Megaworld hikes spending for Parañaque township
THE GROUP of tycoon Andrew L. Tan is ramping up spending for its township called Westside City in Parañaque City to P121 billion for...
How Repertory’s Silent Sky shouts women’s empowerment
REPERTORY PHILIPPINES’ production of Silent Sky comes at an opportune time when more and more Filipinas find themselves silenced and reduced to being the...
CCP, UP honor National Artist Napoleon Abueva
By Susan Claire Agbayani
ADA LEDESMA-MABILANGAN remembers when she was five years old and growing up in the family home where she was surrounded by...
Artist Betsy Westendorp marks her 90th birthday with a book launch
CHATTER FILLED the lobby of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila on Feb. 22. A giant diptych of Betsy Westendorp’s signature clouds greeted guests, along...
FINTQ eyes partnerships in inclusion push
FINTQnologies Corp. (FINTQ), the financial technology arm of Voyager Innovations, Inc., is eyeing to forge partnerships with cooperatives and associations in line with its...
Cryptocurrencies make messy divorces worse amid volatility, secrecy
DIVORCES are messy, and cryptocurrencies are helping to make them a whole lot more so.
Virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are a new...
Key legislator backs P1 hike in NFA rice buying price to boost purchases
SENATOR Cynthia A. Villar on Tuesday urged the National Food Authority (NFA) Council to allow raising the buying price of palay from P17 to...
PHL on radar of Hong Kong businesses amid rising China costs
THE Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) said rising operating costs and wages in China are prompting manufacturers to evaluate countries like the Philippines.
“We’re...
Zamboanga region 2018 projects worth P23B; new airport for city under study
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA will be receiving P23 billion worth of infrastructure projects this year, with the government looking to transfer Zamboanga City airport to a...
Peso returns to P52:$1 level as investors await Powell speech
THE PESO weakened against the dollar anew on Tuesday, touching the P52 level once more, as market players remained cautious ahead of the testimony...
The Men on Horseback
By Jose Antonio Custodio
As we commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, it brings to the fore a prominent player in the Philippine political landscape: the...
Dreaming bigger: How platform thinking can level up the Philippines
By Eddie Ybañez
OVER the long weekend that began with Chinese New Year on Friday, Feb. 21, 2017, I had the privilege of spending time...