Manila Times
APPROVED foreign investments more than doubled in the fourth quarter last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, surgin
TRADE Secretary Alfredo Pascual has signed two agreements aimed at boosting the country's free trade agreements (FTAs) and simplifying trade procedure
JAKARTA, Indonesia: A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next pr
FISH unloaded in January this year reached 38,780.63 metric tons (MT), marking a decrease from the previous month's fish deliveries, the Philippine Fi
HOUSE Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th District Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco filed a resolution seeking a House investigation, in aid of legislation, to reso
BACOLOD CITY: Despite the dismantling of all New People's Army (NPA) guerilla fronts in Negros Island, the Philippine Army will not pull out its force
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) and power giant Manila Elector Co. (Meralco) on Thursday sealed a crucial partnership, ensuring uninterrupted
PARIS: Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people's health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revea
WASHINGTON D.C: The US Federal Reserve should be careful about the timing of interest rate cuts, a senior bank official said Wednesday, adding to the
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: An initial 100 students will comprise the first batch at the Pangasinan Polytechnic College's (PPC) Center for Lifelong Learning
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said that it is planning to hold the Green Energy Auction (GEA) for offshore wind projects this year or in 202In an ene
A BILL has been filed in the House of Representatives seeking to grant heartbreak leaves to government and private sector workers.Cagayan de Oro City
THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared a proposed joint venture by Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) with Singapore-registered NTT UD Asia
THE chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts said that it would "deepen" the investigation of several anomalous land transactions entered by
THE Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a court sheriff in Olongapo City for punching a litigant while serving a court order.In a per curiam de
UPSCALE property developer Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) will be spending P13 billion for a makeover of its flagship shopping centers to meet the needs and pr
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: More than P21 million worth of Didipio Mine community development fund (CDF) projects have been completed and turned over to
MANULIFE Financial Corp. (Manulife) on Thursday said it was back in the black with a net income attributable to shareholders of CA$5.1 billion (around
SENATE President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri appealed to members of the House of Representatives to pass the counterpart of the wage hike bill.The Senat
GOKONGWEI-LED Universal Robina Corp. (URC) on Thursday said that it had started development of a 30.7-hectare manufacturing facility in Malvar, Batang
