1 of 4 AS A platform for fresh and unseen pieces of writing, fragments of artworks, loose experiments, and literary digressions, local press Exploding Galaxies’ newly launched journal e.g. aims to fill a gap. The works featured in it span early iterations that would otherwise not be accepted in other publications. Edited by Nicole CuUnjieng […]
BW FILE PHOTO THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of its dual-tranche Treasury bond (T-bond) offer on Tuesday as both tenors’ rates were below secondary market levels amid strong market interest, a decline in US yields, and expectations of a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) cut next month. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised […]
REPUBLIC BISCUIT Corp. (Rebisco) expects modest double-digit revenue growth despite concerns about rising raw material costs, a company official said. “We’re looking forward to this year being a good year, especially with the usual support and boost from all our wonderful people in politics,” Rebisco Vice-Chairman Jonathan C. Ng told reporters on the sidelines of […]
FREEPIK (Part 9) If we accept the truth that human sexuality, marriage, and family cannot be analyzed in purely materialistic, hedonistic, or consumerist terms, then sexuality education itself must be an education in the ultimate purposes of life, love, sexuality (manhood and womanhood), and sex itself. This is the approach taken by an 11-volume guidebook […]
1 of 7 Katrina Cuenca exhibit at Galerie Joaquin UNTIL Jan. 31, artist Katrina Cuenca is displaying Tetrachromacy, a collection of experimentations in material, form, and color with several pieces on round canvas at Galerie Joaquin. The circular shape, a symbol of wholeness and good fortune, embodies the artist’s desire for new possibilities and creative […]
BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO slipped against the dollar on Tuesday as the US Federal Reserve was set to begin its two-day policy meeting overnight. The local unit closed at P58.425 per dollar on Tuesday, weakening by a centavo from its P58.435 finish on Monday, Bankers Association of the Philippines data showed. The peso opened […]
BW FILE PHOTO THE Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed at its lowest level since November 2023 on Tuesday as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines before the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision and the release of Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) data. The PSEi slumped by 0.70% or 43.41 points to end at […]
Workers are seen mixing cement at a construction site in Quezon City, May 19, 2020. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter SOME public works projects are expected to experience minor delays due to the spending ban leading up to the midterm elections in May, government contractors said. “The progress of […]
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO A COURT challenge to the 2025 budget has been filed, with the Supreme Court (SC) asked to rule on the spending plan’s legality by the Marcos administration’s first Executive Secretary. Former Secretary Victor D. Rodriguez, who is running for the Senate, filed the petition on Monday, alleging before the tribunal that the […]
By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter NESTLÉ Philippines, Inc. said it set aside P6 billion to expand factory capacity and improve their efficiency. At a media event on Tuesday, Nestlé Philippines Chief Executive Officer Kais Marzouki said that the investment plans are part of the P18.1 billion earmarked for the Philippines for the 2019-2027 period. […]