The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 51.2 in August, the same reading in July. — REUTERSBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter FACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines expanded at a steady pace in August amid a

By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an incentive program that allows noncompliant and delinquent corporations to settle fines and penalties at “significantly” lower rates. Applications for the Enhanced Compliance Incentive Plan (ECIP) can

A man inspects solar panels in this file photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter THE ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) is looking at collecting a green energy auction allowance (GEA-All) from on-grid consumers once the awarded renewable energy

1 of 2THE COVID-19 pandemic limited people’s access to social gatherings and opportunities to explore their interests. While it did open up possibilities to do more things online, it exacerbated issues of isolation among adults.Though the world’s economies have restarted,

THE FILM industry in the Philippines is hoping to revive its cultural exchanges with Germany, which have influenced Filipino alternative cinema and film studies over the years. This according to filmmakers and researchers at an Aug. 29 forum organized by