PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has endorsed an executive order (EO) that would extend the temporary reduction of tariff rates on rice, pork, corn, and coal until Dec. 31, 2024, to help […]
Weak basic education threatens PHL economic growth, future workforce
Grade 7 students listen to their teacher during class at a school in Malabon City, Sept. 25, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ weak basic education system as shown […]
ADB approves $450-M loan to fund universal healthcare in PHL
Healthcare workers are seen at a hospital in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a $450-million loan (around P24.9 billion) to fund the Philippines’ Universal Health […]
PHL debt level to remain sustainable — World Bank
BW FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINES’ debt levels are expected to remain sustainable in the medium term, the World Bank said. “The National Government debt ratio is projected to decline over the forecast horizon, reaching around 60% of […]
Customs surpasses Nov. collection target
BW FILE PHOTO THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) said it surpassed its collection target for the month of November as well as its goal for the 11-month period. Preliminary data from the BoC showed that it collected […]
Telco tower firm allots P3.7B for PHL expansion
DAVID ARROWSMITH-UNSPLASH By Ashley Erika O. Jose, Reporter ISOC edotco Towers, Inc. is allocating P3.7 billion for its network expansion alone in the country, the company’s top local official said, citing the need to increase connectivity in […]
Times are sweet for Carmen’s Best as it opens a 2nd ice cream parlor
1 of 3 CARMEN’S BEST is riding the ice cream train by opening a second ice cream parlor, this time at the Mall of Asia (MOA) complex in Pasay City. With this comes the teasing of new […]
Converge, US firm plan AI-powered contact centers
LISTED Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. has tapped a US-based software company for its generative artificial intelligence (AI) contact centers in the Philippines. In a media release on Wednesday, the company said its partnership with Salesforce, Inc. aims […]
Naks naman!: A groundbreaking new Pinoy restaurant opens with food rarely seen in NYC
1 of 3 LECHON LIEMPO with lechon sarsa (pork liver sauce). PANCIT BATIL with bagnet SWAKI (Sea+Urchin) TO OPEN a restaurant anywhere represents a risk, and that goes double in New York’s hypercompetitive market. Double that again when a restaurant serves up a cuisine unfamiliar to said market; and again […]
‘Eat Bulaga’ trademark win a landmark case for creative copyright — TVJ
THE petitioners who successfully sought the cancellation of the “Eat Bulaga” trademark under its registrant called their win a landmark case for creative copyright. In a press conference on Wednesday, one of the petitioners Vicente “Tito” Sotto […]