THE Philippine Hotel Owners Association (PHOA) said it is expecting its members to expand by about 15,000 rooms over the next five years.“We have about 217 hotels all over the country, and our estimated room inventory is about 40,000 rooms. In the next five years,

REUTERSTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said eight countries are seeking approval to export meat to the Philippines.In a special order, the DA said that it will send inspectors to accredit meat production facilities in the eight countries — Uruguay, India, Argentina, Russia, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, and

REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES dropped nine places in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to 25th out of 146 countries, though it remained the highest-placed Southeast Asian country.It was third in East Asia and the Pacific region, behind New Zealand (4th)

NLEX.COM.PHTHE Social Security System (SSS) is open to buying government assets, expressing a preference for those presenting cash flow opportunities.“If it is a government property and I see the potential, I will help the Department of Finance (DoF). I just don’t know (how much we

SINISIANPORTANDINDUSTRIALPARK.COMA PORT and industrial complex in Lemery, Batangas plans to house a cement silo and an oil storage facility, its developer said.The project components include the Sinisian Lemery Batangas Port and Industrial Park, the Lemery Cement Silo Tank, and the Lemery Oil Terminal.Ferdinand Co, president

Lately, Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 5-2024 has become a hot topic of discussion. Just last quarter, two articles were released discussing the implications of this circular and how it will impact transactions moving forward. You might be tired of hearing about this, but here

FREEPIKINTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Daniel Quizon was in a five-way tie for the lead with two rounds to go at the World Juniors Chess Championships in Gujarat, India, keeping him on track for elevation to Grandmaster.Mr. Quizon, whose bid to join the India 20-and-under tourney was

ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATIONTHE PHILIPPINES lost to Indonesia, 0-2, in its last outing in the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Tuesday before a raucous 65,000-strong  crowd at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.The Filipinos conceded one goal in each half as they ended their campaign

TAIPEI — A boat entered by construction company, Xu Yuan Samurai, won the 50-and-over division at the Taiwan Dragon Boat Championships June 10.“We practice almost three times a week but close to this competition, about five or six days a week,” Tung Hui Chu of

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy John Victor D. Ordoñez and Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReportersTHE GOVERNMENT of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should learn from its regional peers that managed to reclaim land from disputed features in the South China despite tensions with China, according