CORPORATE
DITO files competition complaints vs Globe, Smart
DITO Telecommunity Corp. announced on Monday that it filed complaints with the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) against PLDT, Inc.’s Smart Communication, Inc. and Globe Telecom, Inc. for “failing to provide sufficient interconnection capacity” to allow phone calls from its subscribers.
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STOCK MARKET
SHARES inched up on Monday on last-minute buying amid positive labor data and ahead of the release of the second quarter Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) report.
BANKING AND FINANCE
Gov’t fully awards T-bills at mostly higher rates
THE GOVERNMENT fully awarded its offer of Treasury bills (T-bills) at mostly higher rates on expectation of another hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next week amid elevated inflation.
OPINION
Building a more climate-resilient Philippines
It’s been three weeks since I arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I never thought I would have to experience heat waves to know how serious climate change is. It’s not even on the list of courses I want to study at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). But the discussion on climate change is part of our summer program, and it’s quite intense.
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SPOTLIGHT
Basic Energy Corporation to conduct annual stockholders’ meeting via remote communication...
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SPECIAL FEATURES
Why you should invest in people and technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a harrowing test for many businesses across all industries around the world. Digitalization, which had slowly been gaining momentum...
SPECIAL REPORTS
A to-do list for the nation
The other week, I was in Jakarta to watch Gilas Pilipinas play in the FIBA Asia Basketball Cup. On the way to our hotel, I was struck by how different the city looked since I last visited in 2018.
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ARTS & LEISURE
iWantTFC offers a new music drama
A GROUP of students’ journey to fulfilling their hopes and dreams is the focus of iWantTFC’s new musical drama series Lyric and Beat. The show premieres on Aug. 10.
VELOCITY
Travel notes
MY WIFE and I finally got some time off from our day jobs for a quicker-than-quick vacation out of the country. To be honest, it was kind of weird not seeing her with her work laptop for several days.
SPORTS
‘We’ll be back’ — Norman Black
MERALCO coach Norman Black’s faith in the Bolts remains strong as they plot to climb out of their 2-1 deficit and get the job done against San Miguel Beer (SMB) in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup semifinal series.
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