MOA expansion to be completed by end-2017

The SM GROUP targets to finish the expansion of the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) before the year ends, which would make it the...

Yields on Treasury bills to move sideways amid lack of catalysts

By Janine Marie D. Soliman, Reporter YIELDS on Treasury bills (T-bills) on offer tomorrow may move sideways amid the lack of fresh leads offshore and at...

Dominguez seeks to deter unqualified bidders

THE government’s economic managers are considering adopting nationwide a rule for government contractors requiring them to complete half of a project before first billing. Finance...

Soul issues and business concerns

By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
The Arangkada Forum is the yearly culminating event of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of the Philippines (JFC) for its Arangkada Philippines Project...

Police arrest 2nd man after Buckingham sword attack

LONDON -- Police investigating Friday’s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man on Sunday, a statement said. “The man was arrested...

Colliers International sees demand for hotels in Bacolod, Davao, Bohol

HOTEL DEVELOPERS should target projects in key destinations outside Metro Manila as more Filipinos travel around the country, Colliers International said. “Hotel developers should zero...

DLI’s Davao condo project nearly sold out

DAVAO CITY — Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) said it has nearly sold out all the units of the Seawind, a six-building condominium project in...

PhilPaSS transactions up

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter MORE FILIPINOS are tapping formal channels to transact money under the central bank’s payments and settlements system, with total...

Justice for Kian, justice for all!

By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
The cold-blooded murder of 17-year-old senior high school student, Kian Loyd delos Santos, by Caloocan police, in what President Rodrigo Roa Duterte loudly proclaims...

PSE index stays above 8,000 despite thin trade

THE MAIN INDEX managed to stay above the 8,000 mark last week despite thin trading due to the official start of the Chinese “ghost”...

IC backs proposed tax cut for non-life sector

THE Insurance Commission (IC) supports the non-life sector’s proposal of trimming taxes imposed on its premiums, with the regulator to submit its stand on...

Third-quarter business optimism weakest in three years

THE BATTLE to take back Marawi City from Islamic militants, martial law over all of Mindanao and damage from the Visayas quake added to...