The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas stood pat for a fourth straight meeting in April, keeping its benchmark rate at a near 17-year high of 6.5%. — CRAGBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterHIGHER FOR LONGER interest rates will keep inflation at bay but at the

The main islands of Luzon and the Visayas on Thursday experienced red and yellow alerts for a third day in a row as the country suffered extreme heat. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterTHE MAIN ISLANDS of Luzon and the Visayas on

Additional electric fans are placed inside a classroom as students cope with the hot summer weather. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterSINGAPORE — The Philippines should localize its approach to education challenges considering its archipelagic nature, a United Nations expert said, as climate

The first stationary gasoline engine developed by Carl Benz was a one-cylinder two-stroke unit which ran for the first time on New Year’s Eve, 1879. — group.mercedes-benz.comFrom the early days of open-roofed motorized transportation to the technologically advanced self-driving sustainable vehicles of today, the evolution

MINILAND Amazing MalaysiaCOMING from a strong year for the Malaysian tourism industry, travelers are now invited to try out Lego adventures both old and new at the Legoland Malaysia Resort.Last year, Malaysia saw 29 million tourist arrivals. For the Lego-themed resort in particular, Filipinos are

1 of 3WITH temperatures ranging from 30 to 40 degrees in many cities in the Philippines, malls have become places to seek refuge from the hot weather. Here are some activities — ranging from Taylor Swift listening parties, furry costume contests, and table tennis lessons

HUGH GRANT in a scene from 2024’s The Regime.LONDON — British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspaper, The Sun, he said on Wednesday, while the lawyer for Prince Harry said the royal could also be “forced”

HENRY CAVILL, Alex Pettyfer, Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and Henry Golding in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.LONDON — With his latest movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which is inspired by a real World War II mission, director Guy Ritchie aims to shine a

E-ROCKWELL.COMROCKWELL Land, Inc. saw a 31% increase in its net income to P3.4 billion in 2023 from P2.59 billion a year earlier, driven by the performance of its residential and commercial segments, the listed property developer said on Thursday.The 2023 consolidated net income has “surpassed

By Shaymaa Khalil THE HUMBLE chapel in Manila’s Barrio San Miguel, where devotees venerated an image of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, had been the only structure spared from the great fire that reduced everything around it to ashes.The fire was so huge, engulfing everything in