The Cha-cha train continues to chug confidently along even after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. (BBM) confessed disinterest. The bone of contention is the lifting of the constitutional restriction on foreign ownership which, advocates loudly claim, will open the floodgates to foreign investment. Congress, it
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANOn March 6, a group of traditional jeepney drivers, which claims to have over 40,000 members, staged a nationwide strike to protest the government’s modernization program that would practically outlaw the public utility vehicles (PUVs) by yearend.The government’s intention is legitimate:
ON TUESDAY in Paris, a popular Twitter user posted three images of French President Emmanuel Macron sprinting between riot police and protesters, surrounded by billows of smoke. The images, viewed more than 3 million times, were fake. But for anyone not following the growth of
CREATIVEARTS-FREEPIK“After beating their growth target for 2022, the Philippine economic team headed by Secretary of Finance Diokno pegged the 2023 growth aspiration at 6.5%. Meanwhile, President Marcos believes early signs point to GDP growth settling even higher, at 7% YoY (year-on-year),” ING Bank analysts said
REUTERSShares of Germany’s largest bank Deutsche Bank plunged on Friday as investors fretted that regulators and central banks have yet to contain the worst shock to the sector since the 2008 global financial crisis.Wider indicators of financial market stress were also flashing, with the euro falling against
US President Joseph R. Biden (left) and Canada Prime Minister Justin Pierre James Trudeau (right) | original images from ReutersOTTAWA – US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented a united front on Friday against authoritarian regimes as Biden visited the Canadian capital days after
STOCK PHOTO | Image by F1 Digitals from PixabayLONDON – Most patients admitted to hospitals with acute viral infections are given antibiotics as a precaution against bacterial co-infection, but this practice may not improve survival, new research suggests.Researchers investigated the impact of antibiotic use on survival in
SYDNEY, – New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Saturday she had expressed concerns over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait during talks with her Chinese counterpart at the end of a visit to Beijing. Ms. Mahuta also said in a statement
REUTERSWASHINGTON/NEW YORK – The banking crisis set off by the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has exposed a sharp disconnect between Washington and Wall Street. Bankers want faster, more aggressive action to shore up the industry, while the Biden White House and regulators argue they’ve done what
Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore | Original photo by Rajiv L .Gupta | link: https://bit.ly/3z4FxRxSAN FRANCISCO – Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose “Moore’s Law” predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the age of 94, the company
REUTERSSHANGHAI – Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country for its rapid innovation and its long ties with the U.S. iPhone maker, according to local media reports.Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first
The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) secured back-to-back awards from a multitude of notable local and regional awarding entities throughout 2022. These recognitions underscore the bank’s purpose-driven and staunch commitment in promoting conscious consumerism and sustainable operations by embedding positive environmental, social, and governance