Jon Santos and Jenny Jamora restage Bawat Bonggang Bagay
A UBIQUITOUS Filipino dessert, comedian Jon Santos confessed to BusinessWorld, is at the top of his list of brilliant things. But to find out what it is, he is inviting everyone of come and see the restaging of Bawat Bonggang Bagay — the Filipino translation of Duncan Macmillan’s play Every Brilliant Thing.
Maynilad allots P3 billion to upgrade 17 sewage treatment plants by 2027
MAYNILAD Water Services, Inc. is setting aside at least P3 billion to upgrade 17 of its existing 22 sewage treatment plants (STPs) by 2027...
Switching up orchestral music for Filipino audiences
The PPO’s new musical director will promote local composers
NEARLY a year after conducting a Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) concert as part of the orchestra’s...
ACEN forges new partnership for RE ventures in Indonesia
AYALA-LED ACEN Corp. said its subsidiary had agreed with Indonesian firm PT Dewata Megaenergi to look into possible renewable energy (RE) projects in Indonesia.
In...
Gov’t partially awards seven-year bonds
THE GOVERNMENT made a partial award of the reissued seven-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday as its average rate was lower than...
Four days in a Palawan paradise
By Bernardo M. Villegas
Thanks to an invitation from the Palawan Business Club to give an economic briefing in an investment road show that they were organizing for Aug. 23, I had the fortune of spending four days in the island paradise that is called Palawan.
Sun Life Asset Management launches new feeder fund
SUN LIFE Asset Management Co., Inc. (SLAMCI) has partnered with BlackRock to launch the Sun Life Prosperity World Income Fund that offers clients potential...
Celeteque says user awareness boosts science-based skincare
CONSUMER awareness about the scientific bases of personal care products has grown over the years, according to an industry participant.
Maritime cooperation in solidarity with our likeminded partners
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
It would be an understatement to say that the world we now live in is both challenging and uncertain. In the Indo-Pacific region alone,...
BoJ’s hawkish tilt suggests end to super-easy policy approaching
TOKYO — Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy makers are increasingly talking up the need to shift away from the massive monetary stimulus of the...
No, climate scientists aren’t being forced to exaggerate
By Mark Gongloff
IT READS like a climate denier’s dream come true: A prestigious climate scientist publicly confesses he fudged research in order to get published.
That’s basically...
AI for business can help SME growth — experts
ADOPTING a responsible learning mindset around the business uses of artificial intelligence (AI) can multiply the ways small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drive revenues...