SM Offices investing P1B in Cebu expansion
SM OFFICES, the commercial property arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., plans to add more than 60,000 square meters (sq.m.) of new leasable space...
Metrobank’s 2025 net income hits record high
METROPOLITAN BANK & Trust Co. (Metrobank) in 2025 posted an all-time high net income for the fourth consecutive year, backed by steady loan growth...
Winter in Seoul
ON A TRIP this writer’s family took to Seoul early in February, the Korean capital was beset by a period of intense cold thanks to the arctic air from Siberia sweeping into the peninsula.
Seen at the DTI fair: Chocolate. Shell jewelry. Venus flytraps?!?!
THERE are over 300 stalls at this edition of the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) Bagong Pilipinas National Trade Fair, with the vendors...
EastWest Bank profit climbs 21% to P9.2B
EAST WEST BANKING Corp.’s (EastWest Bank) net income jumped by 21% to P9.2 billion last year on strong growth in its revenues and fee-based...
The limits and responsibilities of flexible inflation targeting
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
Last Monday, this paper bannered the now-familiar refrain: sluggish growth and benign inflation give the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ample room to cut...
Stuff to Do (02/20/26)
“RAISING HeArts” will be mounted in the newly finished Art Room of the Hospicio de San Jose on Feb. 20. This fundraising initiative to support the art development of the Angels of Rendu Art Club, the art club of talented children from Hospicio de San Jose.
Peso snaps five-day climb on hawkish Fed hints, BSP cut
THE PESO retreated against the dollar on Thursday, ending a five-day rally, following hawkish hints from the US Federal Reserve and as the Philippine...
Expanding the education voucher system
LAST MONTH’s release of the final report of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) stands as a culmination of years of policy debates needed to rescue the country’s education system from creeping irrelevance.
Argentine labor reform protests stall grain shipments
THE Argentine maritime workers federation FESIMAF launched a 48-hour strike on Wednesday over a planned labor reform, which grain exporters’ chamber said was paralyzing...
Is social media addictive?
FOR YEARS, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating on the assumption that capturing human attention is fair game.
WNBA players lower salary cap, revenue sharing demands
THE Women’s National Basketball Players’ Association (WNBPA) eased its financial stance in the latest proposal it made to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)...