Red onions are for sale in Manila, Jan. 17. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) approved a suggested retail price (SRP) of P125 a kilo for imported red onions in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting on Wednesday. DA Assistant Secretary Kristine Y. Evangelista said stakeholders had recommended the price at a […]Read More
The sunset is seen behind the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila, Feb. 5. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could grow by as much as 8-10% if the government can address the gaps in agriculture, investment, and good governance, according to economists. “If President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. meets these three challenges, we […]Read More
Shoppers head to Divisoria, Manila, Dec. 26, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter GLORIA L. JAPON, a 48-year-old public school teacher from Cavite south of the Philippine capital, admits struggling to pay her housing loan in the face of spiraling prices. Her household costs have increased as her four children in […]Read More
GLOBE Telecom, Inc. has signed an agreement to lease telecommunications towers in Southern Luzon to a unit of Thailand-based Sky Tower Plc. to monetize its assets. Globe’s lease partnership signed on Feb. 6 with the Thai firm will be through the latter’s Philippine subsidiary, Skytowers Infra, Inc. No amount was disclosed for the leased towers. […]Read More
A UNIT of listed holding firm A Brown Co., Inc. has secured a P400-million funding for the construction of a commercial electron beam or E-beam facility and cold storage in Rizal province. In a press release on Monday, A Brown said its subsidiary, Irradiation Solutions, Inc., will use the financing facility from China Banking Corp. […]Read More
MANILA Water Co., Inc. on Monday said that it would submit its completion plan to build and operate water, sewerage and sanitation projects until 2037. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Manila Water said it had received on Monday a copy of the Jan. 17, 2023 notice from the Supreme Court (SC) that “denied with […]Read More
THE Araneta group’s ACI, Inc. is set to open the third office building of its 8-hectare Cyberpark development by the first quarter of 2025 which it expects to cost around P4 billion. Called Cyberpark 3, the property will have 27 levels of office spaces, three basement parking floors, and two floors of retail space. The […]Read More
PHILSTAR THE consortium tasked to build the Sangley Point International Airport on Monday signed the joint venture and development agreement with the Cavite provincial government, one of its members said. In a regulatory filing, Yuchengco-led House of Investments, Inc. said it signed the agreement along with the Philippine members of the consortium, namely: Cavitex Holdings, […]Read More
BEYONCÉ accepts the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Feb. 5. —REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI LOS ANGELES — Pop superstar Beyoncé broke the record for most career wins at music’s Grammy awards on Sunday but lost again in the prestigious album of the year category, […]Read More
THE Transportation department’s bids and awards committee has recommended the award of a project to improve General Santos City’s (GenSan) international airport to a construction firm based in Eastern Samar. In a notice of award last week, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) identified “B.M. Marketing” through its sole proprietor Edgar A. Tiu as having submitted […]Read More


















