The Juans releases milestone album
THE POP ROCK band The Juans is dropping their latest album, Tawid, to celebrate their 10th year in the OPM scene. Ahead of its...
Tumandok leads Gawad Urian with 11 nominations
WITH 11 nominations, Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay and Richard Jeroui Salvadico’s Tumandok leads this year’s pack of film nominees for the 48th Gawad Urian.
The Manunuri...
T-bill yields fall as demand rises
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills it auctioned off on Monday as yields dropped across all tenors, with investors looking...
Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga land top honors at MTV’s Video Music Awards
NEW YORK — Pop singer Ariana Grande claimed the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), and Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter...
Peso jumps to one-month high as dollar struggles after weak jobs data
THE PESO jumped to an over one-month high against the dollar on Monday as weak US jobs data boosted hopes of a rate cut...
SEC clears RCR’s P30.67-B mall infusion from Robinsons Land
RL COMMERCIAL REIT, Inc. (RCR), the listed real estate investment trust (REIT) of Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), said it has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its P30.67-billion property-for-share swap with its sponsor.
Pru Life UK books P4.94 billion in new business premiums in first half
PRU LIFE Insurance Corp. of UK Philippines (Pru Life UK) booked a new business annual premium equivalent (NBAPE) of P4.94 billion in the first...
The future won’t wait: Building the Filipino workforce for the AI Age
By Ira Paulo Pozon
Our neighbor Singapore recently celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of its independence, nicknamed “SG60.” When Prime Minister Lawrence Wong addressed the nation at the “SG60...
SM Prime eyes US dollar bond issue as REIT IPO deferred
SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC. (SMPH) said it has mandated a group of global and domestic banks to arrange fixed-income investor meetings ahead of a...
Shame on the senators and representatives
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
“Let us not pretend anymore. The general public already knows there is racket involved in the projects — kickbacks, initiative, errata, SOP ‘for the...
MPower to power Maynilad’s over 50 water, wastewater facilities
WEST ZONE concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has tapped MPower, the local retail electricity supplier of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), to power over 50...
Negros reunited: The Visayas’ new frontier for renewables, warehousing, and BPO
By Jet Yu
Negros Island is rewriting its economic story. Once known as the country’s sugar bowl, the newly reestablished Negros Island Region (NIR) is emerging as...