Villar Land sets final property fair value at P52.74B, down from P1.33T
VILLAR LAND Holdings Corp. has set the final audited fair value of its newly acquired properties at P52.74 billion, according to its 2024 annual...
Stuff to Do (11/14/25)
See Teatro Meron stage Ang Medea
TEATRO MERON is presenting Ang Medea, a restaging of Euripides’ classic, translated into Filipino by the late National Artist...
Measuring poverty in the age of climate
By Knut Ostby and Mohamed Shahudh
How we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s “capability approach” in...
Peso rebounds on improving risk sentiment
THE PESO strengthened against the dollar on Thursday as investor confidence got a boost after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the government is...
K-pop group NewJeans to return to label ADOR, Yonhap reports
SEOUL — All five members of K-pop girl group NewJeans plan to resume working with their record label ADOR, South Korea’s Yonhap News outlet...
Ancestral domain titles: The missing link in the carbon market
By Erwin L. Tiamson
As typhoons grow stronger and floods become deadlier, the Philippines faces a stark reality: climate change is no longer a distant...
Sun Life Philippines is still top life insurer in premium terms
SUN LIFE of Canada (Philippines), Inc. (Sun Life Philippines) kept its place as the top life insurer in the country in terms of premium...
Cautious consumption seen weakening seasonal hiring
By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter
SLOW AND UNEVEN government aid after recent typhoons could dampen fourth-quarter growth as households curb holiday spending following the...
Now You See Me movie sent new cast members to magic school
LOS ANGELES — For Ariana Greenblatt, learning magic tricks at The Magic Castle clubhouse in Los Angeles was the best part of starring in...
Managing difficult employees
By Rey Elbo
My long-time worker has turned difficult, absenting himself on critical days, missing out on a routine task that must be delivered every Monday. Due...
At COP11, the Philippines must promote health and stop carrying the tobacco industry’s agenda
By Ulysses Dorotheo
As countries gather in Geneva for the 11th session of the Conference of Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework...
Recipe for disaster
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
The decision by the Mavericks to relieve Nico Harrison of his duties as general manager marks a turning point for all and sundry. When...