GRADE 5 students in the Philippines continue to fall behind most Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of proficiency in reading and mathematics, a learning assessment program by the United Nations ...

SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised a crackdown on hate speech in the wake of an attack ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration intends to increase its efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their US ...

PROPERTY DEVELOPER AppleOne Group is entering Cebu’s growing meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) market with the opening of the province’s first Marriott city hotel. Fairfield by ...

THE PESO on Thursday jumped to its strongest close against the dollar in over two weeks as US jobs data supported further rate cuts. The local unit closed at P58.555 per dollar, rising by 17 centavos ...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Cebu Landmasters, Inc.’s (CLI) rental pool program, allowing the listed property developer to sell units as investment contracts while keeping ...

THE CONTEST that launched the careers of National Artists Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Ang Kiukok, and Benedicto “Bencab” Cabrera, among others, may just have launched a new crop of artists. It’s also ...

CONSUMER GOODS company Procter & Gamble (P&G), the maker of Pampers and Whisper, will discontinue the sale of certain brands in the Philippines to concentrate on its core product lines.

For years now, we have written — perhaps too often — about the extraordinary plunder of public money involving politicians, public works engineers and officials, and their collaborating private ...

There are many things that could unite employees who think they must do something against a toxic boss. This is often done through a silent network forum, including meal breaks turning into therapy ...

BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is set to merge its thrift bank subsidiaries BPI Direct BanKo, Inc., A Savings Bank (BanKo) and Legazpi Savings Bank, Inc. (LSB), it said on Thursday. BPI’s board, ...

ASIDE from the usual hot air balloons set to fill the skies of New Clark City (NCC), Tarlac, in February of 2026, the 26th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is preparing more ...