A woman buys groceries at a supermarket in Quezon City, March 4, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASCOMPANIES need to re-evaluate their brand value propositions as consumers grapple with increasing prices and become more conscious of companies’ environmental and social impacts, consulting firm PwC Philippines

ESG or environmental, social, and governance is a novel concept for many. But the truth is, it’s just as old as it is new.When one thinks of ESG or sustainability, greenhouse gases (GHG) or carbon emissions, climate change, circular economy, energy transition, diversity and inclusion,

PPA POOL PHOTOBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday night pushed a code of conduct for the South China Sea amid worsening tensions from China’s increased assertiveness at sea. The target code of conduct, which dates back to

PCOPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday night said he would reorganize his Cabinet after the one-year ban on the appointment of losing politicians ended on May 9. “By the end of the first year, it will be clear in the sense that everyone’s

INTERPOL.INTTHE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a notice against a Philippine congressman who faces murder charges back home, according to the country’s Justice chief.Interpol had issued a so-called blue notice against Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo A. Teves Jr., who has been linked to

PPA POOL PHOTOTHE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should enhance cooperation among its members towards boosting the region’s minerals value chain, which is essential to the green energy transition, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Wednesday.  “The Philippines will take bold steps to

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday night said his government would continue lobbying for commutation or pardon for Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino overseas worker who has been on death row for more than a decade after she was arrested in

DEPT. OF MIGRANT WORKERSA TOTAL of 474 Filipinos have been repatriated from conflict-affected Sudan, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. At a televised briefing, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Raymund P. Cortes said more Filipinos are scheduled to return to the Philippines on May

PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASALMOST half of Filipinos believe that publishing or broadcasting anything critical of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is dangerous, according to a latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The survey, conducted from Dec. 10 to 14 last year, showed that 47%

LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said it onboarded 72 local government units (LGUs) to its Link.BizPortal payment platform in the first quarter (Q1) of the year.  Onboarded LGUs include Nueva Vizcaya, Marinduque, Guimaras, San Carlos in Pangasinan, Bacolod, Tanjay, Guihulngan, Sagay, Pagadian, Kidapawan City, and