Government officials inspect prices and supply of rice at a market in Quezon City, Jan. 10, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR /MIGUEL DE GUZMANSTILL-ELEVATED rice prices could stoke inflation and threaten the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) pace of monetary easing,

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPANGILINAN-LED Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it will borrow P75 billion from three major local lenders to finance its planned joint venture (JV) with Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower). Meralco hopes to secure P75 billion in loans, payable over 12

ACMOBILITYACMOBILITY is putting up 27 more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Makati City within the first quarter, the mobility solutions provider announced on Tuesday. Makati City is set to have 74 operational charging points across 18 locations, such as offices,

DONALD J. TRUMP wearing a traditional barong Tagalog during his visit to Manila on Nov. 12, 2017. — REUTERSBy Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump’s recent policy announcements have mixed implications for the Philippines, with potential

THE rock musical Next to Normal, written by Brian Yorkey with music by Tom Kitt, is often credited as launching the discussion of mental health in mainstream theater back when it premiered on Broadway in 2009. Next to Normal follows an

LYNDSEY MITCHELL-UNSPLASH(Part 8) We have seen that a widespread culture of materialism and consumerism is a counterforce in the efforts of the developed countries to increase the average fertility rate. The moment individuals get used to considering the cost of having

MISAMIS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK ACCOUNTA BROWN Co., Inc. (ABCI) is investing P2.5 billion in the construction of a mixed-use complex under a joint venture agreement with the Misamis Oriental provincial government. The project will be developed in four