Co-op’s pineapple venture gets Landbank loan
MANILA -An agricultural cooperative in a South Cotabato town has secured funding from state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank)…
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Strong growth in demand for car batteries seen this year
MANILA -Motolite Philippines expects demand for car batteries to further grow this year as more people go out to take…
Inflation rate on a ‘downward trajectory,’ says Neda chief
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s inflation rate is already on a “downward trajectory” and is seen to ease this year,…
Philippines seen to triple Asian trade by 2030
MANILA – Trade between the Philippines and 11 other Asian markets could triple by 2030, highlighting the potential of intra-regional…
SMC seals JV with Batangas for P48-B Nasugbu-Bauan Expressway
MANILA, Philippines -Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. signed a joint venture agreement with the Batangas provincial government to build a P45-billion…
Homegrown tech firm readies Vietnam venture
MANILA, Philippines -Homegrown e-commerce solutions provider Enstack is targeting to officially launch its product in Vietnam this year as part…
Change the e-commerce game; know the basics of live selling
The term ‘live selling’ is not new to most netizens ever since it skyrocketed in popularity in the last couple…
BPI shares six ways to do a digital clean-up
Sharing personal data may be inevitable when we do various online transactions. However, it is best if we make it…
Cyberthreats keep CEOs awake at night
These companies that you deal with every day, chances are they had been victimized by hackers several times before. Indeed,…
Staying safe online is everyone’s responsibility
Just as people are expected to take the necessary precautions to avoid being victims of actual crimes, individuals also have…
Tech-ing up to face challenges of PH digital growth with cyber security solutions, innovations, and collaboration
The development and use of technology have grown rapidly over the past few years, and this advancement has no doubt…
Dampened demand for shipping brings down sea freight costs
Ocean freight costs have bottomed out as demand for goods and raw materials has dwindled amid rising consumer prices that…
Logistics sector overcomes disruptions
Innovation, adaptation and technology have helped the logistics sector of the Philippines overcome disruptions and deliver goods, people and services…
Maya Business propels digital transformation of enterprises and gov’t agencies
Maya Business, the country’s largest digital payments processor for key industries, leapfrogs the digital transformation of Philippine enterprises and government…
PH firms warned vs opportunistic ransomware attackers
A Russian cybersecurity firm has warned Filipino firms against the further proliferation of ransomware attacks as more “cyberhackers” look for…
Facing up to the challenge of ‘vengeful’ shoppers
To say e-commerce is growing in leaps and bounds is not just a cliché. Assistant Secretary Mary Jane Pacheco of…
UnionBank strengthens bid towards a ‘Tech’d Up’ Ph with first-in-industry Innovation Campus, inaugural Innovation Festival
The banking trailblazer opened its in Laguna that will house the bank’s institutes on data science and artificial intelligence, blockchain,…
Local solutions toward food security
Two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic came to the fore, drastically disrupting all sectors of Philippine society. But even before…
How schools can reap Cloud’s benefits with ASUS
School season has just started, and everyone is pushing for a face-to-face setup but regardless of the current class structure,…
Technology: Driving a sustainable future for people and communities
When we think of technology nowadays, we often think of it in the form of gadgets and the Internet. Through…
How Globe’s MakeITSafe program fights for a safer internet, especially for children
As social media continues to evolve, cyberbullying remains an alarming threat for students and young adults, as they navigate the…
JobsNext bill pushed to help more young Filipinos get a job
Industry-led advocacy group Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) has thrown its support behind the JobsNext bill, which aims to promote…
Mapua students gain access to global education network
International exposure, real-world industry experience, and digital expertise. These are the three key differentiators that the Mapúa University promises to…
What does the education sector need today? More than laptops and WiFi, say experts
At present, the Philippines has around 26 million students. But the number of stakeholders—the people also involved in these students’…
PSFI at 40: Moving ever further
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “further” as “to a greater degree or extent” or “to go or extend beyond.” As Pilipinas…
The push for MSME digitalization and innovation
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) comprise 99.5 percent of business enterprises in the Philippines. The Department of Trade and…
What makes Asian consumers tick?
Much has been written about the pandemic’s impact on Asian consumers: how they embraced new ways of shopping, as well…
8 types of consumers businesses should look out for in 2022
Looking for ways to meet diverse customer demands? Get to know these top personality-driven consumers dominating the market this 2022…
Riding the e-commerce boom
This is a pivotal time for Philippine brands who are seeking to transition or lead in e-commerce. Regardless of size…
Digital is the new guard
Digital is increasingly becoming the name of the game. From television channels entering into the streaming service fight to daily…
DOF hits inclusivity barriers by pushing for MSME fintech support
What do micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) lifelines and the trajectory that the Department of Finance (DOF) wants to…
How do we empower MSMEs to be resilient and sustainable?
