House Ethics chair reiterates he does not plan to release Gaetz report
House Ethics Chair Michael Guest is seemingly sticking to his decision to not release his panel’s report about Matt Gaetz after the Floridian’s abrupt resignation Wednesday. “What happens in Ethics is confidential. We're going to maintain that confidentiality,” Guest (R-Miss.)
Senate Republicans squirm over Trump’s tariff plans
Senate Republicans are skeptical of Donald Trump’s aggressive new tariff plans — especially lawmakers from states with large agriculture industries that could bear the brunt of likely foreign retaliation. “Tariffs have a place, but there is also the other side,
Inflation seen within target until 2026
The headline inflation rate picked up to 2.3% in October from 1.9% in September. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANPRIVATE SECTOR ANALYSTS surveyed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) still expect headline inflation to remain within the 2-4% target band until
PHL slips in global digital competitiveness ranking
THE Philippines remained one of the most digitally uncompetitive countries, according to a report by the International Institute for Management Development’s World Competitiveness Center. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES slumped to its worst showing in
Foreign investment pledges surge in Q3
Filipinos work at the assembly line of a factory in Malvar, Batangas, Aug. 10, 2018. — REUTERSFOREIGN INVESTMENT pledges received by Philippine investment promotion agencies (IPA) surged in the third quarter, driven by investments from South Korea and Switzerland, the