THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has deferred a new set of fees it had planned to collect starting this weekend for ...

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government has announced it will repeal the crime of femicide from the penal code. In a speech at ...

THE PHILIPPINES has secured a $500-million policy-based loan from the Asian Development Act (ADB) that will fund the government’s labor market programs and reforms aimed at boosting job creation. The ...

GOKONGWEI-LED JG Summit Holdings, Inc. said its petrochemicals unit, JG Summit Olefins Corp. (JGSOC), is now on an indefinite commercial shutdown amid “unfavorable global market conditions.” “Given ...

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY expanded by a weaker-than-expected 5.2% in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year growth to below the government’s target amid subdued consumption and lower farm output. Data ...

THE PESO-DOLLAR exchange rate could breach the government’s assumptions from this year to 2026 amid expectations of slower rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ...

THE Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE) plan to revise the guidelines for issuing Alien Employment Permits (AEPs) is seen as a response to the loosely-regulated entry of Philippine Offshore ...

PARIS — France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world’s most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the ...

AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) said it is opening new malls this year with about 78,000 square meters (sq.m.) of retail space as the property developer banks on surging foot traffic. “We’re opening new malls ...

STUDIO CANTERO, a brand storytelling and production studio, announced its new name on Jan. 22. Studio Kamusta is now an expanded version, its new name signifying a broader reach helping brands tell ...

Tunnels built to shelter Londoners during World War TII bombing by Germany are set to be transformed into the British capital’s biggest new tourist attraction for years, according to the company that ...

PACIFIC ONLINE Systems Corp. is acquiring a 37.5% stake in electronic gaming platform software and service provider HHR Philippines, Inc. (HHRPI) for P150 million to grow its online gaming presence.