House panel to tackle bills seeking wage hike

MANILA – The chairperson of the House Committee on Labor and Employment is pushing for an increase in the wages of workers amid the impact of the...

Labor group to file wage hike petition March 14

Israel offers tech, support to boost PH agri

MANILA – Israel is keen to partner with the Philippines in boosting more profitable agriculture in the country through capacity-building efforts and the introduction of Israeli technology....

Michael Regino named new SSS chair

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has promoted Social Security System (SSS) Commissioner Michael Regino as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the state-owned firm, Malacañang confirmed...

Fuel subsidy also benefits commuters

MANILA – The PHP3-billion fuel subsidy granted to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers amid the increase in the prices of petroleum products will benefit even the commuting...

China’s balancing act on Russian invasion of Ukraine explained

Russia has few friends in the international community following its invasion of Ukraine. But China, which shares a 2,672-mile (4,300-kilometer) border with Russia, is among the...

Would Putin use nuclear weapons? An arms control expert explains what has and hasn’t changed since the invasion of Ukraine

The prospect of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States seemed, until recently, to have ended with the Cold War. Threats by Russian President...

Ukraine’s Twitter account is a national version of real-time trauma processing

TikToks of cats in cardboard tanks. Flirty comments on Instagram accounts dedicated to Vladmir Putin, begging him to stop Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. Memes bemoaning what...

Alberta budget means Albertans are trapped on a relentless fiscal rollercoaster ride

Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews recently delivered his fourth provincial budget. Due to the ongoing recovery of oil and natural gas prices, the Alberta government is...

The Russian economy is headed for collapse

To justify invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has painted Russia as a hegemonic power re-asserting its rightful claim to imperial greatness. Yet even before the invasion, Russia’s...