Economy

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday signed a joint circular to ensure…

@BANGSAMOROGOVT THE NEW minimum wage rates in the Bangsamoro region in southern Philippines will take effect on July 21, according to the…

BW FILE PHOTO THE SOUTHERN Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), the biggest government-run hospital in Mindanao, issued an alert Wednesday evening on restricted…

DFA.GOV.PH THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs on Thursday launched a database of foreign agreements and treaties on disaster management that the Philippines…

Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. of Negros Oriental has filed a bill renaming the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Other individuals have been…

STARLINE-FREEPIK Survey results are possible nudge instruments of public policy. They could restore the appropriate focus of those in authority to what…

The eminent historian, journalist, technocrat and diplomat, Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, was in a class of her own. Her elegant prose was impeccable,…

ISAAC QUESADA-UNSPLASH An interesting issue that got minimal discussion from the US Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s…

REUTERS WELLINGTON/TOKYO — A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New Zealand to…

REUTERS BEIJING — China has been tweaking its stringent COVID curbs but shows no sign of backing off from its “dynamic zero”…