A master plan for a stretch of Pasig riverfront
A STRETCH of the Pasig riverfront is being developed into an estate that will revive public access to the waterfront.
That waterfront estate — 35...
Preempting a looming power crisis
By Greg B. Macabenta
It is said that if hindsight is a perfect science, that makes scientists of our country’s national leaders and bureaucrats. In administration after administration,...
100 Clinics of Beauty
SKINSTATION recently celebrated the opening of its 100th clinic in High Street South Bonifacio Global City (BGC).
While BusinessWorld was not present at the gala...
SEC to align with Asian markets on short-selling
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) is aligning the country’s short-selling environment with other markets in Asia to boost the local equities market.
“We...
Factory output growth slows for fourth straight month
MANUFACTURING growth decelerated for the fourth consecutive month in November to its slowest pace so far in 2018, even as it was better than the year-ago contraction, the Philippine Statistical Authority reported on Friday (PSA).
Scorsese teams with TV makers to upgrade movies at home
HOLLYWOOD’S biggest filmmakers have struck a deal to make watching movies at home more like they intended — even as they fight to keep the cinemas relevant.
Main index falls to 6,700 level on profit taking
PHILIPPINE STOCKS declined on Monday on profit taking and amid a lack of fresh leads, with Wall Street’s drop on Friday also affecting investor...
Prosperity and demography in Asia
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“The man of system... is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamoured with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government, that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it.”
-- Adam Smith,
Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), Part VI,
Section II, Chap. II.
Distance makes the vote grow farther: The Filipino migrant vote
By Laurence Go
The recently concluded Philippine elections saw the landslide win of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., whose victory is historical for two reasons.
TRB approves higher toll rates for CAVITEX, NLEX
MOTORISTS will start paying higher toll fees at the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) starting May 12.
AG&P takes on $550-M construction projects in PHL
ATLANTIC Gulf and Pacific Co. (AG&P) has entered the second quarter with five construction contracts in the Philippines worth $550 million, including a project to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Batangas province, a company official said.
House passes bill allowing foreigners 99-year leases
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading its version of a measure setting the maximum length of land leases for foreigners at 99 years from 75 previously, with the bill touted as a means of attracting more foreign investment.