PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN THE government on Thursday unveiled a master plan to improve the country’s water supply and sanitation that would require P1 trillion in new investments until 2030. Based on the Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan,…
Revival of EU-PHL free trade talks sought
REUTERS By Jenina P. Ibanez, Reporter A EUROPEAN investors’ group wants a revival of free trade talks between the Philippines and the European Union (EU) to expand local exports to the 27-nation union. “I think that we need seriously to…
Moody’s downgrades PHL growth forecast
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter MOODY’S Investors Service once again cut its economic growth forecast for the Philippines to 4.8% this year, citing the impact of stricter lockdowns and the sluggish vaccine rollout on recovery.…
Top-earning influencers face BIR audit
Figures are seen in front of displayed social media logos in this illustration taken on May 25. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION By Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is set to investigate 250 top-earning social media influencers…
TV5’s Sing Galing returns with celebrity guests
“IT’S SO nice to be happy. Everybody should be happy,” comedian Donita Nose (a.k.a. Rodello Juntos Solano) referring to the song “Happy” by Italian singer Alexia as she described the new season of TV5’s karaoke singing competition Sing Galing. After…
BSP receives P41.3-M grant from French gov’t for inclusion initiatives
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received a EUR700,000 (P41.3-million) grant from the French government for programs meant to bring more Filipinos into the financial system. The BSP said in a statement on Thursday that it signed a grant…
PSALM names two possible bidders for Pampanga property
STATE-RUN Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has identified power firm Panasia Energy, Inc. and service contractor Toplis Solutions, Inc. as the prospective bidders for its 50,447 square-meter property in Mexico, Pampanga. In an e-mailed statement on Thursday,…
Intramuros sites, Rizal Park reopen
BECAUSE of the new quarantine levels, Rizal Park and the Intramuros sites Fort Santiago, Baluarte de San Diego, and Plaza San Luis have been opened to the public albeit with limits on capacity and with shortened operating hours. Rizal Park…
A Brown unit secures perks for E-Beam
A BROWN Co., Inc.’s wholly owned unit Irradiation Solutions, Inc. (ISI) is now registered by the Board of Investments (BoI) as a new operator of essential services in relation to its Tanay Multipurpose Irradiation Facility project, A Brown said in…
How 9/11 changed cinema
1 of 4 ONE of the most common responses to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, both among witnesses on the scene and more distant commentators, was that the destruction of the World Trade Center was like something only seen…