Women entreps crucial in PH pandemic recovery: DTI chief

MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has highlighted the important role of women entrepreneurs especially as the country pushes for post-coronavirus...

More jobs restored with safe reopening of economy

MANILA – The country is gradually getting back the jobs lost due to the pandemic but the smaller progress in the past quarter suggests the need to...

Canadian Chamber of Commerce celebrates International Women’s Day/Week with spotlight on women in the workforce, Council for Women’s Advocacy and the need for federal government action

(OTTAWA) – International Women’s Day is a time to recognize the incredible economic, cultural, political and social achievements of Canadian women. But it is also a time...

PH employees seen to get 5.6% salary increase in 2021

MANILA – Workers in the country are projected to have an average increase of 5.6 percent in their salary this year, the Salary Budget Planning Report of...

The oil industry says it might support a carbon tax – here’s why that could be good for producers and the public alike

The oil industry’s lobbying arm, the American Petroleum Institute, suggested in a new draft statement that it might support Congress putting a price on carbon emissions...

How the world ran out of semiconductors

There’s a global shortage in semiconductors, and it’s becoming increasingly serious. The US is currently reviewing of its supply of the technology, following a landmark executive...

Support for Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package may not be as broad as it seems – it’s all a matter of perspective

Congress is on the verge of spending US$1.9 trillion to provide additional coronavirus relief to Americans, including $1,400 direct payments and extended unemployment benefits. Opinion polls...

Building back better, one vehicle at a time

When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland launched the federal government’s pre-budget consultation in January, she said that “the 2021 budget will be among the most significant of...

Bitcoin: this year I stand to make $200 million more than Elon Musk

Profits trump COVID-19 protections for migrant seafood workers in Atlantic Canada

Canada’s federal government recently imposed new air travel restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. The government and four major airlines agreed to...