Business
SM Foundation expands apprenticeship program
SM Foundation, along with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Labor and Employment and the Technical Skills...
South Cotabato lifts open-pit mining ban
The provincial government of South Cotabato lifted a ban on open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory obstacle for a long-delayed...
Megaworld, BIR discuss tax issue
Megaworld Corp. said Tuesday it clarified and resolved an issue with the Bureau of Internal Revenue, which earlier announced a...
PTT reduced 2021 net loss to P22.8m
Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Tuesday it reduced its net loss in 2021 on the back of higher revenues....
Market extends rally; Ayala issues advance
The stock market extended its rally Tuesday along with the rest of Asia on hopes that China’s economic engine Shanghai...
AllHome reports P3.2-billion revenue in first quarter
AllHome, the country’s pioneering one-stop full line home center, reported P3.239 billion in revenue in the first quarter. The chain...
Thailand’s economy rebounded 2.2% in Q1
BANGKOK, Thailand—Thailand’s economy grew 2.2 percent in the first quarter as exports and tourism rebounded after the relaxation of pandemic...
McDonald’s leaving Russia and selling business in country
NEW YORK, United States—American fast-food giant McDonald’s said Monday it will exit Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion,...
United States urges India to revert wheat export ban
UNITED NATIONS, United States—The United States hopes India will reverse its ban on wheat exports, Washington’s top diplomat to the...
China’s zero-COVID policy to hit recovery of Asian aviation—IATA
SINGAPORE, Singapore—China’s zero-COVID policy will hold back a full air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, a top airline industry...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.