BW FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE SENATE on Tuesday approved on final reading its version of the bill on the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget, as senators focused

Workers unload vegetables at a street market in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 20, 2023. — REUTERSRISING FOOD PRICES, a stronger-than-expected El Niño, sluggish local government spending

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY may slow in the fourth quarter despite holiday spending. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE PHILIPPINES is unlikely to hit its growth target of 6-7%

RAGNAR GUDMUNDSSONBy Keisha B. Ta-asan, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES should create the right tax incentive system and properly mobilize tax revenues to achieve a more sustainable growth,

FROM 1,405 ENTRIES, the 71st Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature chose 54 winners, of which 30 are first-time awardees. The annual ceremony recognizing Filipinos who exhibit the gold standard in writing excellence was held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on

LONDON — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize on Sunday for his novel Prophet Song, the story of a family and a

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended extending the bid submission deadline for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)

TRADITIONAL and modern jeepneys ply side by side in Iloilo City. — BW FILE PHOTOBASIC ENERGY Corp. is seeking franchises to deploy 6,500 electric buses (e-buses)