President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress at the House of Representatives building in Quezon City, July 26. -- SCREENSHOT FROM RADIO TELEVISION MALACANANG - FACEBOOK PAGEBy Norman P.

THE government placed Metro Manila under general community quarantine "with heightened restrictions" until end-July, in a bid to curb the spread of the Delta variant. -- PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE PHILIPPINES is at risk of "long-term economic scarring," with gross

THE GOVERNMENT aims to spend P1.02 trillion for infrastructure projects this year. -- PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASBy Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government should consider more public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects as it faces increasing fiscal constraints due to the

REUTERS AN URGENT global effort to rebalance the inequity between rich, vaccinated nations and poor nations sliding further into pandemic misery is colliding with an immovable calendar conflict:

THE construction of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge is now on its final phase. -- PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Jenina P. Ibanez, Reporter THE PROPERTY sector's recovery is hinged on