A vendor at Paco Market is seen arranging meat products. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) said that upside risks to the outlook for Philippine headline inflation still persist. “Risks to the

Former US President Donald J. Trump — REUTERSBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE RETURN of Donald J. Trump to the US presidency could cause Asian currencies such as the Philippine peso to weaken, analysts said.“We suspect Asian currencies would

A Philippine flag is seen at the Rizal Monument in Manila, June 11, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES is hoping to be included among the top 20% of the countries assessed by the World

A workers’ group holds a protest rally in Manila, May 1, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES’ score in the global Labor Rights Index worsened this year, largely due to an environment that restricts unions,

(L-R): Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr., Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Her Excellency (H.E.) Hae Kyong Yu, and Special Representative of the