“Boy, was that a wake up call.” Teddy Monroy, country representative for United Nations Industrial Development Organization, said this during…
Empowering Communities with the All-New Toyota Lite Ace
A versatile light commercial vehicle for different businesses As I leave our house to go to work, I’m greeted by…
SM’s strong recovery and retail growth, key support to MSMEs
SM Investments Corporation’s strong retail-led growth mirrors growing consumer spending despite lingering inflation risks. This growth in spending activity is…
Out of its Shell: Shell launches first Nature Based Solution (NBS) Carbon Offset Service and Shell Recharge, the company’s first high-powered ultra-rapid charging system for electrical vehicles in the country
As the world comes to grips with rising fuel prices brought about the conflict in Ukraine and widespread inflation at…
Technology and data are bringing banks closer to consumers
Digitalization and the use of technology has been integrated and ingrained in so many of our industries for decades, but…
PH gears up to become a cashless society
A cashless society is one where cash is not the primary mode for financial transactions. Instead, transactions are settled electronically…
InLife eyes doubling agency force to 8,000 by end-2022
With its new agency model, Insular Life (InLife) expects to attract more young Filipinos to join its sales force and…
Investment, banking move on from COVID-19
Three years ago, no country, government or central bank could have predicted the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on…
PH finance sector turns optimistic, pushes for more inclusivity
One of the sectors greatly affected and influenced by the global COVID-19 crisis is without a doubt the financial industry.…
Loans 101: Do’s and Don’ts
Let’s talk about loans. Sure, you’ve heard about the 80-20 savings trick or some daily savings tip that will help…
With help from PSFI, Palawan is winning war vs malaria
Palawan is often referred to as the country’s “last frontier” because of its rich forest and marine life that has…
MSME Recovery: a view from the unheard
Now that COVID-19 is nearly behind us, it is time to talk about recovery. How do we enable micro, small…
Agility and Innovation in Real Estate: Adapting and Thriving Through the Pandemic
To say that the past 2 years changed the way we work is an understatement. The pandemic has pushed businesses…
Philippine national parks slowly coming to life
Though she hasn’t erupted in 70 years, Mt. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin has been especially quiet lately. From March 2020 to…
Battered Asian tourism sector getting back on its feet
Tourism has yet to recover in Asia and the Pacific, but a few green shoots can help us understand how…
3 PH digital banks in global Top 100
Three local units of international banking groups made it to the The Asian Banker’s (TAB) inaugural Global Top 100 Digital…
PH tourism continues to make a massive comeback postpandemic
As the two-year pandemic has forced everyone to isolate themselves in their own homes, the country’s biggest contributors to the…
Despite imports, rice farmers’ productivity up
Despite an influx of rice imports due to liberalized trade, the Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said local farmers’…
Experts finally encourage travel and tourism
As far as the year 2022 is going, both locals and international visitors have finally allowed themselves to indulge in…
Sustainability 101: Balancing Economic, Environmental, and Social Issues with Good Governance
Sustaining an enterprise in today’s volatile and unpredictable environment is not an easy feat. In the past, businesses tended just…
Social commerce cued for boom in PH
The “social commerce” industry in the Philippines is tipped to surge by 30 percent in 2022 with gross merchandise value…
Why primary and preventive healthcare will help you live your best life
With the pandemic came a hard, but practical, lesson for Filipinos: that taking care of one’s well-being is an investment…
Health experts call for review of pneumonia vaccination strategy
Medical experts led by researchers from the University of the Philippines-College of Public Health (UP-CPH), the Southeast Asian Ministers of…
Connecting the dots on COVID-19
There has been a sharp contrast between evidence and policies during the pandemic, but these actions will encourage evidence-informed policymaking…
SAFE Wash in Schools program leads to big wins for students
As Metro Manila prepares for the return of in-person classes, school heads are left with a problem: Procter & Gamble’s…
Health-care experts weigh in on our postpandemic future
The coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside down in 2020, and we are still reeling from its effects two years…
KonsultaMD takes lead, sustains innovation in PH telehealth
KonsultaMD is at the forefront of helping reshape the Philippine digital health landscape as it seeks to make healthcare…
Digital healthcare is here to stay
It was initially intended to fill the gap as the nation grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as face-to-face consultations…
Regenerate tourism: Do it like Masungi
MANILA, Philippines — The government aims to attract more tourists in destinations that promote “regenerative tourism,” its tourism chief said,…
Pre-need industry profit up 36.7% in 2021
MANILA, Philippines—The pre-need industry’s net income rose 36.7 percent to P2.1 billion in 2021, as both sales value and volume…
Confident PH consumers ready for retail therapy
Eager to move on from the pandemic, Filipino consumers were raring to spend more on retail shopping and “large” items…
Philippine property recovery gathers pace
In previous columns, I highlighted how the pandemic affected the Philippine property sector. At the height of this crisis, we…
With ‘Ambisyon 2030,’ FMCGs make positive, green impact
In January 2020, companies affiliated with the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability (PARMS) joined the “Zero Waste to…
FMCGs, government and private sector partner to implement Zero Waste to Nature road map for 2030
In recent years, the world woke up to the alarming reality that the earth is ailing, and that this problem…
Cash remittances to PH hit new high of $31.4B in 2021
Filipinos living or working abroad never faltered in their commitment to send more money back home despite the prolonged COVID-19…
Inflation slowed to 3% in January
The rate of increase in the prices of basic goods and services in the Philippines settled at 3 percent year-on-year…
OFW remittances reached $31.59B as of Nov 2021, up 5.3%
The inflow of US dollars from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is shoring up the Philippines’ external position, with personal remittances…
How consumer behavior has changed during this pandemic
We asked two top market research practitioners—NielsenIQ managing director for Myanmar, Vietnam and Philippines Patrick Cua and Kantar Philippines president…
Carmakers hopeful of finishing year with 20% sales growth
The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (Campi) is expecting to end the year with a growth of…
EEI Corp. secures P6B from preferred share sale
Yuchengco-led construction firm EEI Corp. has returned to the local stock market for the first time in 14 years, raising…
SMIC seeks to borrow P15B more from bond market
The country’s largest conglomerate, SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), has filed a registration statement to raise as much as P15 billion…
BDO set to borrow P5 billion via fresh green bond offer
Banking giant BDO Unibank Inc. is preparing to raise another P5 billion in debt from a massive P365-billion bond program…
ICTSI to operate Madagascar’s key port for 15 more years
