South Korea ex-defense minister arrested over President Yoon’s martial law
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s former defense minister was arrested on Sunday over his alleged role in Mr. Yoon’s declaration of...
Inflation quickens to 2.5% in November
HEADLINE INFLATION quickened in November, as prices of vegetables, meat and fish rose due to a series of typhoons, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.
Canada, Philippines to start exploratory talks on a bilateral FTA
CANADA and the Philippines will start exploratory talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) within the first half of 2025, officials said.
BSP concludes testing for its own digital currency
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has completed the testing phase for Project Agila, its pilot project for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In...
CCP announces 2024 Thirteen Artists Awards honorees
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has announced the 2024 Thirteen Artists Awards (TAA) recipients, a diverse group of emerging artists whose innovative...
SM to open 3 malls in 2025, targets 100 malls by 2027
SM SUPERMALLS, a unit of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., plans to open three new malls next year and aims to have 100 malls in...
SMC Tollways lists P35-B fixed-rate bonds
SMC Tollways Corp. (SMCTC) listed its P35-billion fixed-rate bond issuance at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange (PDEx) on Thursday as part of the company’s...
Peso may hit P60 per dollar if BSP move diverges from Fed
THE PESO could sink to the P60-per-dollar level if the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy diverges from the US Federal Reserve’s actions.
“If the...
Ben&Ben develops concept album, immersive concert experience
IT STARTED with a mantra recited before every performance: “Light, energy, feel, hamana-hamana.” Then the name of a show. Now, Filipino pop band Ben&Ben...
A milestone for Anne Curtis
THE STARS aligned when actress and TV host Anne Curtis was chosen to be the next Filipino wax figure at Madame Tussauds’ Hong Kong...
AboitizPower energizes its first solar plant in Central Luzon
ABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower), through its renewable energy arm Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., announced that its 45-megawatt (MW) Armenia Solar Project in Tarlac is now...
BDO Network Bank expects to end the year with over 70 additional branches
BDO Network Bank, Inc., the rural banking arm of listed BDO Unibank, Inc., expects to end the year with more than 70 additional branches as it looks to reach more underserved areas.