SAN MIGUEL Corp. on Tuesday said it is on track to complete the expansion of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) next month. “The SLEX expansion is a major undertaking that entailed significant effort ...

THE Ateneo de Manila University Press and the University of the Philippines (UP) Press were jointly named Publisher of the Year at the 42 nd National Book Awards on Nov. 23. Each of them had seven ...

FILIPINO author Eros Sanchez Atalia won big at the 72 nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, held at the Philippine International Convention Center on Friday night. A survivor of COVID-19 ...

As we saw in Part 1, the Philippines will continue to have a young and growing population for at least the next 40 years, time enough to give our present and future leaders the opportunity to ...

A portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio held in a private collection since it was discovered more than 60 years ago is being shown to the public for the first time in a museum in Rome. Caravaggio, ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is considering issuing more import clearances for yellow onion and small pelagic fish, citing a drop in supply following recent storms. “It looks like we are ...

DISMISSED Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JESSE BUSTOS THE NATIONAL Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) on Tuesday said it considers dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice L. Guo, who has ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it downgraded its palay (unmilled rice) production forecast for this year due to the spate of tropical cyclones that hit the country late in the ...

THE SENATE on Tuesday approved its version of the government’s proposed P6.352-trillion national budget next year, with senators prioritizing funding for the Education, Health and Defense departments.

RECENT economic reforms have raised confidence in the Philippines prospects, though ease of doing business remains the main challenge in attracting investors, business leaders said. “I’m actually very ...

THE Zamboanga Peninsula regional wage board’s P33 minimum wage increase, which will take effect on Dec. 12, has been approved, the Labor department said. In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of ...

THE PHILIPPINES could be in position to benefit from the tariffs the Trump administration is promising to impose should the incoming government in Washington choose to selectively support its ...