A picture illustration shows a $100 banknote laying on $1 banknotes. — REUTERSBy Katherine K. ChanTHE PHILIPPINES’ balance of payments (BoP) position swung to a surplus in October, narrowing the country’s external position

SHOPPERS look for canned goods at a supermarket in Mandaluyong City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterTHE Department of Finance (DoF) expressed “strong reservations” regarding a proposal to lower

REUTERSBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE government has collected almost P7 billion from a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on digital services, the Department of Finance said, providing a lift to revenue intake

A TEACHER checks computers at a school in Manila. _ PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE DEPARTMENT of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is aiming to increase the share of the digital economy to gross domestic

Photo from deped.gov.phThe country’s education system shows strain across many stages of learning, starting from early childhood and stretching through college. Yet, it remains one of the least supported areas in public policy.According

By Brontë H. Lacsamana, ReporterTHE QCINEMA International Film Festival’s shorts program this year has expanded to a whopping 26 films, spread out across five sections. In QCShorts International 2, five filmmakers turn their

1 of 3Listen to carols at The PeninsulaTHE Peninsula Manila celebrates Christmas in November with some of Manila’s finest choirs performing in The Lobby. Performing on Nov. 21 is the Servus Dei Vocal

Photo from deped.gov.phA Filipino adage dubs education as the greatest inheritance a parent can give to their child. Such is the importance of learning in the Philippines, where it is a right and