House Dems broadly denounce UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting after Warren remarks
Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence. “No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything.
Water rate hike OKd; inflation flagged
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterWATER PRICES in Metro Manila will go up starting January after the regulator approved the rate increases sought by the region’s two concessionaires, which could add to inflationary pressures.The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
Slowing Philippine growth may continue next year
FREEPIKBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterPHILIPPINE ECONOMIC growth could weaken further next year, falling short of the government’s target amid an incomplete post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) fiscal consolidation and still high interest rates, analysts said.Pantheon Macroeconomics in its Emerging
PHL told to boost hotel supply with expected rush of foreign tourists
NINOY Aquino International Airport (NAIA) check-in counters. — BW FILE PHOTOBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES should boost its hotel supply to accommodate an expected influx of foreign tourists after a law was passed letting them apply for a
Fitch eyes better asset quality for PHL lenders
BW FILE PHOTOTHE ASSET QUALITY of Philippine banks is expected to improve in 2025, supported by strong economic expansion, loan growth and lower interest rates, Fitch Ratings said in a note on Thursday.“We expect nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio improvements across