SSS acquires 740-M Century Properties shares
LISTED real estate developer Century Properties Group, Inc. (CPG) has sold P500 million worth of shares to the state-led Social Security System (SSS) through...
BPI net income climbs to P33 billion in 1st half
BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) saw its net income increase by 7.8% year on year in the first semester as it saw strong...
RCBC raises P12.21 billion via sustainability bonds
RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) has raised P12.21 billion from its offering of peso-denominated 2.5-year sustainability bonds.
“Strong demand from investors resulted in an order...
PHL financial system’s resources up as of May
THE total resources of the Philippine financial system rose by 6.2% as of May, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
The...
Cignal Play sells shorts
THE MICRODRAMA TREND has finally reached the Philippines through Cignal Play. The app will host five new locally made microdramas, and a lot more...
The 2026 budget: No theatrics, please
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
Yesterday, the broadsheets reported the approval by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. of the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. Unfortunately, only the headline figures...
The man with the golden Gunn
By Noel Vera
A LOT is riding on this movie: not just the reboot of DC Films (now called DC Studios) — with James Gunn and producing partner Peter Safran as co-CEOs — but also a reboot of not just a DC comic book superhero but arguably the foundational superhero (not the first ever but damned close and hugely influential) and, in effect, the salvation of an entire movie genre, which lately has been in a box-office slump generating more bad publicity than Elon Musk on a ketamine binge.
Running uphill: Why growth and jobs are harder — but still worth chasing
By Gonzalo J. Varela
GROWING FAST and creating good jobs these days? It’s like running uphill.
Just as countries were beginning to emerge from the COVID-19...
Gig work deemed threat to worker interests
HIRING for short-term roles exposes workers to unstable income and limited access to benefits, labor leaders and analysts said on Thursday.
Stuff to Do (07/18/25)
THE Korean Cultural Center (KCC) is now offering a Korean heritage experience based on the hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters.
Manny Pacquiao’s poignant perseverance in the boxing ring
I SHOULDN’T be so chagrined that Manny Pacquiao is re-entering a Las Vegas boxing ring this weekend for a professional fight at the age of 46.
Boss refuses to teach key job details
By Rey Elbo
I have a new boss who has no time to coach me. He told me I should do my job without help and commit...