Vendors wait for customers at a market in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Katherine K. Chan HEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened to a six-month high in September, but still below the 2-4% target, due to a rise in food and fuel costs,
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that exports of electronic products reached $29.48 billion in the first eight months, up 7.4% from a year ago. — REUTERSBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE SEMICONDUCTOR and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI) said exports
A MAN looks at a mural with an anti-corruption message in Quezon City, Sept. 20. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante and Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReportersTHE PHILIPPINE government must deliver swift and credible results in its investigation into allegations of corruption
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has overtaken Elon Musk’s SpaceX to become the world’s most valuable startup, after a share sale pushed its valuation to $500 billion. The deal saw current and former OpenAI employees sell about $6.6 billion worth of shares to a group of
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has overtaken Elon Musk’s SpaceX to become the world’s most valuable startup, after a share sale pushed its valuation to $500 billion.The deal saw current and former OpenAI employees sell about $6.6 billion worth of shares to a group of
MEGAWORLD CORP.LISTED property developer Megaworld Corp. is investing P20 billion in an old Manila-inspired mixed-use development on the former San Lazaro Hippodrome site in Santa Cruz, Manila.The Winford Resort Estate seeks to relive Manila’s pre-war era and will feature condominium developments, a hotel, and a
CHASE INFINITI in One Battle After Another (2025).Movie ReviewOne Battle After AnotherDirected by Paul Thomas AndersonMTRCB Rating: R-16PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON has taken Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland and turned it into an epic production about immigration raids, white supremacy, radical leftist groups, generational conflicts, a
Virendo — AYALA LAND PREMIERLISTED property developer Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) has earmarked P10.3 billion to develop Ascenda in Davao City, which will become its largest mixed-use estate in Mindanao.The 204-hectare (ha) Ascenda will feature a 65-ha town center and a 139-ha residential district, it
1 of 3THE Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) has reopened its doors following an extensive, six-month renovation, in time for its 50th anniversary and the Philippines’ hosting of the ASEAN Summit in 2026.The PICC, considered Asia’s first international convention center and a National Cultural Treasure,
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBANK LENDING growth eased to a nine-month low in August as loans for business activities expanded at a slower pace, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday.Outstanding loans from universal and commercial banks to businesses and individual consumers, net of reverse
8990HOLDINGS.COMREAL ESTATE developer 8990 Holdings, Inc. (HOUSE) posted a 13.2% increase in its second-quarter (Q2) attributable net income to P1.54 billion from P1.36 billion a year earlier, driven by higher sales.April-to-June revenues rose by 1.3% to P5 billion from P4.93 billion, the company said in
WORKERS from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) continue with the concrete laying on the riverbank protection structure along a river at Barangay Santa Cruz in Guiguinto, Bulacan. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANAt the rate politicians are