By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror THE closure of the 48-year-old Sofitel Philippine Plaza will likely compound the increase in room rates of hotels in its category, many of ...
WITH consumption hurting the country’s recent economic performance, analysts said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to start cutting rates as early as the third quarter.   In its ...
THE flagship organization of the Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Management (BPM) industry is hoping that the amended version of Republic Act (RA) 11534 will lessen the tax imposed on ...
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has acknowledged the importance of diesel power plants for preventing a massive power outage, as these can best provide immediate response to restore power when ...
THE country’s agriculture output in the second quarter may stay the same if El Niño continues to damage local plantations, according to economists. “Ganun pa rin kasi tuloy-tuloy pa rin yung El Niño ...
Electricity spot market prices in all grids shot up to nearly P7 per kilowatt hour (kWh) last month after the Luzon grid was placed on 21 red alerts and 23 for the Visayas grid. Data from the ...
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created a new “super body” to enhance the country’s human rights protection, including situations in cases involving drug control and counter-terrorism. ...
AS the Marcos administration steps up the revitalization of the mining sector to take advantage of the increasing global demand for energy transition metals, the government is looking at having mining ...
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared the way for the possible ratification of the Agreement for Cooperation between ...
MOVING to ensure adequate assessors for senior high school graduates, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian pressed ahead for the rollout of the free assessment and certification for senior high school graduates in ...
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has ordered an investigation into the reported failure of the tailings storage facility (TSF) of Greenstone Resources mining ...
SEN. Christopher Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, was invited to the inauguration of the 165th Malasakit Center located at the Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center in ...