PHL ‘might stand a chance’ on achieving sustainable dev’t goals
THE Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) is “cautiously optimistic” that business institutions in the country
INVESTING
PSE index tracks Wall Street’s rise on Fed outlook
SHARES continued to rally on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s performance, even as other markets in
Peso slips ahead of Sept. budget balance report
THE PESO slipped against the dollar ahead of the release of the government’s September cash
Supermarket industry sees no immediate fuel price impact
HIGHER fuel prices are not going to show up immediately in grocery prices, the Philippine
Palace says no law allows employers to turn away unvaccinated workers
PHILSTAR THE PRESIDENT’S spokesman said Thursday that turning away unvaccinated workers is not authorized by
Year-to-date rice tariffs hit P14.3B, adding to gov’t funds after RCEF
PEXELS-ICONCOM THE BUREAU of Customs collected P14.3 billion worth of tariffs from 2.18 million metric
Duterte inaugurates Sariaya bypass road
DPWH PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte led the inauguration Thursday of the 7.42-kilometer Sariaya Bypass Road
DoE’s Cusi touts nuclear power potential to reduce fuel imports
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi ENERGY SECRETARY Alfonso G. Cusi reiterated his push for nuclear power,
PSALM fined after Malaya plant exceeds outage limit
THE ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.
NGCP sets 11.5% interest rate for defaulters in fourth quarter
BW FILE PHOTO THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it will charge
DoJ on drug findings: Ball is in Duterte’s court
PHILIPPINE STAR FILE PHOTO PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte would have to decide whether to publish
Australia increases coronavirus vaccine aid by A$11.5 million
FREEPIK AUSTRALIA has increased its vaccine aid to the Philippines by A$11.5 million (P437.6 million),
DENR directed to revise 2022 budget allocation to provide more for protected areas, waste management
BMB.GOV.PH THE SENATE Finance Committee ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to
House bill filed on guidelines, funding for resumption of face-to-face classes
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN A LAWMAKER has filed a bill in the House of
LTO says mandatory inspection at PMVICs still suspended
THE LAND Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday said the mandatory inspection of motor vehicles at
Maring farm losses rise further to P2.26B
PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD AGRICULTURAL losses brought by the onslaught of severe tropical storm Maring (international
Baguio City gov’t proposes dredging of Balili River; about 1,000 structures blocking waterways identified
PIO BAGUIO CITY BAGUIO is asking the national government’s help in dredging the Balili River
Digital transformation is more about people than tools, say marketing experts
GLENN CARSTENS PETERS-UNSPLASH For companies to digitally transform, people will need to be upskilled and
Melbourne readies to exit world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown
A woman walks across the city centre bridge in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. —
How many can be slumdog millionaires?
METROCOM relaxing while waiting to be deployed near Malacanang on Sept. 21, 1983. — AITOR
Worse than nuclear war
STARLINE Because it is the rainy season, the weather is among the many concerns that
Evergrande and China: A Lehman moment — or less ‘Grande’ than that?
CHINA has seen rapid urbanization; as of 2020, 61% of its population lived in urban
Voting for the ‘lesser evil’ is a bad idea
FREEPIK The concept of “choosing the lesser evil” seems to say that when a person
India races to vaccinate all adults after 1B doses
REUTERS INDIA has given out 1 billion doses of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines, a