
MBC urges future-ready workforce
As rising fuel costs squeeze both companies and households, the Makati Business Club (MBC) is calling for coordinated action to protect workers while preparing…
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As rising fuel costs squeeze both companies and households, the Makati Business Club (MBC) is calling for coordinated action to protect workers while preparing…
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The US being the world’s largest economy, decisions by the Federal Reserve have significant spillover effects on other central banks. While the Fed and the…
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MISAMIS ORIENTAL — Northern Mindanao remains one of the country’s key economic powerhouses, retaining its position among only six regions with economies valued…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) resumed its decline, slumping to 5,833.64 (-1.26 percent) as investors ended the shortened trading week in…
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Labor Day shouldn’t be a thank-you note. It should be a reckoning. If dignity requires a plane ticket, then the problem isn’t the worker. It’s the country.
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Mounting classroom backlogs, aging and condemned classrooms, disasters and delayed repairs continue to impact learning for millions of students.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects April headline inflation to settle within 5.6 to 6.4 percent, marking another monthly surge in overall prices as…
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The Philippines’ external trade surged to a record high in March 2026, signaling strong economic activity despite a widening trade gap driven by sustained…
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I can’t blame Iran, a sovereign nation, for refusing to budge against a perceived Western bully paranoid about the possibility of a nuclear showdown.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has launched an online reporting platform allowing the public to submit real-time reports of road accidents, traffic…
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More than half a million Filipinos previously without legal identity have now been formally registered, as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) expands…
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The economy of SOCCSKSARGEN grew 4.8 percent in 2025, outpacing the national average of 4.4 percent despite a tougher domestic…
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Fed officials are set to keep rates steady in a range of 3.50 percent to 3.75 percent, extending their pause since the start of the year.
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This is not to suggest that accountability mechanisms are noise. They are essential pillars of democratic governance.
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BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera region’s agriculture sector grew by 4.3 percent in 2025 despite volatile weather, rising production costs and market…
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Economic growth across Asia and the Pacific is projected to slow further in 2026 amid global uncertainties, although a transition to renewable energy could…
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Consumer confidence was pessimistic even before the escalation of the Middle East conflict, with Filipinos staying wary amid lingering concerns over government…
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‘We’re being proactive — we’re staying ahead of the curve, we’ll do as many hikes as necessary; normally, it would be a succession of small rate hikes, but it…
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