Viral rumors of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan’s tourism boom, with ...

TWENTY-NINE ladies from all over the Philippines have the chance to win four international pageant crowns offered by Miss Grand Philippines (MGP): Miss Grand International, Reina Hispanoamericana, ...

Global investors are unwinding their wagers on Japan’s yen rising quickly as a cautious central bank, a trade war and the prohibitive cost of holding the currency sour one of the year’s most popular ...

It was correct for Benjamin Enke, the Paul Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, to point out that previous discussions of political economy “were deeply intertwined ...

Actors John Cena and Idris Elba embark on a wild friendship journey in the comedy action adventure Heads of State. Mr. Cena plays Hollywood action hero turned US President Will Derringer, while Mr.

TWO MORE rural banks have merged, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced in a circular, a development that is in line with the regulator’s efforts to strengthen the sector through ...

LISTED property developer Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) has raised P489.36 million from a block sale of shares in its real estate investment trust, AREIT, Inc., as part of its efforts to fund growth ...

STATE-RUN Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has received bids from consortiums led by First Gen Corp. and Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) for the privatization of the ...

POWER distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a recovery in energy sales volume by the second half of the year, driven by a pickup in certain sectors within the commercial and industrial ...

I’m the recruitment manager of a medium-sized establishment. We don’t require character references, especially when certain job applicants have proven their worth during our intensive interviews. Am I ...

DIVERSITY, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies are finding acceptance in the Philippines, labor professionals said, despite a highly publicized crackdown against the practice in the US, where the ...

A HOUSE bill seeks to set a floor of 6% of gross domestic product (GDP) for spending on education, which would reverse recent trends in government spending favoring infrastructure.