BTr eyes P10 billion from maiden offering of tokenized T-bonds
THE BUREAU of the Treasury seeks to raise P10 billion from the Philippines’ maiden offering of peso-denominated tokenized Treasury bonds (TTBs).
In a notice on...
History film sets sights on outlasting festival run
THIS YEAR, Pepe Diokno’s Gomburza, an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), is hoping to reignite a sense of national justice in...
Hollywood strikes sap economy as industry readies for revamp
LOS ANGELES — While Hollywood celebrates the end of strikes by writers and actors, the multibillion-dollar economic toll on everyone from crew members to...
Sing along with the Disney princesses
FOR THE FIRST time in forever, the music of Disney’s princesses will go beyond being the soundtrack to many Filipinos’ lives and come to life on stage in Disney Princess - The Concert.
Meralco taps US-based USNC on potential micro-modular reactors
POWER DISTRIBUTOR Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has signed a deal with US-based company Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) to study the potential deployment of...
PCC clears Robinsons Retail-Rose Pharmacy deal
THE PHILIPPINE Competition Commission (PCC) deemed that there is no basis to prohibit the move of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) to acquire 100%...
Energy dep’t eyes launch of futures and capacity markets
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) is targeting to introduce futures and capacity markets as part of innovations in the electricity market next year, its...
Sustaining cautious monetary policy: A road less traveled?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
As we write this column, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monetary Board (MB) is still debating on its next monetary policy stance after...
Central bank looking to lower transaction fees for remittances
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking to lower transaction fees for remittances through its partnership with other central banks under the Bank...
Will the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 targets be met?
By Jesus Felipe
EARLY THIS YEAR, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. signed the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 (PDP). The document contains hundreds of targets. Some of the key...
UK’s TerraPay partners with Maya to boost transactions
SINGAPORE — United Kingdom-based TerraPay has partnered with Maya to expand its network and boost cross-border transactions, it announced on Wednesday.
The partnership was announced...
Global challenges, collective solutions: AI, Web3, and human expertise
By Donald Patrick Lim
The world is grappling with tough global problems, such as climate change, healthcare crises, and poverty. Solving these issues requires people and technology to...