Leasing surge in 1st half may push full-year demand past 2024 levels, says Leechiu
OFFICE LEASING activity in Metro Manila surged in the first half of 2025, reaching levels not seen since 2017, as demand from the information...
Stuff to Do (07/11/25)
THE Center for Pop Music mall show is taking place at the Activity Area on the Lower Ground Floor of Farmers Plaza, Quezon City, on July 13. It runs throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The live music show will feature talented students performing popular hits, sharing their love for pop music on stage.
MWEC plans P10.58-B wind power project in Cavite
MARAGONDON Wind Energy Corp. (MWEC) plans to build a 200-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Cavite, with operations expected to start by 2028.
“The proposed...
Asia-Pacific banks struggling to keep up with rapid AI dev’t
BANKS in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are struggling to maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies amid rapid digitalization and the lack of...
EDC unit eyes P3-B upgrade of Negros Oriental power plant
GREEN CORE Geothermal, Inc. (GCGI), a subsidiary of Energy Development Corp. (EDC), is planning a P3.02-billion expansion of its 112.5-megawatt (MW) Palinpinon 1 Geothermal...
RCBC Trust eyes double-digit growth in assets under management this year
RCBC TRUST Corp., the stand-alone trust and investment arm of listed Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), saw its assets under management (AUMs) rise by...
Public ownership of public policy
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
More than 20 years ago, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper defined policy ownership in these terms: “…a willing assumption of responsibilities for...
‘Green’ jobs touted as employment engines
JOBS in environmental preservation and climate resilience hold the potential to bring in more people into the workforce, union officials and analysts said.
Fed minutes show little support for July rate cut
WASHINGTON — Only “a couple” of officials at the US Federal Reserve’s June 17-18 meeting said they felt interest rates could be reduced as...
The Deep Thinker rising through a shallow Pentagon
IN NATIONAL SECURITY as in other policy areas, US President Donald Trump has been gutting what he derides as the “deep state,” and turning it into what some scholars now call a “shallow state” — a government in which careers depend less on expertise and more on sycophancy.
Unions: Amazon ‘Prime Day’ puts extra strain on workers
BRUSSELS — Dehumanized and disposable is how Amazon workers in Poland, Germany and France described how they felt working in the online retail giant’s...
Dreams unravel a mystery
By Maria Victoria Rufino
The ultimate dreamer was Spanish surreal artist Salvador Dalí. He created melting clocks, floating objects with crystal decanters and spilled water that flows upwards,...