PHOENIX — Jim Kolbe, a Republican congressman who represented a heavily Democratic region of Arizona for more than two decades and was a proponent of gay rights, has died. He was 80. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said in a statement

Trade Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo checks the prices of noche buena products in a supermarket in Manila, Dec. 2. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBANBy Keisha B. Ta-asan, ReporterINFLATION likely quickened beyond the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) target for an

A Philippines peso note is seen in this illustration on June 2, 2017. — REUTERS/THOMAS WHITE/ILLUSTRATIONBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES is not ready for a sovereign wealth fund amid the lack of fiscal space and

PEXELS-JOHN GUCCIONEGROSS BORROWINGS by the National Government (NG) declined by 32.7% year on year as of end-October, preliminary data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed.According to the BTr, total gross borrowings in the 10-month period stood at P1.85

AIDAN HOWE-UNSPLASHA SUBSIDIARY of Villar-led Prime Asset Ventures, Inc. is set to launch an 80-hectare casino and entertainment complex in the Las Piñas-Parañaque area by 2023.Villar Group Chairman Manuel B. Villar, Jr. said around $1 billion has been committed to