Small Philippine firms fail to scale in absence of capital
EVA P. GOZON, 36, withdrew her life insurance fund and combined it with her bonus from her job as an outsourcing agent to fund her fried siopao business in Pasay City near the Philippine capital.
PHL still eyes re-inclusion in JPMorgan bond index
THE PHILIPPINES may find it difficult to reenter JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s widely tracked emerging market bond index (EMBI) by next year if investor...
Mr. Christmas’ songs usher in the theater’s holidays
THE MAN whose image and songs have come to mark the beginning of the country’s Christmas season (usually memes teasing his reappearance start appearing just before Sept. 1) is also bringing the holidays early to the theater as Repertory Philippines (Rep) opens Going Home to Christmas — A Jose Mari Chan Musical, featuring 22 of the beloved crooner’s hits, on Nov. 29.
Jungo Pinoy offers live sports, telenovelas, K-dramas for free
JUNGO PINOY, the local arm of the global streaming service of Los Angeles-based media company Jungo TV, is working on making quality entertainment accessible...
MPIC water unit sets P5-B capex for 2025
METRO PACIFIC Water (MPW) is allocating P5 billion for its capital expenditure (capex) budget next year, primarily for the construction of a new desalination plant.
Wicked and Gladiator II open to $170M in North American cinemas
WICKED and Gladiator II, two of the year’s most anticipated films, brought in a combined $170 million in US and Canadian theaters this weekend,...
Unicapital projects lower office vacancies in 2025
THE office vacancy rate is projected to ease in 2025, driven by increased demand following the signing of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives...
Treasury bill rates inch up on inflation concerns
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday at slightly higher rates across the board amid inflation...
SFA Semicon Philippines sets Dec. 12 as tentative date for voluntary delisting
SFA Semicon Philippines Corp. (SSP) has set Dec. 12 as the tentative date for its planned voluntary delisting after the completion of a tender...
InLife launches retirement insurance
THE Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (InLife) has launched a retirement insurance product with guaranteed monthly cash payouts.
InLife Retire Assure gives policyholders guaranteed monthly...
Agrarian Reform: The agriculture sector’s perennial bogeyman
By Edgardo C. Amistad
The Agrarian Reform Law is one of the most controversial and divisive laws ever enacted in the Philippines. It required the martial law powers...
How Ascott leverages regional locations for growth
HOSPITALITY CHAIN The Ascott Limited is looking to add more than 2,700 rooms to its portfolio of hotels, resorts, and apartments in the next five years, a company official said.