Prices of local rice, seasonal veggies remain stable: DA

MANILA – Prices of locally-produced rice, seasonal vegetables including those used as pinakbet (mixed vegetables) ingredients, and onion remained stable. In the Laging Handa public briefing aired...

Globe eyes partnering with aviation industry vs. online fraud

MANILA — Digital solutions group Globe is looking at partnering with the airline industry in fighting online fraud, an executive said Thursday. “We are looking at partnering...

Economic sanctions may make Russians’ lives worse – without stopping Putin’s assault on Ukraine

Would you bring your dog to a shop? Why retailers should be more pet-friendly

Pandemic pets have taken the world by storm. At least 3.2 million households reportedly acquired a pet during the first year of COVID. Young people made...

Ukraine’s economy went from Soviet chaos to oligarch domination to vital global trader of wheat and neon – and now Russian devastation

Russia’s energy clout doesn’t just come from oil and gas – it’s also a key nuclear supplier

As Western nations look for ways to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas, another aspect of the Ukraine crisis has received less attention: Most...

COVID bailouts helped politically connected businesses more than others – new research

COVID has been a painfully expensive ordeal for countries across the world. Aside from the medical cost of vaccines, testing and treatment, economic aid for furlough...

Regulating content won’t make the internet safer – we have to change the business models

An upheaval of the law governing what can be published online is taking place in the shape of the online safety bill. The bill, which is...

Ukraine-Russia conflict has little direct impact on PH trade: BSP

MANILA – The Ukraine-Russia conflict is expected to have a limited direct impact on the Philippines’ trade sector, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said Friday....

Provincial competition law needed to address the power of gig work platforms

With the invention of gig-based platforms like Uber and SkipTheDishes, the gig economy has not just become an integral part of the labour industry, but also...