What to expect from Citadines Benavidez Makati

THE Ascott Limited is hoping to attract business travelers, tourists, corporate clients and staycationers to its newest Philippine property — the Citadines Benavidez Makati.

Making small communities big through puppetry

STORYTELLING has always been magical. Be it through oral or visual means, telling stories is simply human nature. Since the dawn of time, humans...

The secret sauce to profit

By Chit U. Juan
When one thinks of a company’s sustainability, usually we just think of the business case, especially for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). How...

Gov’t awards T-bills with higher rates

THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday with higher rates due to hawkish signals from both...

DMCI Homes plans to launch residential units for Solmera Coast

DMCI Homes is set to launch the residential phase of its new leisure project in San Juan, Batangas. This after the company said reservation sales...

The political price of rice

By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, promising progress, stability, and security, was elected president of Sri Lanka. In his third year in office his mishandling of...

BSP disqualifies one more money service firm  

THE MONETARY BOARD has banned one more firm from securing a license with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) after it was found operating...

SMDC, RLC Residences receive top awards at Dot Property Philippines Awards 2023

SM Development Corp. (SMDC) and RLC Residences nabbed the multiple honors at the recently held Dot Property Philippines Awards. SMDC received eight honors, including Developer...

Financing growth: a rice tariff cut, an MUP pension cut, and reforms in excise...

By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
There were lots of business developments last week, but I will comment on just the four issues below. The reports in BusinessWorld on each subject will provide more context about the issues:

Sustained growth seen for thrift banks until yearend

CHAMBER of Thrift Banks (CTB) President Cecilio D. San Pedro is expecting the double-digit growth in assets, deposits, and loans seen by thrift banks...

PSEi advances on bargain-hunting; SM shares rise

PHILIPPINE STOCKS climbed on Monday as investors saw bargain-hunting opportunities while awaiting changes to the composite index that will take effect on Tuesday.

Philippines to remove Chinese barrier at Scarborough Shoal, mulls lawsuit

THE PHILIPPINES will take all appropriate action to remove barriers placed by China in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the country’s national security adviser said on Monday.