The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is sticking with its measured approach to monetary policy easing, likely reducing key policy rates gradually by 50 basis points (bps) this year.  BSP Governor Eli ...

AT least 40 social media personalities have been invited as resource persons in the first congressional hearing investigating the spread of fake news and disinformation in the country. The hearing, ...

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. He has done it with strong language. In one executive order, he ...

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has held that establishments cannot deny or withhold discounts or privileges to a person with disability (PWD) due to doubts on the authenticity of his or her PWD ...

A SENIOR lawmaker said “trimming the fat” through the passage of the government rightsizing bill before the end of the 19th Congress will eliminate overlapping functions, enhance government efficiency ...

Emperador Inc. said its Mexican unit Casa Pedro Domecq has acquired 60 percent of Destileria Los Danzantes S.A. de C.V. for 80 million Mexican pesos or about P226 million.  Los Danzantes owns premium ...

IT is always enlightening to examine the footnotes in a court decision, as they illuminate the reasoning behind judicial verdicts and deepen our understanding of how courts resolve legal disputes.

SLOW growth and the Covid-19 setbacks suffered by the economy could delay the country’s exit from the middle income trap, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). In a ...

THE Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) assured the public of sufficient egg supply for the year amid concerns about a possible shortage of the cheapest protein source. This, after Agriculture ...

THE upcoming elections could delay the passage of key tax reform measures crucial for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to hit its P3.2-trillion tentative target collection this year. Speaking to ...

The administration’s allocation of nearly one-fifth of the national budget to pork barrel projects over the past three years, as cited by a watchdog, is a blatant disregard of the pressing needs of ...

THE National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, on Sunday reitrated that the “Revitalized Katok” is a lawful and proactive initiative aimed at ensuring responsible firearm ownership and ...