Mastercard notes optimism of youth consumers in Asia Pacific
The Mastercard Index of Consumer Confidence for the second half of 2017 notes that consumer confidence in Asia Pacific "bubbles with youthful optimism". According to...
Government gears up to prepare 2019 budget
The Department of Budget Management has issued the Budget Call for 2019 under National Budget Memorandum No. 129, which outlines the budget preparation guidelines...
MICC begins review of mining operations
The interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) is set to begin this January its “fact-finding and science-based” review of an initial batch of 26 mine sites ordered either suspended or shut down last year by the previous leadership at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
CA stops OFW Veloso from telling her story in Indonesia
Lawyers for OFW Mary Jane Veloso, who narrowly avoided execution in 2015 in Indonesia for drug trafficking charges, were dismayed when the people she tagged as her illegal recruiters got a Philippine Court of Appeals injunction stopping her from giving testimony in her defense to the Indonesian authorities.
TRAIN TO BULACAN | DOTr breaks ground for Tutuban-Malolos segment of PNR Clark project
The Department of Transportation broke ground Friday (Jan. 5) for Phase 1 of the Philippine National Railways line linking Metro Manila to Clark Field, with this first segment running from Tutuban station in Manila to historic Malolos town in Bulacan.
Indian-Canadian comic Russell Peters to return to Manila in March
His upcoming performance is part of his 'Deported World Tour' and promises 'all new material.'
Trump targets book, threatens ex-ally Bannon with legal action
President Donald Trump’s lawyer said on Thursday he would try to stop publication of a book that portrays an inept president in a fumbling White House and threatened legal action against former top aide Steve Bannon over “defamatory” comments in the book.
Federal vs state law: Marijuana businesses brace for investment chill as US changes policy
Cannabis businesses across the United States said they are bracing for an investment slowdown following the US Justice Department’s Thursday directive that will allow the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug.
WATCH | Palace names Cuy DDB chair, designates ex-AFP chief Año as DILG OIC
Interior OIC-Secretary Catalino S. Cuy has been appointed to a new position - as chair of the Dangerous Drugs Board - and his undersecretary, former military chief Eduardo M. Año, was designated officer in charge of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Sanofi vows to cooperate with FDA after P100K fine, suspension of clearance
The Philippines has fined Sanofi P100,000 and suspended clearance for the French drug maker’s controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, citing violations on product registration and marketing, its health secretary said on Thursday. The French pharmaceutical vowed to cooperate with FDA.
Cate Blanchett to head this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury
The Australian actress will become the 11th woman to chair the event in the festival’s history.
NO WINTER THIS YEAR | ‘Game of Thrones’ last season set for 2019
Multiple endings for the six-episode final season will be filmed to avoid leaks or hacks of how the saga ends.
TRAIN may push up prices of local, imported meats but broiler raisers to absorb...
With the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), prices of local and imported meats in the market may also go up.
Amid issues of hate speech, foreign meddling in polls, CEO Zuckerberg sets 2018 goal:...
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday his goal for 2018 was to put the business he co-founded on a more solid footing, a break with his longstanding practice of setting a purely personal annual goal.
Blizzard wallops US Northeast, knocks out power, snarls travel
A powerful blizzard battered the Northeast on Thursday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people and snarling travel amid a long cold snap that has gripped much of the United States for more than a week and killed more than a dozen people.














