Arangkada forum to explore PHL industrialization

FOREIGN BUSINESSES are looking forward to helping the Philippines reach the next level of development by helping it diversify away from economic pillars like...

Solar to achieve target capacity by next year

SOLAR PHILIPPINES Power Project Holdings, Inc. advanced by about a year the target installation date of the 2,000 megawatts (MW) the company announced when...

Term deposit yields end steady

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter Yields under the central bank’s term deposit facility (TDF) moved sideways yesterday despite tepid demand, as banks opted to...

Robinsons Naga dedicates more space to dining than other malls

ROBINSONS LAND CORP. (RLC), has now ventured into mixed-use developments with the opening of the 56,000-square meter Robinsons Naga in Camarines Sur – and...

Spain suspect says terror cell planned even bigger attacks

MADRID -- A suspected member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge on Tuesday that the...

The Internet and doing business in the Philippines

By Jacquelyn Ann Marie G. Anzures
“The department store is online now.” – Warren Buffett on the transformation of retail as we know it. The Internet has revolutionized the way of...

DoF approves changes to e-tricycle program

THE Department of Energy (DoE) has gained the backing of the Department of Finance (DoF) for its request to amend the terms of the...

PHL banks to continue expanding in 2017, 2018

By Janine Marie D. Soliman, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE banking industry is expected to continue growing this year and next, driven by the sector’s low interest rates,...

EsDevCo, TRMH team up for mixed-use complex

DAVAO CITY — Homegrown real estate developer Escandor Development Corp. (EsDevCo) and sister firm The Royal Mandaya Hotel (TRMH) are developing an old inn...

Ambitious wine makers, climate change makes for good, cheap Pinot

GREAT Pinot Noirs, as a friend once put it, have a near-sexual allure. The first taste can turn you into a bottle stalker, which...

Typhoon batters Hong Kong; streets flooded, flights canceled

HONG KONG -- Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong on Wednesday lashing the Asian financial hub with wind and...

DENR moving to identify more potential sources of water

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources  (DENR) said it will classify in the next five years 183 more bodies of water according to...