BSP bullish banks can meet EMV shift deadline

By Janine Marie D. Soliman, Reporter THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is bullish all banks will be able to fully migrate their systems to the...

RCBC income up 67% in Q2

RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) saw its profit slump in the first half of the year despite booking a double-digit rise in its bottom...

Guam ‘well-equipped’ to handle Pyongyang threat — governor

HAGATNA -- Guam’s governor on Thursday said the US territory was “well-equipped” to handle any North Korean strike thanks to robust infrastructure that had...

What’s Left in the Cabinet

Luis V. Teodoro
Without any proof and by merely attributing it to his sources in the military establishment, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has been saying that the...

Peso sinks to three-week low on Fed bets

THE PESO continued to slump against the greenback on Thursday, hitting a three-week low, amid investor appetite for the dollar and stronger bets of...

Moon acts to stop discrimination in South Korean hiring practices

WHEN 28-year-old Joo Yerim applied for a job at an art distribution company in Seoul last year, she was required to provide her height...

Divorce and its damaging effect on children and society

Jemy Gatdula
“We know the statistics -- that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit...

Nissan workers reject union bid at Mississippi plant

NISSAN has defeated a bid by the United Auto Workers to unionize employees at a factory in the US Deep South, ending a bitter...

Stocks decline further on geopolitical concerns

LOCAL STOCKS declined on Thursday as negative sentiment reigned in regional markets amid the United States’ (US) heightening political tensions with North Korea. The bellwether...

Spieth vs McIlroy

Anthony L. Cuaycong
Needless to say, all eyes will be on Jordan Spieth as the first round of the PGA Championship gets under way today. Among other...

Eight-step process to coaching a problem employee

By Rey Elbo
I have had five workers with me in my department for more than four years now. We’re getting along fine with their performance above...

PHL removed from dirty-money list

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINES has been removed from the watch list of a regional unit of the Financial Action Task Force...