D&L sees supply risks, says inventory good for 74 days
LISTED specialty food ingredients and oleochemicals manufacturer D&L Industries, Inc. said it is monitoring potential disruptions to raw material supply and costs due to...
TDF yield inches down as demand stays strong
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) one-week term deposits fetched a slightly lower average accepted yield on Wednesday as still-high market liquidity boosted demand...
Gov’t to borrow up to P784B via local market in Q2
THE GOVERNMENT is looking to borrow up to P784 billion from the domestic debt market in the second quarter, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Wednesday.
What’s next for legendary entrepreneur Jose Magsaysay, Jr. of Potato Corner?
By RJ Ledesma
Among entrepreneurs, there are few who are as famous, successful, and relevant to Filipinos as Jose “Jomag” Magsaysay, Jr. of Potato Corner. I’ve been...
New ice cream brand pushes Filipino flavors
IT’S NOT LIKE you can eat strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate forever: how about switching to bilo-bilo ice cream?
On March 18, Marcelo’s Microcreamery was formally...
BoJ debated need for more rate hikes —Jan. minutes
TOKYO — Many Bank of Japan (BoJ) policymakers saw the need to keep raising interest rates, with some calling for timely action on mounting...
Stockpiling oil
By Marvin Tort
The case for a national oil buffer is already obvious. We import nearly 90% of our fuel, we have one active domestic refinery, and...
3 dots = 3 burners
ON MARCH 18, at Bar Pintxos in Rockwell, we saw a countertop with three dots on top. That’s it. That was the cooking hub.
The...
Fortinet rolls out local secure access service edge PoP in PHL
FORTINET has rolled out a local FortiSASE Point-of-Presence (PoP) in the Philippines to make its security services more accessible to enterprises.
“The new FortiSASE PoP...
AI washing is masking an insidious labor crisis
SINGAPORE-BASED CRYPTO.COM said last week that it was cutting 12% of its workforce, the latest company among a growing cohort from Atlassian Corp. to Block, Inc. to cite artificial intelligence (AI) adoption for job losses.
Dining In/Out for Lent and Easter
THIS EASTER, dessert chef Lovely Jiao of Sugarplum Pastries invites kids and adults to elevate the celebrations with interactive season-inspired confections.
Midrange smartphone HONOR X8d now available in the Philippines
HONOR PHILIPPINES last week launched the latest addition to its X Series lineup of smartphones, the HONOR X8d, which it said is primarily designed...