MANILA, Philippines – Manila is among the world’s emerging cities likely to progress in the next two decades, according to a study by US-based consulting firm A.T. Kearney Inc.

The Philippines once again ranked as the third most deadly country for journalists in the world, based on the report of the international watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

The number of retrenched workers in the country ballooned by 42 percent to 45,208 in 2013, from the 31,778 recorded the previous year as more businesses decided to let go of people, citing “economic reasons.”

The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations scientists said.

To gauge the efficiency and effectiveness of the national government’s Gender and Development (GAD) program in addressing gender issues, a lawmaker has called for a congressional inquiry into the allocation and utilization of the GAD budget of different agencies.

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) conceded that it faces a lot of challenges as far as Internet law enforcement is concerned. One of its problems is the lack of knowledge on cybercrime-related policies by some members of the judiciary, Senior Supt. Gilbert C. Sosa, Anti-Cybercrime Group director, said.

A careful reading of the statistical picture of income inequality among countries leads to the conclusion that income inequality is partly, but strongly a consequence of growth and development. (See last week’s column.)

MANILA, Philippines – Remittances continued to rise in February amid sustained demand for Filipinos abroad, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday.

You’ve all heard of the soaring dropout rate among elementary and high schoolers. But did you know that the dropout rate of teacher trainees is just as bad?

MANILA, Philippines – Manila is among the world’s emerging cities likely to progress in the next two decades, according to a study by US-based consulting firm A.T. Kearney Inc.

In this July 6, 2012 file photo, candles are lit at the very spot where Dutch environmental activist Wilhem Geertman, a former religious missionary who helped poor farmers affected by illegal logging and mining, was killed allegedly in a robbery attempt in San Fernando city, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines. AP MANILA, Philippines —…

In a bid to save millions of newborn lives, Save the Children is calling on world leaders, civil society, and the private sector to commit to five promises

At the April 10 Asean Economic Community (AEC) Forum, Alyansa Agrikultura leaders felt that the government needed to give more attention to Philippine agriculture.

THE Philippines is now classified under World Health Organization (WHO) standards as an aging population, with 7.5 million elderly citizens now and an estimated 14 million elderly by 2040.

Today being the last day for filing income tax returns, and given the pinch (bite?) that comes with this annual ritual, perhaps a great many of us would readily answer the above question in the affirmative. Interestingly, even our tax authorities may actually agree, as Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares has recently been quoted as…

ROME—The United Nations warned on Monday of the potential “massive destruction” of the world’s $5.0-billion (3.6-billion euro) a year banana crop as a plant disease spreads from Asia to Africa and the Middle East.

MANILA, Philippines – The economy will be able to absorb any adjustments in monetary policy settings as potential capacity has already gone up, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas official said.

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MANILA, Philippines – The overall public satisfaction rating of Pres. Benigno Aquino III slightly fell in the first quarter of the year with a marked decline in Balance Luzon, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Most indicators show economy remains robust – BSP MANILA, Philippines – The robust economic growth achieved by the country is expected to be sustained in the first quarter, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

Improvements in the local economy’s efficiency and productivity have made the Philippines’s output growth more resilient to external and internal shocks, a senior official from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

The growth of global commerce will pick up speed this year and next, says the World Trade Organization. Trade will grow by a “modest” 4.7% this year and by 5.3% in 2015, says the WTO.

After weeks of heavy outflows, the tide has turned in emerging markets. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Despite ongoing concerns about the Russia-Ukraine standoff and a Chinese slowdown, investors are dabbling in emerging markets once again.

Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests.

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has set a dangerous precedent in striking down key provisions of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Law or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, according to Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.

In the revised Philippine Development Plan, the government will increase infrastructure spending, among other reforms, to lower poverty incidence to 16.6% by 2016

BERLIN – The main points from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III, Summary for Policy Makers report issued Sunday on options for mitigating carbon emissions:

MANILA – Search and retrieval operation continue for a miner who was trapped and killed after a mining tunnel caved in Friday in Sitio Matidao, Barangay Little Baguio, Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Recent data from the World Value Survey shows that the Philippines is one of the most racist countries in the world. This survey basically asked people what kinds of people they wouldn’t want to live near and then counted the amount of people who chose ‘people of a different race’ for each country. Apparently, societies,…