The number of company insolvencies rose sharply at the start of the year, reaching a level not seen since the financial crisis, according to the latest figures from the Insolvency Service. More than 1,900 businesses went under in January—10.7 per cent more than a year earlier—meaning
Last Updated on: The 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada’s premier women’s curling championship, is set to deliver another thrilling competition featuring the nation’s top curling teams. Fans from across the country will tune in to witness elite-level curling as the best athletes battle for
Last Updated on: The 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Canada’s Premier Women’s Curling Event Set to Electrify Thunder BayThe 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada’s pinnacle women’s curling championship, is poised to deliver a historic showdown as the nation’s top teams converge at Thunder Bay’s
Oxted, Surrey – The Head2Head Sensory Theatre is pleased to announce that they will be celebrating The National Lottery Open Week 2024 by inviting the local community to their new space on Wednesday, March 18, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 5 PM.The Barn Hub, a
A man works at a car parts manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa City, Laguna in this photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023. — PPA POOL/YUMMIE DINGDINGBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government is finalizing an incentive program that seeks to encourage car companies
Passengers get off at a Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) station. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Ashley Erika O. Jose, ReporterCOMMUTERS in Metro Manila will pay higher fares for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) starting April 2 after the Department of Transportation (DoTr)
Individuals buy flowers at a market in Marikina City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSEXPECTATIONS of below-target growth and manageable inflation should support further rate cuts by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this year, DBS Bank said in a report.At the same time, a Nomura Global
Mallgoers browse through an assortment of lucky bracelets and other charms inside a mall in Masinag, Antipolo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE World Bank expects the Philippines to become an upper middle-income country (UMIC) by 2026 even as growth fell below 6% last year.“Under our
Last Updated on: The stage is set for the ultimate showdown in European hockey! After an intense season, the ZSC Lions Zurich and Färjestad Karlstad have emerged as the two finalists who will battle for the prestigious Champions Hockey League (CHL) Trophy. The all-or-nothing final will take place on February 18,
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Ashley Erika O. Jose, ReporterAIRFARES are likely to increase after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) raised the passenger fuel surcharge level for March.In an advisory on Tuesday, CAB elevated the passenger fuel surcharge to Level 5 for March from Level 4 in
GREG KRASNOV — TONIKBANK.COMBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTONIK Digital Bank, Inc., the Philippines’ first licensed digital-only bank, seeks to broaden its presence in the country by targeting the unbanked population through strategic branding, according to its chief executive officer (CEO).“I think branding is a
FREEPIK(Part 2)As discussed in the first part of this series of articles, fortune is smiling on the Philippines in this Year of the Wood Snake. Because of a boom in consumer spending (partly stimulated by the coming May elections), very low rate of unemployment; muted