More Filipinos going cashless
MAJORITY OF Filipinos are now eager to pay electronically, Visa, Inc. said in a report, even as it flagged concerns on connectivity and infrastructure.
Cosby is ‘sexually violent predator’: Pennsylvania panel
NEW YORK — A Pennsylvania state advisory board recommended that Bill Cosby be deemed a “sexually violent predator,” requiring that the convicted comedian undergo counseling as well as register as a sex offender for life, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Documentary sheds light on Robin Williams’s joyous rise and painful fall
By Richard Roeper
Television
Robin Williams:
Come Inside My Mind
Directed by Marina Zenovich
• July 28, 12:35 a.m.,
on HBO
• Aug. 2, 8 p.m.,
on HBO Signature
THE YEAR...
AboitizPower to issue retail bonds
ABOITIZ POWER Corp. said its board of directors had approved the issuance of fixed-rate retail bonds amounting to P27 billion out of the P30-billion bonds it had registered in 2017 under the shelf registration program of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Manulife Asset Management and Trust launches Asia equity fund
THE ASSET MANAGEMENT and trust arm of Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife) launched an equity fund that seeks to invest in Asian companies.
PLDT questions DoLE order on workers’ employment status
PLDT, Inc. (PLDT) questioned a recent order by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) regarding the employment status of its workers as “irregular” and “procedurally inappropriate,” because it considers previous orders issued by the department to have been final.
Warner Bros unveils $1-B indoor theme park in UAE
ABU DHABI — The fantasy worlds inhabited by Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman merged with glitzy reality in the UAE on Wednesday, as Warner Bros opened a sprawling indoor theme park in Abu Dhabi.
The makings of a compelling dungeon crawler
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
THE LOST CHILD is the collaboration of Kadokawa Games and NIS America, and with an outstanding set of...
PXP Energy net loss widens to P32.8M
PXP ENERGY Corp. reported on Thursday a consolidated first-half net loss of P20.1 million attributable to equity holders of the parent firm, or bigger than the P11.3 million if incurred in the same period last year.
How managers can defend hated company policies
By Rey Elbo
I’m a department manager at a medium-sized factory. I’m sure you have also encountered stupid, if not unpopular management policies that people managers are obligated to uphold and protect from employee criticism. But how would you do it without sounding disloyal or irresponsible to the organization? -- Very Cautious.
CBS announces series of short Star Trek episodes
LOS ANGELES — CBS Corp.’s next voyage into the Star Trek universe will come in the form of a four-part series of 10 to 15 minute episodes released starting this fall on the CBS All Access streaming service, the network said on Friday.
Financial independence
By Benel D. Lagua
THERE is an impassioned, mostly millennial community that I accidentally discovered online. This is the FIRE community, an acronym for “financial independence, retire early.” As the acronym suggests, the goal of this movement is to gain financial independence, and this means getting away from reliance on paid employment to keep going and retiring early from corporate bondage.