Razon group-led International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has secured a for its Toamasina International Container Terminal in Madagascar, its…
Listed property firms to see strong earnings rebound
A sharp earnings rebound awaits Philippine property firms in the next 12 to 24 months, driven by the recovery of…
Resilient BPOs reviving demand for office space
The Philippine office property segment is seen to end this year on a strong note, with demand for additional office…
Shareholders step up to help troubled PAL; share sale OK’d
Shareholders of Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) parent firm, PAL Holdings Inc., voted on Thursday to enlarge its capital base and issue…
PH seen growing fastest in Asean-5 in 2022
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs expects the Philippine economy to grow the fastest in Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-5…
Big business isn’t big bad wolf in climate crisis
Big business had been labelled by environmental activists as a villain in the ongoing climate change crisis – heartless, with…
Coca-Cola Paves the Way for a Better World through Sustainability Roadmap
The onslaught of Covid-19 for the past two years has forced us to take better care of our health, and,…
Building a better and safer PH with drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are evolving beyond military applications to become a mainstay in boosting productivity within industries…
Citi sets record for Asia Pacific sustainable financing and aims to further develop ESG in the Philippines
Citi has raised over for Asia Pacific clients from global and local capital markets year to date, to support their…
MediCard Dental provides services beyond smiles
Maintaining one’s dental health may have been difficult in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, but leading health maintenance organization…
AboitizPower balances economic growth and sustainability
A resolute AboitizPower faces the challenge of sustainability head-on with a commitment to clean energy. “Our strategic directions are geared…
Toyota PH makes sustainability among ‘best practices’
As climate change worsens, it can no longer be business as usual. The recent COP-26 (26th United Nations Climate Change…
Nestle urges young Filipinos to hack away for nature
After its recent declaration of an ambitious commitment to plant 2.5 million bamboo clumps and a million trees in the…
Sustainability should be everyone’s goal
Averting the disastrous effects of climate change and global warming would require all hands on deck. Chit Juan, founder of…
Ayala Land: Set a sustainability goal to drive your company into the future
Renewable energy sourcing and the management of carbon forest are the two main methods Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) used to…
PHA Board OKs deal with fintech firm Squidpay
Investment holding firm Premiere Horizon Alliance Corp. (PHA) has obtained board approval to buy 33 percent of digital payments firm…
Ayala, partner begin operations of wind farm in Vietnam
The 252-megawatt wind farm in Vietnam’s Quang Binh province, a joint venture between the Ayala group’s AC Energy Corp. (Acen)…
PH to end 2021 with healthier trade balances as economy recovers, says BSP
Philippine exports are on track toward closing the year with better numbers and sustain the sector’s improved performance in the…
Factory output surged 124% in September
Factory output growth moderated to a still strong on the back of expansion posted in 13 industries, the Philippine Statistics…
SM Prime gains 9% in profits despite mall, residential biz limits
Property giant SM Prime Holdings (SMPH) booked P15.6 billion in net profit at end-September, up 9 percent year-on-year, as the…
More Filipinos saving up, says BSP; number of accounts surged 51% in Q1
The opening of “low-cost, no-frills” bank accounts in the Philippines has risen substantially with the help of the central bank’s…
Loans to MSMEs surged to P195.9B as of Sept.
Lending by banks to small businesses has skyrocketed since the central bank approved a measure to count these loans as…
Regulators to cut red tape for bank mergers
The country’s financial regulators have agreed to streamline their procedures governing mergers and acquisitions in the local banking industry in…
Social media and website-building tools for startup companies
If there’s one good thing about the pandemic, it accelerated the digital revolution which was already slowly moving towards that…
Globe raises $600M from equity securities offer
Globe Telecom Inc. has raised from the sale of equity securities abroad $600 million, which it would use to finance…
Small businesses benefitting from QR payment system, says BSP
Filipino entrepreneurs who have adopted electronic payment systems are now even more productive, efficient and competitive, thanks to the new…
How reopening of schools in PH can save students from immediate and long-term harmful effects
The education sector has been one of the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the threat of the…
SMC ramps up support for farmers
Agriculture remains one of the hardest-hit sectors since the pandemic struck in March 2020. With usual supply routes cut off…
Smart urges Filipinos to love local, buy local
With the persistent threat of the coronavirus pandemic, the need for a steady food supply has never been more apparent.…
ANI strengthens PH food security through digital solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many industries to change the way they think and do business. Amidst the uncertainties, companies…
How to adopt a coffee tree
October is also known for another beverage. We have been celebrating Philippine coffee since President Fidel Ramos declared October as…
Agri sector slow to adopt new technology
Technology may have saved—even boosted—some businesses during the pandemic, but agriculture has yet to make full use of its potential…
Impact investing: Toward a first-world PH
The absence of large foreign institutional funds in the local bourse has opened up attractive opportunities for domestic-based retail investors…
Trendspotting 2022 and beyond
At the recently concluded 12th Mansmith Market Masters Conference, we asked three seasoned marketers – Kakam Gabunada, Vice President of…
PH external trade rose 25.3% to $16.5B in August
External trade jumped by a fourth to $16.5 billion in August not only due to base effects but also to…
Optimism cascades to smaller firms
(Second of two parts) Looking at the country’s top business groups, 11 out of 13 delivered better earnings in the…
Surigao del Sur-based bank joins digital service revolution to reach unbanked
The Cantilan Bank (CanBank) is expanding its digital footprint through the launch of its app iCAN targeting unbanked Filipinos. CanBank,…
Factory output surged 539.7% in Aug
The finished goods churned out by the country’s factories soared 539.7 percent year-on-year in August due to the base effects…
SEC approves 4 major capital-building exercises
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a re-initial public offering (re-IPO) of as much as n planned by…
PAL adds more long haul, int’l trips for holidays
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will add long-haul flights to London and North America this month as it expects strong demand for…
New business names, same mission
The still-raging COVID-19 pandemic is no doubt a challenge, but it has also been an opportunity. AIA Philippines, formerly known…
Manufacturing back to expansion mode in Sept
The manufacturing sector resumed expansion in September as quarantine curbs were gradually lifted, but global supply constraints and expensive inputs…
PH businesses regaining lost ground
More than a year into the pandemic that dragged the economy last year to its worst recession since World War…
