Manila Times
WASHINGTON — The World Bank raised its global growth outlook on Tuesday on the back of resilient consumer spending in the United States but warned t
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's government said on Wednesday it had canceled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, callin
PROFITABILITY and popularity issues mean that digital bank and e-wallet platform Maya won't be going public anytime soon, PLDT Inc. Chairman and Presi
BEIJING — China's consumer inflation held steady in May while producer price declines eased, but the underlying trend suggests Beijing would need to
THE Philippine banking sector's assets totaled P25.48 trillion as of the end of April, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed, up near
BEIJING — United States officials worked on Tuesday to bring home four injured instructors from Iowa's Cornell College who were stabbed in the north
DHAKA — A special judge's court in Bangladesh indicted on Wednesday Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others on charges in an over $2-million emb
BERLIN — In a rare move, the European Central Bank (ECB) last week beat the US Federal Reserve to the monetary policy easing punch when it cut inter
BANGKOK — Thailand's Constitutional Court will reconvene next week on two cases that could plunge the Southeast Asian kingdom into turmoil: one targ
AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has created a technical working group (TWG) to revamp administrative processes and policies concerning
TOKYO — A property developer in Japan has decided to demolish a near-complete, 10-story condominium in the capital Tokyo after pushback from neighbo
A NEW 7-hectare port and industrial complex is being built in Lemery, Batangas, with over P3 billion in investments, featuring a state-of-the-art ceme
PH1 World Developers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Megawide Construction Corp., plans to strengthen its balance sheet first before considering going p
THE House of Representatives has sent the absolute divorce bill to the Senate, setting the stage for heated debates there, in the only country left ou
(UPDATE) WILMINGTON, Delaware — Hunter Biden was convicted on Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when
THE Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS) will accept applications for incoming freshmen for School Year 2025-2026 from June 10 until October
SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) said Tuesday that its board of directors had authorized the issuance of cash dividends equivalent to 35 centavos per share.The
SALARIES, benefits and job stability are workplace issues that rank high among Filipino workers in general. However, it appears that health and well-b
MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) said Wednesday that it had started the competitive selection process (CSP) for 600 megawatts (MW) of baseload supply nee
GENEVA, Switzerland — A United Nations investigation concluded on Wednesday that Israel has committed crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza
