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CORPORATE
PLDT’s Q2 profit climbs to P9.11B; CEO sees stronger second half
LISTED telecommunications company PLDT Inc. saw its attributable net income rise by 6.05% in the second quarter (Q2) to P9.11 billion compared to the...
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BANKING AND FINANCE
Bank earnings rise 4% in 1st half
PHILIPPINE BANKS’ combined net income grew by 4.14% in the first half as both net interest and non-interest earnings increased year on year.
The banking...
OPINION
The Philippines: A global power in seafaring
At a recent graduation ceremony of the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA), located at the Carmelray Industrial Zone in Canlubang, I felt very proud of Filipino manpower, despite recent breast-beating about the poor state of Philippine education.
SPOTLIGHT
BPI Capital earns global recognition for investment banking excellence
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through its investment banking arm BPI Capital Corp. (BPI Capital), further strengthens its position as an institutional...
SPECIAL FEATURES
Tracking Marcos administration’s progress in the first half
Later today at the Batasang Pambansa, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. is set to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
SPECIAL REPORTS
PCG: Port frontliners on duty for the holy week rush
by Edg Adrian A. Eva, Reporter
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) often makes headlines for its presence and assertion of the country’s rights over the...
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ARTS & LEISURE
Art imitates Filipino life: MSMEs take spotlight in BSP exhibit
FROM the local wet market to neighborhood eateries, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) latest art exhibit shines a spotlight on the heart of...
VELOCITY
Inundation nation
IT WAS ONE absolutely wet and windy stretch. Two weeks or so ago, we were assaulted with about five consecutive typhoons in and around the Philippine area of responsibility, a deluge of monsoon rains, and almost 10 days of gray storm clouds — all adding up to an exceptional drenching for the Luzon and Metro Manila areas.