Tourism ready for rebound
The tourism industry is one of the sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, with travel restrictions forcing the closure…
Pandemic puts needed spotlight on logistics
If goods and services are seemingly moving smoothly and effortlessly despite the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to rage not just…
MediCard clinic provides top-notch health services to Davaoeños
Aiming to be every Filipino’s partner in quality health care, MediCard Philippines has ensured a commanding presence across the archipelago.…
Coca-Cola PH strengthens logistics operations
When the pandemic hit and borders all over the country were closed during the first lockdown last year, one could…
Shakey’s ‘Super App’ to boost delivery business
Restaurant chain operator Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. seeks to boost its delivery business—a segment that has grown in importance…
Toyota looks beyond Covid
While many businesses remain in the grip of the Corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and still caught in the…
Small-package delivery services in Asean flourish amid pandemic
As consumers continue to stay at home and apart amid the pandemic, there is one thing that continues to connect…
Empowering MSMEs today towards digital adoption
As the sector that enables the vital movement of goods and products from one place to another, logistics has always…
Pick-a-roo expands brand, product lineup
The Megaworld group’s e-commerce startup, Pick-a-roo, has grown its online consumer marketplace since debuting at the height of the COVID-19…
Enabling e-commerce through logistics
E-commerce exploded amid the pandemic, not only because quarantine restrictions confined people to their homes but also because it enabled…
Navigating through choppy waters of logistics
The Fast Logistics Group, led by the Chiongbian family, is no stranger to crisis. Tracing back to its beginnings with…
Advancing Asia’s growth strategy
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that sank Asia-Pacific (Apac) into a recession, many economies in the region have…
They keep economy moving against all odds
If goods and services are seemingly moving smoothly and effortlessly despite the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to rage not just…
Consumers, business optimistic about Q4, says BSP survey
Filipino consumers are more optimistic about the coming final quarter of the year, but are less upbeat about their prospects…
Toyota launches P4.7-B Batangas logistics hub
Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) has inaugurated its P4.7-billion logistics hub in Batangas, which can store up to 4,500 imported…
Cebu Pacific asks LGUs to remove RT-PCR testing for vaccinated travelers
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is in talks with local government units (LGUs) to do away with RT-PCR testing for vaccinated…
To refinance costlier debt, Ayala set to reenter offshore bond market
Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is returning to the offshore bond market for the first time since the start of the COVID-19…
MSMEs guide to Labor Code of the Philippines
A business, whether micro, small or medium enterprises (MSMEs), for it to be successful needs the hiring of the best…
Applying for P3 CARES 2 Program loan
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and other government agencies are thinking of ways to extend a helping hand…
DTI, BIR, and SEC application for businesses
Having a business is a dream come true for many Filipinos. When one becomes a business owner, they can make…
SSS prepares to resume foreign investment plan interrupted by pandemic
The state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) may finally push through with its planned offshore investments next year once…
URC marks 65th year with hope amid challenges
From a humble trading business that the late tycoon John Gokongwei ran on his bicycle 65 years ago, Universal Robina…
Century Pacific, RFM make it to Forbes’ ‘Best under a Billion’ list
Philippine food and beverage makers Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) and RFM Corp. landed on Forbes Asia magazine’s “2021 Best…
San Miguel: From Coal Dependence to Renewable Solutions
One of the country’s largest electricity producers—one that is heavily reliant on coal—surprised market watchers recently by announcing a strategic…
AC Energy goes all in on renewable energy
AC Energy is a fast-expanding corporation on a singular mission: to become the largest publicly listed renewables platform, not just…
Big users tap solar, waste-to-energy options
They are among the heaviest users of energy—to power shopping malls, factories or mine sites. They can opt to buy…
2021 seen pivotal for sustainability investing
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), which now holds office and runs a more compact unified trading floor at Bonifacio Global…
Power players bet big on RE tech, innovation
The country’s power players are leading the charge into renewable energy (RE), rolling out projects to meet growing demand while…
MediCard Telemedicine saves lives, relieves healthcare system amid pandemic
A few taps on a smartphone is all it takes to get life-saving advice in the new normal. This is…
Converge: a timely SME mentor during the pandemic
With what seemed like a flick of a switch, the whole world was turned upside down by Covid-19–and, a year…
Pru Life UK tops ranking, marks 25th year
The ongoing public health crisis has made more Filipinos aware of the need for insurance, and among the companies benefiting…
Covid-19 shines spotlight on tech, health needs
As devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic has been, it also proved once again that in crisis there is opportunity. Key…
RE play comes to the stock market
While the coronavirus pandemic dragged down the domestic economy to its worst recession in history last year, hurting profitability of…
Rivals-turned-partners Pacific Online and PGMC win P5.8-B lotto deal
The joint venture of Pacific Online Systems Corp. and Philippine Gaming Management Corp. (PGMC) bagged a much-coveted nationwide lottery equipment…
Converge secures P5-B loan from Landbank in bid for nationwide reach
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. sealed a P5-billion loan deal with state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines to fund its nationwide…
Organic waste: How the agriculture sector can support renewable energy initiatives
The island of Negros is not only distinguished as the country’s “sugar bowl” for producing half of the country’s sugar…
Banks into ‘green financing’: More than a bow to public opinion
On the surface, coal power makes for a compelling business proposition. It is the cheapest fossil fuel in terms of…
PH lags in global push for renewables
The Philippines has been slow to action and way behind its commitments to global initiatives on reducing or avoiding gas…
Sustained PH recovery may be finally under way
The shift to more targeted lockdowns and the plan to ramp up mass vaccination will augur well for the Philippines’…
Apollo Global secures P988M for PH’s first deep sea mining
Apollo Global Capital, Inc. (APL) has raised from its recently concluded follow-on offering (FOO) as it prepares for its offshore…
SMC Bulacan ‘aerocity’ to have bike highways integrated with train system
San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) P740-billion airport and mixed use development being built in Bulacan will incorporate sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Gov’t gets P1.7B in royalty from SMPC
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has turned over close to in royalty payment to the Department of Energy for…
Coal plants stoke community fears
