AirAsia MOVE broadens network with VietJet Air flight integration
AIRASIA MOVE has added VietJet Air flights to its platform through a partnership with GalaxyJoy, expanding access to low-cost fares and boosting connectivity for...
PHL, France spotlight co-productions, animation, feminist films
ANIMATED and feminist films are being screened until Nov. 30, as part of this year’s French Film Festival which is now in its 28th year.
SEC OKs Sta. Lucia Land’s rental pool offer for 2,382 units
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved 16 registration statements for Sta. Lucia Land Inc.’s rental pool program, allowing the developer to offer...
Not too scary, but a solid first effort
THIS adaptation of GMA’s annual Halloween television special, Gabi ng Lagim, was made for Filipino horror enthusiasts. Though it’s rough around the edges, an indication of this being the network’s first effort of taking a horror storytelling platform from the small screen to the big screen, there’s some potential to be found in each segment.
PHL card payments seen growing to P4.2 trillion
CARD PAYMENTS in the Philippines are expected to grow to P4.2 trillion this year, driven by sustained financial inclusion efforts and improved infrastructure, according...
Credit growth to pick up with AI-enabled lending
THE USE of artificial intelligence (AI) in lending processes could accelerate Philippine banks’ credit growth to 15-18%, according to financial technology (fintech) company Intellect...
Bank deposits reach over P21 trillion at end-September
DEPOSITS in Philippine banks went up by 7.55% year on year to P21.059 trillion as of September from P19.581 trillion a year ago, based...
Philippines, it’s time to get real!
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
For decades, governments have relied on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) as an anchor for assessing global conditions in both...
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI...
By Francesco Agnellini
The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as it’s become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person...
PHL monthly full-time wage averages P21,544
THE average monthly wage of time-rated, full-time workers in the Philippines was P21,544 in 2024, according to the Occupational Wages Survey released by the...
Enhancing regional security: The Philippines would be safer with Taiwan on board
Somewhere in Metro Manila, a young Filipino is trapped inside a scam den, forced to lie to strangers online. Somewhere in Taipei, an elderly Taiwanese man is losing his life savings to a criminal syndicate that operates across countries.
When suppliers send Christmas gifts to executives
By Rey Elbo
Last year, anonymous workers made an issue out of holiday gifts received by our executives. While the issue didn’t ripen into a full-blown controversy,...