This is a re-posted opinion piece. To stimulate an economy you need to create jobs, to get money into consumers’ hands, to build infrastructure that
Read MoreHUNGER IS AGAIN ON THE RISE, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a new report, with sharp increases in Luzon overwhelming declines in the rest
Read MoreDo you still remember the “Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Act of 2008?” Most probably you do not since it has been more than three ye
Read MoreA BILL seeking to temper the legislation of revenue-eroding measures has been submitted by the government to the House of Representatives, a Budget
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) first division has ordered the arrest of businessman Macario Gaw Jr. after it found probable ca
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Government declares war. Government negotiates. Rebel forces attack. Why are we not surprised? Military solutions
Read MoreThere are some 67,000 government posts begging to be filled even as nearly three million Filipinos looking for work remain jobless. The problem is
Read MoreA confederation of plastic manufacturing companies has asked the Senate to wait for the results of a study on the actual environmental impact of th
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The Philippines’ investment program over the medium term is now expected to reach P4.2 trillion—more than double the amount repo
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives has approved on second reading several amendments to the Insurance Code, which aim to further dev
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. The government is correct in its efforts to stop human trafficking and the use of Filipinos as drug couriers. But th
Read MoreTechnology has made almost every experience virtual—from making friends and talking with them to doing business with other people. Education has fol
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday ordered a manhunt against former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife Erl
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine agricultural sector faces major stumbling blocks in attracting investments, according to an official of the Min
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The new SWS hunger report for the Third Quarter of 2011, first released in BusinessWorld last Thursday, was titled
Read MoreRegional News BANGKOK—Floodwaters inundate the city. Businesses shut down and water-borne diseases spread. Families turn to boats rather than cars
Read MoreRegional News BANGKOK—The Thai capital became two different cities Sunday: one where some relieved residents saw river embankments mostly withstand
Read MoreGlobal News FRANKFURT—The euro zone slid closer to recession as Spain's economy stalled and unemployment across the 17-member bloc surged unexpecte
Read MoreHeadline news: The Philippines welcomed one of the world’s symbolic “seven billionth” babies Monday, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at Man
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