Gov’t firm on preventing PHP from touching 60-level: DOF

Budget deficit this financial year to be $36.9 billion

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the budget bottom line will be more than $40 billion better over the four-year forward estimates in total than previously forecast....

Canada’s ‘royal prerogative’ allows it to wage war without parliamentary approval

Questions are being raised again about how the Canadian government makes decisions to use force or participate in armed conflicts, prompted by reports that special forces...

PCA urged to boost coconut oil production as prices seen to rise

MANILA – A lawmaker on Monday called on the Philippine Coconut Authority to boost coconut oil production and marketing as global spot prices of palm oil are...

New Bacolod business district to generate jobs, spur growth

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Sunday expressed confidence that the newly-inaugurated The Upper East in Bacolod City would generate more “quality jobs” that translate to...

Floods drive up fruit and veg prices, while energy costs will prolong high inflation

Fruit and vegetable prices are expected to be 8% higher than they would have been over the December and March quarters as a result of the...

Employers can’t fill vacancies, but many do surprisingly little to help workers return after a long illness

The UK was supposed to be facing a spike in unemployment after the pandemic furlough schemes ended, but instead the job market is the tightest in...

Burnout and isolation: Why employees and managers can’t ignore the social and mental health impact of working from home

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred on a variety of workplace maladies, including “the great resignation,” “quiet quitting,” “overemployment,” labour shortages and conflicts between managers and employees...

Gov’t to make PH ‘viable option’ for business: Marcos

MANILA – The national government is “unwavering” in its commitment to make the Philippines a viable option for businesses for both local and foreign investors, President Ferdinand...

Rugby union’s financial crisis: why the sport’s model is ‘broken’

As athletes, rugby union players are notoriously robust. But in England, the finances behind the sport are looking far from healthy. In the space of a...