US DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH — REUTERSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE DEPLOYMENT of the United States’ Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) in the Philippines could improve military modernization efforts but may also provoke a military response from China, analysts said at the weekend.US Defense

ROSALES TOURISM FACEBOOK PAGETHE Department of Agriculture (DA) has opened a P60-million agriculture trading center in Rosales, Pangasinan that will further integrate farmers into the supply chain for the government’s network of subsidized stores.The Rosales Agricultural Trading Center, funded through the Enhanced KADIWA Inclusive Food

(Part 1)The well-publicized and livestreamed hearings in the Philippine Supreme Court about the constitutionality or legality of the Department of Finance (DoF) taking out P89 billion from the funds of PhilHealth (Philippine Health Insurance Corp.) put a spotlight on the special provision in the General

Lexus RZ BEVs top off their batteries at Shell Recharge. — PHOTO BY KAP MACEDA AGUILATHERE WAS a time when the question, “What mileage do you get on your car?” would get you a reply of “xx kilometers per liter” or “xx miles per gallon.”

1 of 3MISS UNIVERSE 2018 Catriona Gray, whose roots are in both the Philippines and Australia, has designed a furniture line in collaboration with local brand Genteelhome.In a press conference on March 21 at the brand’s branch in the Podium in the Ortigas Center (it

PTT.COM.PHPT&T CORP. is about to complete the requirements for its return to trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) this year, according to its top official.“We are on track,” PT&T President and Chief Executive Officer James G. Velasquez told reporters on the sidelines of an

BW FILE PHOTORATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be auctioned off this week could track secondary market yields before the release of March inflation data, which could affect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy decision next month.The Bureau of

CEM.UPLB.EDU.PHIt was Feb. 25, the second day of the Supreme Court (SC) oral arguments for the petitions against the PhilHealth fund transfer, when Rico Villanueva left this earth for good.It is almost poetic — tragic, even — that on a day meant for defending the

PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL PABALATEBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES needs to strike a balance in preserving its diplomatic and trade ties with China amid Manila’s pursuit of stronger military ties with the United States or risk economic arm-twisting from its neighbor, according to a security

Philippine Rallycross Series (PHRX) and Philippine National Rally Championship (PNRC) winners pose with their plaques. — PHOTO FROM PHRXTHE PHILIPPINE Rallycross Series (PHRX) and the Philippine National Rally Championship (PNRC) celebrated the top rally drivers of the 2024 season in an awarding ceremony held recently

Analysts’ March inflation rate estimates - BusinessWorld Online                                    HEADLINE INFLATION likely eased slightly in March as prices of rice and fuel further dropped, analysts said. Read

PHOTO FROM FUNDACION SANSÓARTIST Juvenal Sansó, born in Spain and based in the Philippines where he became a luminary of modern art, died on March 28 at the age of 95. He is survived by his niece, Carmen Montes.“It is with great sorrow that we