ACEN powers Schneider Cavite plants with RE
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP. (APC), a flagship brand of French company Schneider Electric SE, has tapped the retail electricity supply unit of Ayala-led ACEN...
Civic mindedness is a must to fight corruption
By Bernardo M. Villegas
Filipinos of all social levels are strongly demanding that corrupt officials from the Government — especially from the Senate, the House, the departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and of Health (DoH), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
Artistic experimentation focus of brand-new Rift Gallery
A PATCHWORK banner representing generations of women, paintings that stitch together memory and trauma, and sculptures and video works depicting ecological crises are just...
Gov’t fully awards dual-tranche T-bond offering
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the dual-tranche Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at mixed rates as players moved to buy...
Corruption’s economic costs
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
The great takeaway for 2025 was that corruption is not only a moral and political issue, but an economic one. Filipinos are acknowledging the...
Paris’ Louvre museum opens but some parts stay closed as staff resume strike
PARIS — The Louvre museum in Paris — hit by a jewel heist in October and by a workers’ dispute — opened on Monday...
PDIC studying return of P107-billion remittance after Supreme Court ruling
THE PHILIPPINE Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (PDIC) legal team is now reviewing whether it can get back the over P107 billion in funds it remitted...
Philippine startups face tighter funding in 2026
PHILIPPINE STARTUPS face tighter funding conditions this year amid macroeconomic uncertainty, as investors demand clearer revenue models and growth strategies, analysts said.
Of rules, rulers, and leadership in a digital age
By Donald Patrick Lim
The start of a new year has a way of slowing us down, even if briefly. It invites reflection, not in the form of...
EastWest Bank partners with PayMongo for online payments acceptance
EAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) has partnered with PayMongo Philippines, Inc. to allow the bank’s business clients to accept online payments at cheaper...
Why is Marie Antoinette so popular? The French queen still sells
BEFORE she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two centuries later, she’d still be one of the most famous women in the world.
Kaya Founders to invest in more early-stage startups this year
LOCAL VENTURE capital firm Kaya Founders plans to invest in eight to 12 startups this year, focusing on early-stage financial technology and business-to-business (B2B)...