In 1982, American country singer Kenny Rogers became a household name in Manila when his song “Through the Years” (cowritten by Steve Dorff and Marty Panzer, produced by Lionel Richie) entered the Billboard Hot 100 and went to no. 1 on the Adult C...

TEN months after Israel launched war against Hamas and Hezbollah, only 356 among 11,000 Filipino workers left Lebanon despite the Philippine government’s offer to repatriate them all for free.

The National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Local Government Units of Isabela, and Uanjelle Land, Inc. (Uanjelle) concretized their partnership through the signing of a Memoran...

Filipino alternative rock band The Itchyworms are set to hold their highly anticipated and first-ever concert tour in Canada this November 2024!

The year 2024 is shaping up to be a comeback year for 1980s Filipino punk and new wave.

Manila, Philippines (August, 2024) — Get ready to savor the best-tasting Siopao experience! Chowking is heating up National Siopao Day with a Buy 2 Get 1 FREE promo on its best-tasting Chunky Asado Siopao.

ArenaPlus, your 24/7 sports betting app, has maintained its support for the nation’s athletes as they competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, one of the biggest global stages for sports, through its “Ginto para sa Astig na Atleta” campaign from June 2024...

Global healthcare company Organon, in collaboration with the Philippine Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society (PLAS) mounted the 2nd Lipid Forum titled “Start Early, Strike Strong: Addressing the Urgency of “Treat to Goal” in Dyslipidemia Mana...

Invoking the ‘power of we,’ the Institute of Corporate Directors Philippines (ICD Ph) described the critical synergy between the public and private sectors in advancing good governance to foster pro-poor and inclusive growth and fighting c...

“DI pa tapos ang laban [The fight is not yet over],” said human-rights lawyer and retired lawmaker Wigberto Tañada on Thursday, two days after celebrating his 90th birthday during his conferment as Chair Emeritus of the Philippine Rural Reconstr...

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—With a growing number of repair and maintenance projects from the Philippine Navy and the United States Navy, the Subic Freeport-based ship repair company Subic Drydock Corp. (SDC) is establishing itself as a leading maintenance ser...

THE national government spent P1.216 trillion to pay its domestic and foreign debts from January to May this year, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

FORMER Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan on Sunday called for the acquisition of military hospital ships under the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), citing the need to boost the government’s disaster-readiness program...

THE P89.9 billion in excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) being channelled to unprogrammed funds did not come from member contributions but government subsidies, and will be used to bankroll vital national governmen...

By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) said it approved P45.48 billion in investments in the first half of 2024, up 37.82 percent from the P33 billion investments it approved in the six-month period last year. 

STATE gaming firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) announced its net income expanded by 121.48 percent to P6.56 billion from January to June this year, from P2.96 billion recorded in the same period in 2023, driven by increased gro...

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the government will expand its cheaper rice program to areas outside Luzon by August.

THE Senate Minority leader and a former ranking senator pushed at the weekend for urgent passage of a “designated survivor bill”  which had been left pending in the last Congress, but the absence of which could trigger a crisis in a worst-case scenari...

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IN today’s fast-paced and urbanized world, the value of green spaces cannot be overstated. Parks and open areas provide more than just a breath of fresh air in bustling cities—they contribute to the overall well-being of residents, help fight environm...

Part three

The once heavily polluted Pasig River is undergoing a remarkable transformation.  Thanks to the vision of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who is leading a high-level initiative to integrate urban planning with environmental sustainability, the river i...

Conclusion

Some members of the local book community—readers, publishers, and authors—have reacted strongly to the “honest mistake” committed by the organizers of the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF). 

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) appealed to regulators to allow the company to recover its expenses for big-ticket projects following the energization at full capacity of the P20.94-billion Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose Transmissi...

Globe Telecom Inc. recorded a “significant decline” in blocked spam SMS messages in the second quarter of 2024, as fraudsters shifted tactics.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required listed firms to publish on their respective websites the minutes of their annual and special meetings within five days from the date of the event.

Camille Villar, daughter of billionaire Manuel B. Villar Jr., and Lance Gokongwei of JG Summit Holdings Inc., warned the public about unscrupulous groups using their names in their illegal activities.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has commenced the second bidding for the development of microgrid systems in the country. 

The Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc. (PGPC) is embarking on the exploration and development of new geothermal energy sources capable of generating between 250 to 400 megawatts (MW) of additional renewable energy (RE).

Last week

ISSUES such as procurement that hound public agencies, government financial institutions (GFIs) and state-run corporations, heighten risks of underspending, according to Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman.