MTerra Solar starts exporting power to grid
MTERRA SOLAR, the world’s largest battery-integrated solar power project, has begun exporting an initial 250 megawatts (MW) to the grid, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN)...
SEC to stand its ground on 9-year independent director term limit
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it will stand its ground on its nine-year term limit for independent directors, as it considers its...
An apple pie showed the way to a slice of Eden
PARADISE was lost through the bite of a forbidden fruit, but an apple pie opened the way to a garden that might have been a passageway to Eden.
Paul McCartney charts childhood streets in 1st album in five years
LONDON — Paul McCartney takes fans down the streets of his Liverpool childhood in his first solo album in more than five years due...
What to Do on Holy Week
THE musical Martir sa Golgota will be performed this week for free in various public venues.
Leadership in uncertain times: 5 priorities for business amid the Middle East crisis
By Donald L. Lim
The crisis in the Middle East may ultimately prove more difficult for business than COVID-19.
During the pandemic, there was at least a clear response....
Bond market activity may slow as war drives up rates
CORPORATE BOND issuances and trading could slow this year due to the Middle East war, which could stoke inflation and increase the possibility of...
The oil market is moving into demand destruction mode
FIVE WEEKS into the Third Gulf War, the math of oil-barrel counting is intractable: The world is short of the black stuff.
IC sets deadlines for MBAs’ adoption of new frameworks on reserve valuation, capital
THE Insurance Commission (IC) said mutual benefit associations (MBA) must adopt new regulatory frameworks on reporting, reserve valuation, and risk-based capital in their financial...
D.M. Wenceslao’s Gallio Events Hall holds rates, explores expansion
GALLIO EVENTS HALL, operated by D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc., said it will keep its rates unchanged until the end of 2026 despite inflation...
Trump’s war and energy damage
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
We are now on the fifth week of US President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and things are still bad.
I have seen some...
Japan steps up yen intervention threats, signals rate-hike chance
TOKYO — Japan stepped up yen intervention threats and signaled that further falls in the currency could justify a near-term interest rate hike, as...