BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT fully awarded the reissued 25-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday as investors asked for higher yields ahead of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) rate hike this week.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P35 billion as planned from

NEW YORK — Music star Adele begins her Las Vegas residence on Friday, 10 months after she cancelled the shows at the last minute citing COVID-19 delays. The British singer-songwriter faced online backlash in January for the announcement’s short notice as some fans were already

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Nearly three years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such measures have been largely dropped in some member countries.  It

The Philippines ranked 80th (out of 166 countries) in the 2022 edition of the WeWorld Index by Italian nongovernment organization WeWorld Onlus and ChildFund Alliance, which focused specifically on five main barriers that hinder children and young people’s future — poverty, conflict, forced migration, climate

PETROENERGY Resources Corp. reported a third-quarter net income of P111.03 million, up by 24.7% from the P89.01 million recorded a year ago, on strong energy sales from its renewable energy units.In its regulatory filing, PetroEnergy recorded revenues of P649.92 million for three months to September,

EAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) booked a higher net income in the third quarter, mainly driven by a rise in loans and fixed-income securities.The bank’s net profit rose by 16.6% to P1.51 billion in the July to September period from P1.295 billion a year

A NEW YORK jury on Monday ordered Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis to pay $2.5 million in civil punitive damages for raping a publicist in his apartment in 2013, for a combined verdict of $10 million in the case. The verdict came after the

CASH REMITTANCES hit a two-month high in September as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) took advantage of a strong dollar to send more money to their

FILINVEST Land, Inc. (FLI) recorded a 40.3% climb in third-quarter net income to P799.42 million from P569.68 million last year after booking higher sales.In the three months ending September, the company’s topline reached P4.85 billion, up by 13% from P4.29 billion a year ago.Sales from

PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBANMicronutrients — vitamins and minerals needed by the body in minute amounts — are critical to optimal bodily functions and a deficiency in any of them can cause severe and even life-threatening conditions, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Micronutrients perform a