A workers’ group holds a protest rally in Manila, May 1, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES’ score in the global Labor Rights Index worsened this year, largely due to an environment that restricts unions, strikes, and collective bargaining deals.A

(L-R): Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr., Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Her Excellency (H.E.) Hae Kyong Yu, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for

IN TIME for spooky season, horror movies are filling the movie theaters and online streaming platforms. Here is a quick rundown of what you can catch this Halloween.IN CINEMASThere are quite a few suspense-filled thrillers and supernatural horror movies in theaters that have been newly

FOR THE NINE months ending in September, Meralco’s core net income rose by 17% to P35.1 billion from P30 billion a year earlier. — PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPOWER DISTRIBUTOR Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects to surpass its P43-billion profit target for the year, according to its

RJ JOQUICO-UNSPLASHTHE GOVERNMENT fully awarded the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday even as rates were higher across all tenors to track the continued upward correction in secondary market yields amid mixed expectations of further monetary easing here and in the United States.The Bureau

BW FILE PHOTOBDO Unibank, Inc.’s net profit grew by 13.26% year on year in the third quarter, driven by the continued growth of its core businesses, it reported on Monday.The Sy-led bank’s attributable net income stood at P21.18 billion in the quarter ended September, up

JAMES JUDE COURTNEY in Halloween Ends (2022)HORROR MOVIES are plentiful in 2024, and plenty bloody. The year has seen the release of films awash in blood, such as Immaculate, The First Omen, and The Strangers. With Halloween on the way, bloody offerings are streaming, in

IN THE FIRST nine months of the year, Toyota led the market with 159,088 units sold, a 10.3% increase from 144,232 units last year, according to data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. and the Truck Manufacturers Association. — PHILIPPINE STAR/

BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE National Bank’s (PNB) net income rose by 11.56% to P15.06 billion at end-September from P13.5 billion a year ago, driven by growth in its net interest earnings amid a high rate environment, it said on Monday.“The bank’s core revenues steadily increased as

NET INCOME CONTRIBUTION from the conglomerate’s power unit, Aboitiz Power Corp., rose by 4% to P14.5 billion from P13.9 billion in 2023. — ABOITIZ.COMABOITIZ Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) reported a 4% decline in its third-quarter consolidated net income, dropping to P7.3 billion from P7.6 billion

1 of 7ATC puts up Villain VilleTHE gates of Villain Ville: The Sorcerer’s Lair at Alabang Town Center’s (ATC) activity center will be open from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, welcoming both children and adults. There will be artists to give visitors a spooky makeover

PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS(Lifted from the acceptance speech delivered by the author as the 2024 Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Awardee, conferred by the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines at the Arangkada Forum on Oct. 24.)With profound gratitude and humility, I stand before you today, honored as