After the three-day “Welgang Bayan” (People’s Strike) against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in June 1985…
Onwards to recovery
The extent of this pandemic and its harrowing impact might have been underestimated when it first hit the country. Most…
Acen firms up plans to increase solar energy capacity
AC Energy Corp. (Acen) is boosting its solar energy portfolio by at least 863 megawatts, cuing funds to pursue its…
Video calls: For Filipinos, it’s a love-hate relationship
From family reunions to work meetings to online classes, our devices’ screens have become a constant companion amid this relentless…
SLI profit doubled in Q2
Property developer Sta Lucia Land Inc. (SLI) nearly doubled its net profit in the second quarter from the level a…
DMCI power unit invests P3.5B to pump up off-grid capacity
DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) has earmarked P3.5 billion to expand a fleet of generators in Masbate and Palawan by a…
Planning to put up a business? Hanabishi CEO shares tips
Amid the prolonged and painful COVID-19 pandemic, the name of the game in business is plain survival, of making sure…
8990 Holdings expects to hit P201B in sales in 7 to 10 years
Leading mass housing developer 8990 Holdings has secured enough land inventory to unlock P201 billion in potential real estate sales…
DMCI Mining profit surges on record nickel ore shipment
DMCI Mining Corp.’s profitability soared during the first semester of the year after recording about a 400-percent increase in its…
Lopez Holdings profitable anew in Q2
Conglomerate Lopez Holdings reversed in the second quarter the net loss it incurred in the same period last year at…
PLDT joins Google, Facebook in new submarine cable via $80-M investment
Industry giant PLDT Inc. is investing $80 million (P3.9 billion) in a new Asia Pacific subsea cable project aimed at…
Unfazed by pandemic, AboitizLand revolutionizes homebuying experience
Face-to-face meetings and paperwork had been synonymous with homeownership until COVID-19 made human contact a risky behavior. Like retail, banking,…
Managing public-private partnerships for a postpandemic recovery
COVID-19 is directly impacting infrastructure services around the world. Demand for existing infrastructure has fallen sharply. Construction of new infrastructure…
Amid pandemic, MediCard innovates to address needs of Filipinos
A new increase in COVID-19 cases in the Philippines and across the world once again distresses health-care systems. As daily…
FIABCI-PH remains upbeat on market recovery in 2021
The Philippine chapter of the Paris-based International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) remains upbeat on the property sector’s recovery from the…
South Coast City rising in Cebu
CEBU CITY—Not even the COVID-19 pandemic can stop this new “city” from rising at the South Road Properties, a 300-hectare…
SM Hotels supports mission to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) has expressed its support for the United Nations Environment Program campaign to phase out…
AREIT targets ‘net zero’ emission by 2022
A year after debuting on the local stock exchange, real estate investment trust (REIT) first-mover AREIT Inc. announced that it…
Redefining space the Rockwell way
The protracted COVID-19 pandemic has radically shifted Filipinos’ preferences and priorities—perhaps even permanently—as they struggled to cope with the forced…
Property sector unbowed by COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic showcased the resilience, flexibility and adaptability of the Philippines’ property sector, putting it in a good position…
Brands with a heart stand to win big post-pandemic
In these most uncertain times, how can companies grappling with an omnipresent pandemic and rapidly shifting market preferences survive and…
DMCI on its way back to pre-pandemic profit level this year
Consunji-led DMCI Holdings sees a return to pre-pandemic earnings level this year as it sustained a triple-digit growth in second…
Robinsons Land profit surges by 394% on various businesses’ comeback
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) saw a 394-percent year-on-year increase in second quarter net profit to P2.56 billion as earnings…
Puregold sustains profit growth
Grocery chain operator Puregold Price Club Inc. sustained the earnings growth momentum seen since last year amid a prolonged coronavirus…
Office leasing boosts Megaworld earnings
Tycoon Andrew Tan-led property developer Megaworld Corp. delivered P2.6 billion in second quarter net profit, rising at a double-digit pace…
Petron recovers with P3.87-B income amid improved oil prices, market sentiment
Petron Corp. made a turnaround in the first half of the year, bouncing back with a P3.87-billion consolidated net income…
COVID-19 no match for fighting MSMEs
Determination, perseverance and faith—in divine providence and in their own abilities to overcome obstacles—enabled 10 small entrepreneurs to preserve and…
Holcim back to profitability in Q2
Holcim Philippines, the country’s leading cement maker, chalked up P721.4 million in second quarter net income, reversing the P88.1 million…
E-learning here to stay
Electronic- or e-retail is the dominant trend in commerce, and a similar transformation is seen in education, with e-learning or…
Innovation in education through the pandemic
School is an integral part of the rhythm of Filipino life. The entire year is often planned by families based…
Joy Schools spread cheer in PH, Southeast Asia
When Mondelez Philippines launched its “Joy Schools” program in 2011, they thought the nutrition supplementation project at a neighboring public…
Harnessing technology for quality education
PLDT and its subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), have a long-standing commitment to support education in the country. This commitment…
Reshaping education amid the pandemic
The education sector is one of the many industries permanently altered by the protracted COVID-19 pandemic. Coursera responded to the…
Despite COVID, Toyota remains committed to education
Education has been a major beneficiary of Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. On July 24, 1990,…
Digital banking to boost financial inclusion in PH
Digital banking is transforming the traditional financial landscape. There are now 249 digital challenger banking players globally, comprised of dynamic…
Local governments’ H1 revenue collections up by 4%
Tax and nontax revenues collected by local governments in the first half of 2021 inched up by about 4 percent…
Millennials, Gen Zs see a better world emerging from COVID-19 crisis
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc on the economy and the lives of millions, Filipino millennials and Gen Zs…
MinDa steps up aquaculture dev’t in Zamboanga Sibugay
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) is looking to establish king crab and oyster hatcheries in a town in Zamboanga Sibugay…
23 foreign, local firms vie for Calamba railway project
Philippine construction giants and an array of global contractors and engineering companies submitted bids to build a portion of the…
PH seen staying on growth track in Q3 on slowing COVID-19 cases
The Philippines is seen avoiding a slowdown in its economic rebound in the third quarter amid relatively lower COVID-19 infections…
Restoring the health of spa, wellness sector
In a recent online conference in Bangkok hosted by the World Spa & Wellness where I represented the Philippines, spa…
Shakey’s restarts expansion plan after difficult 2020
After the disruptions caused by the pandemic in 2020, restaurant chain operator Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. has resumed its…
‘ESG’ fever spreads among socially conscious firms in Asia-Pacific
More corporations across Asia-Pacific are embracing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda, showing that sustainability is gaining traction in…
