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Building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. again supported the Department of Education (DepEd) in preparing public schools nationwide for the new school year, with its employees and partners volunteering in the Brigada Eskwela all over the country from May 24 to June 1.

On the 3rd June, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Urjit Patel, had a chronicle in the Financial Times that was particularly interesting. It is already old news, but the very special fact that a central bank governor writes such a chronicle still deserves some attention. In addition, it is from the central bank of Asia’s third largest …

Just when you start thinking how to report a rude trike driver to the authorities, in walks an olive-skinned gal with her dad in front of her and suddenly you’re struck…by stars and lightning.

High-level Philippine and Japanese officials have continued to discuss last June 20 the timelines and possible plans of action to do away with bottlenecks and swiftly address concerns  on the preparation and implementation of flagship infrastructure projects that the Philippines is undertaking in cooperation with Japan. 

Civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) two days before the start of its 3rd  Annual Meeting in Mumbai, India to fulfill its promise of being ‘green’.

The 66th Famas has a blurb—the new Famas.

By Ben Cal  As the nation marked with grief the first anniversary of the Marawi siege by pro-Islamic State Maute terrorists last May 23, journalist Benjie Liwanag recalled his daring coverage of the bloody fighting that lasted for five months, during which, he found himself in the line of fire a number of times, but prayers and faith in God saved his …

A Philippine delegation led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is going to Tokyo this week to share with potential investors the vibrant prospects for the country’s economy and continue high-level dialogues with Japanese ministry officials on the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure projects that it aims to implement in cooperation with Japan.  

Administrative issuances limiting foreign ownership in the Philippines’ contracting industry are unconstitutional and invalid, a study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said. 

A wage hike at this time will only aggravate the situation of the unemployed sector of our labor force, Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) Acting President Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr. has warned.