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OVER 14,000 megawatts (MW) of new power projects nationwide are committed to go online in the next five years, according to the Department of Energy (DoE). Renewable energy projects made up nearly 82% ...
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing a framework that will let it appoint a manager in cases when a payment system’s security is under threat. The appointment does not need Monetary ...
NINE-PIECE band Ben&Ben are set to kick off a global album tour this May and June, with shows in Cebu, Bacolod, and Davao — then off to Singapore and the US. The Filipino folk pop group has amassed a ...
STOCK BROKERAGE DragonFi Securities, Inc. is working to improve retirement plans for Filipinos by encouraging the adoption of Personal Equity and Retirement Accounts (PERA).
China trade talks this weekend aimed at cooling a trade war between the world’s two largest economies and dispelling some of ...
A 10-CARAT blue diamond which could fetch $20 million when it goes under the hammer later this month was presented by auction house Sotheby’s in Geneva on Thursday. The cushion-shaped piece, known as ...
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday there was no failure of elections in the 2025 midterm elections despite sweeping issues on faulty automated counting machines (ACMs), ...
MORE than 4,000 prisoners across several facilities under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) cast their ballots for the midterm polls on Monday. BuCor told reporters in a Viber chat that 4,125 ...
Last year marked a significant chapter in tax reform, with new laws enacted to amend and update the National Internal Revenue Code (Tax Code). Among these is Republic Act (RA) No. 12023, which imposes ...
THE Marcos administration will likely maintain control over the House of Representatives after the Philippine midterm elections, with admin-endorsed candidates benefiting from access to established ...
MARKETS are expected to cheer generally peaceful midterm elections on May 12, and with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr’s economic policies likely to get a boost from allies in the new ...
THE 17% tariff the US is poised to charge Philippine goods, while favorable compared to rest of the region, is not enough to overcome Vietnam’s cost advantage in furniture, the Chamber of Furniture ...