Peso closes stronger as trade war fears sink dollar
THE peso strengthened against the dollar Friday, Mar 16 with the US currency weakened by fears of a broader trade war after the White...
Jan. remittances rise fastest in 10 months, dip from Dec.
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
CASH SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) increased by the fastest year-on-year clip in 10 months in January...
Hot money leaves PHL in February
MORE foreign funds left the Philippines in February compared to a year ago, reversing from January’s net inflows, in the face of uncertainties in...
Higher tax rates bite into Feb. auto sales
SALES of automobiles declined in February, as the new tax regime that raised excise taxes on vehicles continued to bite particularly the passenger car...
SMC core profit up 11% in 2017
By Krista A. M. Montealegre,
National Correspondent
SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) chalked up a double-digit growth in recurring earnings last year on the back of the...
Revolution Precrafted expands into Myanmar
REVOLUTION Precrafted Properties Philippines, Inc. has secured a $1.2-billion deal to build residential projects for Myanmar’s KT Group, as the company sets its Asian...
DoubleDragon targets P3-billion sales from Fort Bonifacio hotel
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
DOUBLEDRAGON Properties Corp. targets to book P3.01 billion in sales from its Hotel101 project in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
The listed...
HOOQ launches first original series, more in the pipeline
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND services have steadily moved on from just being distributors of content to actually creating content with Netflix and Amazon Studios at the forefront...
With audiences in free fall, do award shows need to change?
NEW YORK — The Oscars, Grammys and Emmys have for decades served as staples of US television award ceremonies that kick off the year...
The Crown star’s pay reignites debate on gender inequality
NEW YORK — Gender equality may be the hot topic at Hollywood red carpets and press conferences but Claire Foy’s pay on The Crown...
Interest rises in government work
MORE FILIPINOS are looking to join the government this year, citing job security in the civil service, online recruitment site JobStreet.com said, citing the...
Microsoft women filed 238 discrimination and harassment complaints
SAN FRANCISCO -- Women at Microsoft Corp. working in US-based technical jobs filed 238 internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010...