Leechiu: Pogos are coming back
The exodus Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) companies that characterized the woes of the Metro Manila office sector in 2020…
Long term funds surged into PH in April
The inflow of long-term investments into the country continued its momentum in April 2021 as foreign fund managers allocated more…
Rebuilding the economy through the essentials
Megawide is no stranger to crises. Since we started operations more than two decades ago, we have developed key insights…
BPOs fuel resurgence of office property market
The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector has regained ground amid the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020,…
What CEOs expect marketers to do post-crisis
We asked three CEOs from different industries what they expect from their marketers during (and eventually after) the COVID-19 crisis.…
PH recovery gaining traction, says Diokno
The recovery of the Philippine economy from its worst postwar contraction last year is starting to gain traction as evidenced…
SEC clears Filinvest REIT’s IPO
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared the real estate investment trust (REIT) offering of as much as P14.92…
PH outlook improves as COVID-19 cases decline
The declining number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines augurs well for economic recovery and the return of jobs lost…
Dating apps in 2021: technically safer but threats still loom
Meeting the love of your life at a party seems like a thing of the past with online dating experiencing…
Premium ice cream brand brings frozen delights online
Carmen’s Best is riding the digitization wave and going into cyberspace. The premium Filipino ice cream has harnessed digital technology…
In security we trust
With the sudden heavy dependence on online transactions as a result of quarantine restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19,…
PayMaya’s fintech innovations boost e-Commerce transactions
More consumers are shopping online, especially for safety and convenience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For many businesses accelerating their digital…
E-commerce for everyone: Digital Transformation with Shopee and ShopeePay
The pandemic has significantly changed people’s lives, especially in terms of shopping. As more consumers choose to stay indoors, they…
Payments via BSP-backed QR code standard surged amid pandemic
Retail financial transactions executed through the central bank-backed national quick reaction (QR) code standard have increased dramatically in recent months…
Consumers, they are a-changin’
Increased dependence on technology, new concepts of identity, a demand for real experiences and a rise in consumer rating are…
UBX Philippines leads Open Finance revolution with i2i
Open Finance and payments platform i2i has been providing financial services to micro-business owners like Mang Efren, a vegetable stall…
Puregold further boosts digital efforts
In 2020, Puregold launched the Puregold Mobile App which allowed its shoppers and members to purchase goods conveniently via a…
E-commerce comes of age amid pandemic
Unknown to many, , adding it to applications for cellular phones. Angelito Villanueva, chair and founder of FinTech Alliance.ph, executive…
Enter the dragon fruit
Luis Macalincag already saw the great potential of dragon fruit as a viable long-term investment when he was just 23…
Pepsi PH bottling capacity up 30% via new plant in Batangas
Beverage-maker Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. has expanded its bottling capacity, adopted digital platforms and accelerated sustainability initiatives amid a challenging…
Gyms, fitness centers now allowed to run at 40% capacity
Gyms and fitness centers in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Rizal can now accommodate up to nearly half of their operating…
Rockwell roars back, H1 earnings beat 2020 level
Upscale property developer Rockwell Land has seen earnings in the first six months exceed full 2020 level, riding on a…
Kickstart intensifies hunt for elusive ‘unicorn’
Ayala group-backed corporate venture capital firm Kickstart Ventures has intensified its hunt for future “unicorns” here and abroad notwithstanding a…
Paymaya operator secures P8B to fund digital bank dream
The privately held technology company behind the PayMaya mobile wallet successfully raised , or over P8 billion, to fund its…
Gov’t sees green shoots of recovery
High inflation seen persisting throughout the year and vaccine hesitancy may slow the Philippines’ economic recovery, but the government is…
Jollibee sets P20-B capital build-up
Homegrown fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. plans to beef up its capital by as much as P20 billion in the…
Jollibee, McDonald’s serve up vaccination model for PH
When the Group president of Jollibee Foods Corp. and managing director of McDonald’s Philippines set aside their companies’ fierce rivalry…
Infra projects to create 1.6M more new jobs this year–Villar
The big-ticket infrastructure projects currently rolled out by the government will create an additional 1.6 million jobs this year, President…
BPI, DTI offer collateral-free loans to virus-hit SMEs
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has teamed up with the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) to offer collateral-free…
‘Smart’ water supply? It’s possible, thanks to the digital future of water systems
In this age of digital tech, when automation is becoming more and more mainstream across industries, even the most analog of commodities stand to benefit from such high-tech solutions—like water. Any shortage of water supply spells disruption for businesses and communities, which is why such providers are now turning to “intelligent” systems that can ensure…
Pera Hub launches fintech business solutions at Filipinos’ fingertips
For millions of Filipinos working hard on foreign soil in order to provide for their families back home, remittance centers…
PH faces COVID-19 employment challenge
As the Philippines rebounds from the pandemic, strengthening labor market programs will be critical to help workers and enterprises make…
Coca-Cola PH embraces digital transformation
Coca-Cola has lived to 109 years in the Philippines because it subscribed to the mantra that to weather the inevitable…
917Ventures: Creating digital lifelines for Filipinos
Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could slow down the pace at which telecommunications giant Globe wants to roll out new…
Taking advantage of opportunities in manufacturing
Over half of the Philippine’s industrial sector is in manufacturing and the industry contributes to almost a quarter of the…
McDonald’s Philippines survives, thrives amid pandemic
McDonald’s Philippines has long been a formidable leader in the quick service restaurant sector, but even then, it was not…
Vaccination to give businesses a shot in the arm
After a year of doom and gloom brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, local business leaders are seeing the light…
CLI builds 100-unit Cebu City condo for informal settlers
Property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) will donate to the government of Cebu City a 100-unit medium-rise socialized residential condominium…
AC Energy, Zabaleta Group sell stake in Visayas biomass projects
AC Energy Corp. (Acen) along with the Zabaleta group have divested their minority shareholdings in three biomass-fed power projects in…
Zubuchon enters ready-to-heat market, keeps sales flowing
Binamira, who has seen his fair share of crises being a management consultant, conserved as much cash as he could,…
Megaworld seeks P27.3B in Philippines’ largest REIT listing
