Street lights are seen in San Fernando, Pampanga. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES improved one spot in a global competitiveness index, but remained a laggard in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Asian Institute of Management Rizalino S. Navarro Policy

A man accepts Philippine peso bills at a money remittance center in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Sept. 19, 2018. — REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZMONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) jumped by an annual 4% in April, the fastest pace in 28 months, data from

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE Department of Finance (DoF) will renew its push for the passage of a general tax amnesty (GTA) bill in the incoming 20th Congress.Finance Undersecretary Maria Luwalhati C. Dorotan-Tiuseco said the department is interested in pushing for a

REUTERSPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will be reviewing the Konektadong Pinoy bill, a priority measure for his administration, amid concerns raised by telecommunications companies over some of its provisions, according to the Palace.At the same time, Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry

Aboitiz group takes over Bohol airport - BusinessWorld Online                                    ABOITIZ INFRACAPITAL,INC.ABOITIZ INFRACAPITAL, Inc., the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz group, has officially taken over the operations

CENTURYPACIFIC.COM.PHCENTURY PACIFIC FOOD, Inc. (CNPF) has renewed its five-year agreement with US-based The Vita Coco Co., Inc., valued at around P14 billion.In a regulatory filing on Monday, CNPF said the renewed agreement, which takes effect in January 2026, will support 4,500 manufacturing jobs in General

1 of 2ADS THESE DAYS have full-blown narratives, taking viewers through a beginning, middle, and emotional climax in a matter of 30 seconds — and Filipinos are proving to be most susceptible to this. Damien Yeong, global head of retargeting for mobile advertising solution platform

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOLISTED home improvement and construction supply retailer Wilcon Depot, Inc. has set a P3.2-billion capital expenditure (capex) budget for 2025, higher than last year’s, as it aims to drive a financial rebound in the second half.“Our (capex) budget for the year is P3.2

Waking up to a home flooded up to hip level or reporting for work only to find out you have been let go by the company are scenarios one would wish were just a bad dream. For Karla and Paulo, however, this was their reality

Movie ReviewFaneyDirected by Adolfo AlixGIVE Adolfo Alix due credit — where few others seemed eager to cast Nora Aunor as lead in films (mainly because she wasn’t a young fresh talent anymore, the primary requirement for this ruthlessly youth-oriented relentlessly skin-deep industry) he kept doing

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT saw mixed results at Monday’s Treasury bill (T-bill) auction, with yields mostly steady as it capped the rise in the 91-day tenor’s rate by making a partial award.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P26.7 billion from the T-bills it auctioned

Yuchengco firm secures P498-M loan for Nueva Ecija solar project - BusinessWorld Online                                    STOCK PHOTO | Image from FreepikSAN JOSE Green Energy Corp. (SJGEC) has secured