Inflation likely picked up in January
Pork prices have soared amid a shortage due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). -- PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASBy Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter HEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened for the fourth straight month in January amid rising prices of food
Analysts’ January inflation estimates (2021)
HEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened for the fourth straight month in January amid rising prices of food and oil products, a BusinessWorld poll of economists showed. Read the full story. Advertisement
Coronavirus pandemic highlights failures of Philippine education
The pandemic would have given the government a chance to use technology to reboot the country's education system, but it highlighted serious problems instead, including slow internet connectivity. -- PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASBy Charmaine A. Tadalan, Reporter JIRO A. NOBLE, 14, has
COVID crisis, elections may derail Duterte’s reform agenda
The Duterte administration may run out of time to pursue its key reform measures. -- PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASTHE coronavirus crisis and lawmakers' preparations for the 2022 national elections could hamper efforts to legislate reforms to boost the Philippine investment climate,