IT’S NOT always glitz and glamor for beauty queens. On April 25, the 40 candidates of the Binibining Pilipinas (Bb. Pilipinas) pageant spent a day at the carnival (that is, Araneta City’s Fiesta Carnival in Quezon City) with children helped by non-government organization Childhope Philippines

PHOTO BY KAP MACEDA AGUILABy Brian M. AfuangREPORTS OF THE DEMISE of EVs are greatly exaggerated, S&P Global Mobility paraphrased Mark Twain in a forecast released in late 2023. The research firm said it expects global sales of battery electric passenger vehicles to reach 13.3

From left: Converge Chief Operations Officer Jesus C. Romero, Converge CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy, Converge President and Co-Founder Maria Grace Y. Uy, Ookla President Stephen Bye, and Converge Chief Commercial Officer Benjamin AzadaComing off from a quadruple win at Ookla’s Speedtest Awards and

PHINMA Corp. aims to further expand its education business through potential acquisitions of schools in Metro Manila, Cavite, and Davao, its president said.“We’re looking for schools in Cavite, Davao, and one more in Metro Manila,” PHINMA Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Chito B. Salazar,

1 of 5Samsonite launches 2nd Luggage Trade-In CampaignSAMSONITE is holding its annual Luggage Trade-in campaign: customers are invited to participate by bringing pre-loved luggage — any brand, size, and condition — to select Samsonite stores from April 25 to June 15 and get up to

The lobby of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Taguig City, Sept. 30, 2020. — REUTERSSHARES may continue to move sideways this week as investors await the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the release of Philippine April inflation data, which could both affect the direction

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO could trade sideways against the dollar this week as the market looks ahead to the US Federal Reserve’s meeting for policy signals.The local unit closed at P57.71 per dollar on Friday, strengthening by seven centavos from its P57.78 finish on Thursday,

DOTR PHOTOTHE modernized jeepneys on offer for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) are unaffordable even with the government providing financing for drivers, business groups said in a joint statement.“It is evident that the principles of ‘just transition’ have not been upheld in the

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTHE GOVERNMENT must extend the life of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) while adding programs promoting the use of hybrid seed to enhance productivity, analysts said. “We support the move to extend RCEF given that it has