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Cosco Capital profit rises 3.4% on grocery, liquor growth
Lucio L. Co-led Cosco Capital, Inc. said its net income rose by 3.4% to P15.96 billion in 2025 from P15.4 billion a year earlier,...
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BANKING AND FINANCE
Central banks’ inflation mood puzzle: more judgment than science
FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON — The world’s central bankers may be attempting the impossible: to get into the psyche of business executives, labour unions and ordinary households...
OPINION
Assessing the first half of the Marcos Jr. administration: Agriculture
Let us start with agriculture. At the very outset, let me state that it is in this sector where we can give a relatively high rating to the performance of the current administration.
SPOTLIGHT
Overtaxed but underserved: Fixing the Philippines’ tax system to unlock investment
At the 2026 Economic Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Briefing held at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), one message resonated strongly:
The Philippines is overtaxed,...
SPECIAL FEATURES
77 years of insurance stewardship
The Philippines’ insurance industry is, perhaps, one of the country’s bright spots, with its growth projected to outpace most of its Asian counterparts and...
SPECIAL REPORTS
The story of water (Part 2)
VI. Treatment
All owners or operators of facilities that discharge wastewater into Laguna Lake must get
a permit to discharge from the DENR or the LLDA....
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ARTS & LEISURE
After opening 500 kiosks in 4 years, Pickup Coffee will now...
On its fourth anniversary, celebrated on March 19 in Rockwell, kiosk-format Pickup Coffee announced that it has over 500 stores, new store formats, an...
VELOCITY
La dolce Amalfi
FERRARI RECENTLY marked the Roma successor’s formal entry into our part of the world with the unveiling of the Amalfi.
SPORTS
Amnesty warns of ‘huge’ human rights risks at 2026 World Cup
LONDON - Millions of fans heading to the 2026 World Cup face significant human rights risks, Amnesty International said, warning that the tournament is...
