nine films from different countries (including three from our own) and local talent providing the accompanying score.The film festival will run from Nov. 24 to 27 at the movie theaters of

WITH the Philippine launch on Nov. 17 of Disney+, viewers can now revisit favorite animated classics, schedule a movie marathon on comic book superhero titles, or binge watch a well-loved series as the streaming service offers entertainment content from brands including Disney, Marvel, Star Wars,

ALSONS Consolidated Resources, Inc. recorded a third-quarter attributable net income of P270.43 million, more than four times higher than the P55.49 million recorded in the same period last year, as revenues from its operations in Mindanao grew.In its regulatory filing on Monday, Alsons recorded revenues

1 of 6Cinema ‘76 Film Society reopens new branch with QCinemaIT’S A double celebration as Cinema ‘76 Film Society opens its new branch at the second floor of the Terraces Building at Tomas Morato corner Scout Borromeo in Quezon City with a lineup of movies

ONE Crown Suites in Winford Resort, Manila. — COMPANY HANDOUTPROPERTY developer Megaworld Corp. plans to invest P20 billion to build an integrated lifestyle community in Manila that will also have a condominium tower from which it expects about P3 billion in sales.The Winford Resort development

ROBINSONS Cyberscape Gamma, located in Ortigas central business district, is the Philippines’ first EDGE-certified REIT building. — COMPANY HANDOUTROBINSONS Cyberscape Gamma has become the first EDGE-certified real estate investment trust (REIT) building in the Philippines, according to RL Commercial REIT (RCR).In a statement, RCR said

LONDON — Disney’s new animated movie Strange World is an action-adventure film with universal themes about family at its heart, says its star Jake Gyllenhaal.Mr. Gyllenhaal voices Searcher Clade, a farmer who grew up in the shadow of his larger-than-life explorer father and forged a