Tycoon Andrew Tan-led Megaworld Corp. plans to raise as much as P27.3 billion from the sale of a 49-percent stake…
PH recovery starts in Q2, says gov’t economic team
President Duterte’s economic team on Tuesday expressed confidence that the economy will rebound starting the second quarter with mass vaccination…
Foreign investors explore PH offshore mining prospects
A number of foreign companies have signified interest to invest in the country’s offshore mining sector, encouraged by the recent…
Seeing green
As a kid, summer meant total freedom from the responsibilities of school, which for me meant climbing trees to pick…
Insular Life bullish about 2021 growth prospects
Insular Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (InLife) is optimistic that it will sustain the strong growth performance it posted during the…
Globe activating 5G roaming in US, Canada ahead of travel comeback
Globe Telecom users traveling to North America can access 5G roaming services in the coming week as the telco giant…
Project Rebound gains ground
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns to contain it have devastated the country’s economy. But even then, there are…
Treasury raises P 21B from T-bills at lower rates
The Bureau of the Treasury on Monday raised a bigger P21 billion from short-dated treasury bills as rates declined across…
Taking it slow in a fast-paced world
Yes we want to change things fast, but in a slow way. And what inspires us to do so is…
Better ways for better days
Last year we celebrated 100 years. You can’t be around that long without learning from mistakes and doing things better.…
QR code payments gaining traction among Filipinos, says BSP
Filipinos are becoming increasingly comfortable with using so-called QR or “quick reaction” codes when paying for purchases or making money…
2 families, 2 stories of food biz being born
For over a year now, we’ve seen so many home-based food businesses start and flourish during the pandemic. Every sushi…
San Miguel Brewery looks to recovery in second half
Beer giant San Miguel Brewery is upbeat on business recovery in the second half of this year with the rollout…
Megawide snaps losing streak; nets P2.9M in Q1
After being bludgeoned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Megawide Construction Corp. returned to profitability in the first quarter of…
Digital technology offers hope for MSMEs’ recovery
Accounting for the majority of the total businesses in the country and generating more than half of the country’s total…
Embedded finance arrives on PH e-commerce scene
Across Southeast Asia, the Philippines saw the largest increase in online shopping since the pandemic hit. The sector is expected…
UnionBank: Moving from resilience to renaissance
The pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated digital transformations globally and across all sectors, prompting businesses and economies to make an abrupt…
Road icon continues to serve Filipinos
This iconic utility van remains as deeply embedded in the Filipino way of living as it was when it first…
Digital transformation of PH gets a boost from PLDT Group
The necessary but painful quarantine restrictions put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 have accelerated the pace of…
Balik Pinas Program: Providing sustainable business opportunities for modern Filipino heroes
Billy Belleza and Jazz Manzano are former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). When they ended their careers and went home to…
Small entrepreneurs overcome COVID-19 challenges
In January, the small but extremely active Taal Volcano had another “tantrum,” sending residents of nearby towns in Batangas and…
How the right internet plan contributes to your success
While life in lockdown isn’t ideal, it is made bearable by one key thing: the internet. For many businesses in…
Entrepreneurs invited to join Shopee University Summit
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, holds the inaugural Shopee University Summit with the theme, “Equipping…
Tesda and Nestlé to boost coffee production skills with joint training program
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and Nestlé Philippines announced their partnership to upskill workers and trainers in the…
Sustainability matters
(Editor’s note: We begin with this commentary a series on big ideas and bold moves that some of the country’s…
Globe Telecom rolls out free wifi in Antipolo
Globe Telecom rolled out free wifi in government buildings and select medical facilities in Antipolo, a statement on Friday showed.…
BSP promises to maintain credit line to cash-strapped gov’t
Amid expectations of slower growth this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has committed to sustain its short-term financing…
Marketing amid uncertainty
The global pandemic has jabbed a wrench into many organizations’ plans, making the future seem even more uncertain. But as…
Pivoting with pies, tarts and galettes
Selina Maristela Ocampo is no stranger to the hospitality industry. For three years, she was the R & D head…
Gozon touts win over ABS-CBN as investors flock to GMA
GMA Network Inc. chair and CEO Felipe Gozon on Wednesday revived a ratings war with rival ABS-CBN Corp. amid a…
Monde Nissin gets 11 long-term ‘cornerstone’ investors
Food giant Monde Nissin Corp. has bagged global funds as long-term investors in its anticipated P55.9-billion public debut this month.…
GT Capital Q1 income surges 60% to P4.1B
Ty family-led conglomerate GT Capital Holdings’ first quarter net profit surged by 60 percent year-on-year to as earnings contribution from…
CLI back on growth path, Q1 profit up 25% to P714M
Property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) returned to a positive earnings growth path in the first quarter, outperforming the year-ago…
Consumers embrace ‘phygital reality’
If blended learning, initially a peripheral concept, is the likely future of education when the COVID-19 pandemic ends, blended…
In Tagaytay, healing spa is evolving into dining destination
Nurture’s president Cathy Turvill had always admired Raintree head honcho Annabel Wisniewski for the group’s world-class level of hotel and…
With patios inspired by parks, alfresco dining is now as comfy as indoors
In Taguig City, Uptown Mall’s “new normal” dining option features outdoor areas redesigned to resemble pocket parks. Uptown Food Hall…
PH exports, imports bounced back in Q1
The Philippines’ trade in goods with the rest of the world rose 5 percent year-on-year to in the first quarter…
Metro Pacific South sets aside P 12-B capex in 2021
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. is setting aside about P12 billion this year for capital spending for three expressway projects in…
Modern mobility network set in place for PH road warriors
For more than a hundred years, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. has been at the forefront of helping the Philippine economy…
Stay vigilant versus COVID-19 with MediCard
For Filipinos, who have increasingly preferred traveling to de-stress, it has been a heavy blow. The rise in coronavirus cases…
MPTC girds for return of travel, tourism
Varying levels of quarantine restrictions imposed since March of last year to contain the spread of COVID-19 have drastically reduced…
It’s not just the sites; for travelers, it’s safety first
With people now more conscious about their health and safety, businesses under the travel and hospitality sector, as they…
Eastern Samar opens sites to local tourists
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar—As the province has been able to keep COVID-19 cases to a minimum, some municipalities and…
AEV profit jumps 276% as businesses pick up
Conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) saw a 276-percent year-on-year first quarter net profit growth to P7.6 billion, driven by the…
