HOUSEHOLDS will have to bear the brunt of paying for expensive cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) this month. Isla LPG Corp., for its Solane brand, raised the price of LPG by P2 per kilo or P22 for an 11-kilo... Read More

ANTI-CIGARETTE smoking advocates on Tuesday threatened to embark on a campaign for higher tax on tobacco and liquor products an election issue if lawmakers will not pass a “real sin tax measure” that will cause the price... Read More

THE Department of Energy (DOE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently unveiled for public inspection a prototype of the electric tricycle (e-trike) for the much-awaited $500-million e-trike project. Electric Vehi... Read More

BANKER Gil A. Buenaventura has taken over the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) as its new president, replacing Francisco F. Del Rosario Jr. whose resignation takes effect three weeks from today on Oct. 22. DBP ... Read More

EL SEGUNDO, California—Dwight Howard flattened the creases across the chest of his brand-new gold jersey and joined his teammates for a group photo, joking around and laughing even while saying “cheese.” The superstar c... Read More

UNIVERSITY of the East (UE) and La Salle-Dasmariñas bets will be the volleybelles to watch in the 2012 Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Battle of Champions on Thursday at the provincial capitol beachfront in Lingayen, Pang... Read More

MANUFACTURING from Europe to China contracted in September as the euro region’s fiscal crisis eroded investor confidence and clouded global growth prospects. A gauge of manufacturing in the 17-nation euro region was at ... Read More

THE annual United Nations General Assembly in New York has long been a magnet for world leaders great and small, so it’s hosted some performances that are memorable more for entertainment value than for their import. Th... Read More

NORTH Korea accused the US of seeking its elimination, saying American policy toward the totalitarian state has brought the region closer to nuclear war. “Due to the continued hostile policy toward the DPRK [Democratic ... Read More

HONG KONG—A boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens in the deadliest accident to strike the Chinese territory in ye... Read More