Filinvest Development Q2 profit surges 44%
GOTIANUN-LED Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) reported a 44% year-on-year increase in second-quarter (Q2) attributable net income to P3.78 billion, driven by gains across its...
Food Delivery and the hunger for truthful stories
FOLLOWING a cancellation of its initial run at the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival back in March, the documentary Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea finally premiered at Gateway Mall 2 on Aug. 13. It is now showing at Gateway Cinemas in Quezon City, and in select Ayala Malls Cinemas throughout the country.
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By Noel Vera
FIRST OF ALL: Weapons is easily the best horror in 2025 to date, an ingeniously written, inventively shot and staged film written and directed by Zach Cregger, whose debut feature Barbarian was also an inventive ingenious horror written and directed back in 2022.
Warner Bros., Viu launch new streaming bundle by Q4
WARNER BROS. Discovery and Viu are set to offer a streaming bundle that offers HBO Max and Viu services in a single subscription by...
BAP seeks legislative reforms to modernize PHL banking sector
THE BANKERS Association of the Philippines (BAP) is pushing for changes to laws on mandated credit and deposit secrecy to make these more relevant...
Impact of US tariffs, trade tensions on Asia-Pacific banks to be manageable
THE IMPACT of higher US tariffs and ongoing global trade tensions on banks in Asia-Pacific, including the Philippines, is expected to be “manageable” as...
Finding the missing link to innovation and growth
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
It might seem trivial that the Philippine economy grew by 5.5% in the second quarter, edging up from the 5.4% mark earlier this year....
Why cybersecurity must be on every CEO’s desk
By Donald Lim
In boardrooms across the Philippines, cybersecurity is often discussed — yet still misunderstood. For too many companies, it remains seen as a technical issue,...
PHL seeks seafarer protections via new labor deal with Liberia
THE PHILIPPINES is looking to strengthen seafarer protections by signing new labor agreements with Liberia, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
“Liberia is...
Peso weakens vs dollar ahead of US PPI data
THE PESO weakened against the dollar on Thursday as players repositioned before the release of July US producer inflation data overnight.
The local unit closed...
Beauty and health concepts
By Maria Victoria Rufino
The obsession with beauty and health has become extreme.
“Health is what sells,” Professor Elizabeth Haiken wrote in her book, Venus Envy: A History of...
China factories cut shifts and worker pay as US tariffs bite
GUANGZHOU, China — Mike Chai aims to cut wage costs at his kitchen cabinet factory by about 30% to remain competitive against other Chinese...