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I ATTENDED the Global Summit of Women in Madrid, Spain from May 9 to 11. The conference was in its 26th year, led by the Fil-Am dynamo Irene Natividad and her high-powered group of international women leaders. The Philippine delegation was led by former foreign affairs secretary Delia Albert and Aurora Geotina Garcia of the Philippine Womens Economic Network (she headed the Financial Planning and Investment Strategies for Women Forum at the event).

HEADLINES: Atin Ito team eludes Chinese blockade | May 17, 2024

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P15 billion offering of blue bonds by Maynilad Water Services Inc. During an en banc meeting, the SEC approved the registration statement of Maynilad covering up to P12 billion of fixed-rate, peso-denominated blue bonds, with an oversubscription option of up to…

For the longest time, the Philippines has been caught in a low-wage-low-productivity trap. Our stagnant industrial and agricultural sectors have remained stuck at Industry 2.0/3.0 level while our neighbors in East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea) and in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) are sprinting forward…

FISHERIES output decreased by 0.5 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA showed that the total volume of fisheries production from January to March 2024 was 987,190 metric tons (MT), a decline from the 992,330 MT registered in…

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is eyeing to cut key policy rates twice in the second half of the year. BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. told reporters this may be delivered in increments of 25 basis points. This means, the maximum rate cut that is expected to be…

'The mission achieved a major victory when its advance team reached the vicinity of Panatag Shoal on May 15 (and) was able to supply the fishers in the area,' a spokesperson for the Atin Ito coalition says

To celebrate the 126th Philippine Independence Day, the United Filipino Organization will hold its yearly Pistang Pinoy celebration on Sunday, June 9, 2024, from 11am to 6pm at the Marianas

Just over 100 miles from Taiwan's south coast, US and Philippine forces seized an airstrip in key terrain for potential conflict with China.

TRAFFIC enforcers can start apprehending unconsolidated public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying their routes since the 15-day grace period to consolidate lapsed on May 15, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said on Thursday.