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Construction workers in Alabang are busy doing their work for the rehabilitation and expansion on South Luzon Expressway.
Photo by Dryen I. Zamora

Senate wage bill will not help most workers

CHEd Chairman J. Prospero de Vera 3rd

Getting more poor students into state universities

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri. FILE PHOTO

Legislated wage hike poses economic risks

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his speech in Davao, southern Philippines late Sunday Jan. 28, 2024. Former President Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Fernando Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into the open a long-rumored split between the two. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)

Mindanao statement sounds out of context

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Toxic politics distracting from pressing problems

PASIG URBAN PROJECT
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and other government officials, looks at a scale model of the Pasig River Urban Development Project that was launched on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

Pasig River rehabilitation to deliver many benefits

PLDT Enterprise launched the “Lipad, LGU” initiative in partnership with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) during PH Digicon 2023 VISION: Reimagine Tomorrow’s Enterprise. The initiative aims to help LGUs become Smart Cities through programs such as Smart Cities assessment, education, planning, and benchmarking.

PLDT Enterprise envisions the Philippines' digital transformation through Smart Cities

Screengrab from Philippine Coast Guard Video shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon on a Philippine vessel near Scarborough Shoal. Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)

Diplomacy better tool to temper WPS issues

TRIMMED This photo dated Feb. 17, 2023 shows the Makati skyline from Ayala Avenue. The International Monetary Fund lowered its growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 5.3 percent from 6.0 percent after a dismal showing at the second quarter. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Surveys of Senate bets rate popularity, not competence

Screengrab from Philippine Coast Guard Video shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon on a Philippine vessel near Scarborough Shoal. Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)

New Year's wish: Peace, prosperity

Persons deprived of liberty (PDL) show how they sleep in the congested Manila City Jail during an inspection of officials ahead of the National Jail Decongestion Summit. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

Government should hasten prison reform

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'Cha-cha' not the only way to attract investors

Teachers and students of the Araullo High School in Manila vacate their classrooms after feeling tremors on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake jolted Lubang municipality in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO

Learning proficiency should start at home

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'Uncomfortable truth': Filipino students 5 to 6 years behind, but...

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. Contributed Photo

National defense policies need not be threat specific

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Report: RSV-associated Hospitalisation Costs in Singapore Estimated at SGD 9,430 per Patient; Poses Financial Strain on At-risk Older Adults

BuildTech Asia 2025 to Accelerate Innovation, Sustainability and Safety-Driven Transformation for Asia's Built Sectors

Discreet, Wireless, and Ultra-Slim: Momcozy Air 1, the Thinnest High-Tech Breast Pump, Debuts in North America on March 9

SEC.co Launches as a Premier Cybersecurity Consulting Firm Founded by Longstanding Cybersecurity and Business Experts

electronica China 2025: High-quality Chinese and International Companies Gather at this Can't-miss Electronics Event with 100,000 Square Meters!

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Work-related injury sustained by a seafarer

By Persida Acosta

Stock Watch

Stock indices as of March 10, 2025

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Stock indices as of March 7, 2025

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Audi's entry-level electric variant now has a longer range of 412 kilometers on a single charge. AUDI PHOTO

Fast Times

Audi expands Q4 e-tron lineup with new high-range entry-level variant

By Isaac Atienza

The RAM 1500 Rebel’s aggressive character lines emphasize both performance and aesthetics.
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Dumaguete Signage at Rizal Boulevard

Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Chinese architect Liu Jiakun interacts with a scale model of the West Village project at his office in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province on March 2, 2025.

Build & Design

China's Liu Jiakun wins Pritzker Prize

By Associated Press

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Designing a safe haven for dementia patients

LAWRENCE-INTALAN

The architects' role in sustainable urban conservation