Top stars and directors head to Venice for high-powered 2025 festival
HOLLYWOOD STARS, Oscar-winning directors, Asian heavyweights and European auteurs will vie for top honors at this year’s stellar Venice Film Festival, all looking to...
MPAV acquires coconut processor Franklin Baker
METRO PACIFIC AGRO VENTURES, Inc. (MPAV) is expanding its presence in the local coconut export industry through the acquisition of coconut processor Franklin Baker...
The new Fantastic Four does nothing to end Marvel’s losing streak
IT’S almost too easy to pit the movies Superman (2025) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps against each other.
Asia-Pacific banks see scams, mule accounts as top threats
SCAMS and money mule accounts are the top fraud concern of bank executives in the Asia-Pacific, according to a survey by global analytics software...
Change of heart, or getting real?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
We monitored, and even took notes of, the several Supreme Court oral arguments on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) issue, that because of...
BSP, BTr working to strengthen payments, settlements systems
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their payments and settlements systems.
Film and TV director Fritz Ynfante, 84
VETERAN director Francisco “Fritz” Ynfante passed away on July 21 at the age of 84. His death was confirmed by a family member, Peachy...
A green agenda for the new Congress: 10 laws the Philippines must enact now
By Ron F. Jabal
As a new Congress convenes, the Philippines continues to find itself battling the impact of the global climate crisis.
Green bond issuances dive by almost a third this year amid climate backtracking
LONDON — The amount of “green” bonds sold by governments, banks and companies has slumped by almost a third this year amid the rollback...
Stop politicizing virtue, fix the economy
RECENTLY, the proposed Parents Welfare Bill surfaced in Congress. This bill seeks to “further strengthen filial responsibility and to make it a criminal offense in case of flagrant violation thereof.”
Keeping benefits affordable starts with healthcare — study
PHILIPPINE EMPLOYERS are grappling with offering benefits to drive worker retention and satisfaction, while also managing the expense of the benefits on offer, particularly...
The costs of rehiring former employees
By Rey Elbo
The talent we want is scarce on the job market. As such, we’re thinking of rehiring resigned employees, many of whom are open to...