JFC profit grows 5.4% to P10.87B; sets up to P16-B capex for the year
JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) reported an attributable net income of P10.87 billion for 2025, up 5.4% from P10.32 billion in 2024.
In its 2025 annual...
How do auctions work?
TO HELP cultivate art appreciation and sustain the growth of the Philippine art market, a major auction house recently held a talk to shed light on how auctions work behind the scenes.
The buzz about Bangaw
IN 1954, William Golding’s Lord of the Flies offered a terrifying look into the innate power-hungry psyche of humanity. It’s a novel that reflected the colonial and warmongering culture prevalent in Western society at the time, presented through a fictional tale of British schoolboys stranded on an island.
Population decline: Greatest threat to humanity
By Bernardo M. Villegas
(Part 5)
How can the Philippines avoid the worst results of falling fertility rates with the consequent population decline and rapid ageing? We shall now...
Bond yields rise on weak demand
THE GOVERNMENT partially awarded the Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday, with demand weakening as investors turned cautious on longer tenors due to...
Arts & Culture (03/11/26)
AT THE Philippine Book Festival in SM Megamall, Filipino rap icon Gloc-9, going by his real name Aristotle Pollisco, will be launching seven poetry chapbooks under the omnibus title Makata Sa Pinas, a hashtag he has been using over the past decade.
Japan: An indispensable ally for economic security
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
Last year, the Philippine Coast Guard’s West Philippine Sea Transparency Group documented 64 Philippine missions or activities that were subjected to illegal, coercive, aggressive,...
HSBC Philippines sees affluent sector driving growth of its premier segment
HSBC PHILIPPINES expects the affluent sector to drive customer growth for its international wealth and premier banking segment over the next three to five...
Matt’s Coffee targets students, professionals with work-friendly space
A NEWLY opened café in Quezon City is seeking to stand out in the city’s crowded coffee scene by positioning itself as a place where customers can linger and work.
Iran war is giving markets a COVID-like shock
AS THE IRAN WAR drives oil prices towards $120 a barrel, a reckoning is finally coming for a reckless president and equally complacent financial markets.
Peso back at P58 level on hopes of de-escalation in Middle East conflict
THE PESO surged back to the P58-a-dollar level on Tuesday after US President Donald J. Trump signaled that the Middle East conflict could end...
Yann LeCun’s AI startup raises $1.03 billion in seed funding
YANN LECUN, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), has raised $1.03 billion for a nascent startup that promises to invent technology...