More than 5,500 small business owners from across the UK have written to the chancellor demanding an urgent review of the forthcoming business rates revaluation, warning that it risks forcing thousands of viable firms to close permanently. The open letter, coordinated by MP Rupert Lowe, has
Exhibition exploring the shaping of images through time, technology, and perception to launch at CCA Derry-LondonderryDerry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland – On January 17, 2026, the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Derry-Londonderry will launch “IT’S NOT CLEAR FROM HERE,” a group exhibition curated by Ashleigh Wilson.
US dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATIONBy Katherine K. Chan, ReporterTHE Philippines’ dollar reserves as of end-December exceeded the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) estimate for the year as it reached over $110 billion.Based on preliminary central
People flock to the Manila Esplanade in Manila, Dec. 25, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORPHILIPPINE economic growth may fall below 4% in the near term as the billion‑peso flood control scandal drags on, affecting government spending and dampening consumption and sentiment, Nomura Global Markets Research
People line up to buy rice priced at P20 per kilo at Pasay Public Market in Pasay City on May 13, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Vonn Andrei E. VillamielTHE QUEUE was longer than usual when Elisa J. Valencia arrived at the Kadiwa store in
A worker unloads sacks of rice in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE Philippines is considering raising the price cap on imported rice to P45 per kilogram when a higher tariff takes effect on Jan. 16, with a weaker peso and shifts in global prices driving
People walk past a Samsung store inside a mall in Pasay City, July 7, 2017. — REUTERSBy Alexandria Grace C. MagnoTHE PHILIPPINE retail sector is expected to post positive but uneven growth this year, supported by favorable demographics, steady household spending and continued digital adoption,
FREEPIKTHE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) greeted the new year with an announcement that it had reviewed 171,972 materials in 2025, a significant drop from the previous year when it reviewed over 267,000 materials.The total, it said, was made up of 127,704
SRDC to resume trading on Jan. 9 after halt - BusinessWorld Online REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange (PSE) will lift the trading suspension on shares of listed
1 of 11NOT having really focused on catching everything out there because — reasons — I did catch a few titles and of those these are the best.Superman (James Gunn)Not Gunn at his best but at his most straightforward, as if trying to reform. Still
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOJOLLIBEE FOODS CORP. (JFC) plans to spin off its international business and list it on a US stock exchange by late 2027, a move investors generally see as a value booster, but one that comes with added risks, analysts said.“Existing shareholders stand to
BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. — COURTESY OF BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS THE PESO’S recent slide against the dollar puts pressure on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to intervene to prevent inflationary risks, but its chief reiterated that they remain