PH banks strong, ready to fund economic rebound, says Diokno
The Philippine economy is well positioned for a sharp rebound after the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to structural reforms implemented after…
Struggling Boracay business operators hope for better times ahead
ILOILO CITY—Boracay Island’s tourism industry players are struggling to survive and are now pinning their hope on the government’s promised…
PH recovery hopes pinned on infra spending
Recovery from the pandemic-induced recession will entail not only fast-tracking mass vaccination and sustaining infrastructure development but also some more…
Microsoft training program benefits over 150K Filipinos
Technology giant Microsoft Corp. said over benefited from its digital skills training program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched last year,…
Unionbank focuses on new products, platforms
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines has invested some P1.9 billion to create new products and platforms that would contribute…
Unionbank starts year strong, Q1 profit surged 79% to P4.7B
Aboitiz-led UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP) grew its first quarter net profit by 79 percent year-on-year to P4.7 billion on…
Women shake up startup scene
When we think of titans of the startup sphere, we think Jobs, Gates, Musk, Zuckerberg—men who founded some of…
Ayala extended P13.1-B help so far in COVID-19 battle
The country’s oldest conglomerate Ayala Corp. has contributed a total of P13.1 billion so far in the intervention efforts against…
SM Prime gave P23-B rent waivers, discounts to mall tenants in 2020
Property giant SM Prime Holdings provided about P23 billion worth of rental concessions last year to help shopping mall tenants…
Converge to tap undersea cable system via $100-M deal with Keppel, Facebook
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is securing crucial internet capacity via an upcoming international submarine cable system that is being built…
Registered investment pledges up 66% in Q1, says BOI
The Board of Investments (BOI) saw a 66-percent increase in investment commitments from January to March to P138 billion from…
Trailblazing CEO takes GCash to new heights
Taking over the helm of a multi-billion-peso company is challenging enough in the best of times, certainly even more…
Asean enterprises set sights on postpandemic success
The COVID-19 pandemic still has the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia firmly in its grip. But even then,…
No dine-in? Order a tabletop grill or hot pot for at-home meals
With the country still under some form of lockdown a year into the pandemic, people have had to find ways…
How Marvin Agustin’s unplanned food businesses thrived
Given the restrictions and consequences imposed by the pandemic, it’s so easy to feel defeated. But Marvin Agustin’s successful food…
Demand for office, residential property in PH heating up
Demand for local office and residential property continued to rebound from the bottom levels seen in 2020 despite the lull…
Surviving, bouncing back from pandemic woes
As the Philippines deals with a new surge of Covid-19 cases, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty reminiscent of early 2020,…
Aboitiz keeps ‘economic engines’ running toward recovery
Over a year into the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the Aboitiz Group is ready to march toward recovery with renewed —yet…
Private sector as the reliable partner for economic recovery
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Philippine companies, including the Ayala group, were already working on programs around the evolving,…
Globe reinvents everyday experiences
Food, water, shelter, clothing, Vitamin C, and a robust internet connection—in a pandemic-ridden world, these are our new essentials, especially…
Digital adoption chance to ‘tech up,’ build up PH–UnionBank
Money changing hands became risky behavior because of COVID-19 so Filipinos promptly jumped online for financial transactions. “The pandemic broke…
IMF turns bullish on PH
While most other multilateral institutions had slashed their respective 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for the Philippines, the…
San Miguel Corp. continues to invest heavily in the Philippines’ future
The work of nation-building never stops. And for San Miguel Corp. (SMC), one of the country’s largest and most diversified…
Adapting and thriving in new realities based on new strategies
It has been more than a year since the first local transmission of COVID-19 was reported in the Philippines, prompting…
Nobody is impervious to disease
When – not if – a perilous sickness strikes, the high costs can stun the unprepared. That is a lesson…
Investing in the health of the Philippines
The Ayala Group was just going back to its roots when it reentered the Philippines’ healthcare sector with the acquisition…
Women leaders share how they “Choose to Challenge”
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is , where all of us, not just women, are asked to challenge…
Small PH enterprises win a lifeline
It may take not just a village but collective institutional action to help local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
Employers start using well-being programs to attract new talent
A survey of more than a hundred companies in the Philippines showed that majority of employers planned to use well-being…
COVID-19 vaccine-led rebound to benefit property stakeholders
The Philippine economy contracted by 9.5 percent in 2020, the country’s worst performance since World War II. Colliers believes that…
PH business owners more upbeat for 2021, BSP survey shows
Filipino business owners are more upbeat about their prospects over the next 12 months as the economy began to adapt…
Resilient sellers thrive despite pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged most businesses across the globe, but the consequent lockdown measures have also served as…
More firms see return to prepandemic profits in 2022
Most business leaders in Southeast Asia expect their enterprises to return to prepandemic profitability levels by 2022 and most are…
Investment opportunity in health-care space unveiled
Fund manager Manulife Asset Management Trust Corp. (MAMTC) has unveiled a new investment fund that allows investors to buy into…
HMO sales up amid pandemic
MANILA, Philippines — The health maintenance organization (HMO) sector’s bottom line soared by 660.36 percent to P6.77 billion during the…
Cebu Pacific continues refleeting program amid crisis
The company said on Tuesday it took delivery of a brand-new on April 2 while seven more planes from manufacturers…
Manufacturing sustains growth in March
Manufacturing sustained year-on-year growth in March, before the most stringent lockdown measures were again imposed in Metro Manila and four…
Fueling a brighter future for PH
The already considerable toll on the Philippine economy caused by the raging COVID-19 pandemic and the severe lockdowns imposed to…
Teaching Filipinos to be self-sufficient by growing own food
Filipino Food Month (FFM) this April will yet again be celebrated virtually, leaving our eyes feasting on regional culinary delights.…
India extends grant to PH corn sector
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a firm grip over the globe, the Indian government has extended a $50,000…
IATF urged to reopen schools in low COVID-19 areas
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)…
Shell transforming pump stations into ‘one-stop community hubs’
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. is looking to nonfuel businesses to refocus its fuel stations into “mobility destinations” after incurring a…
SMC develops packaging to extend carabao milk’s shelf life
San Miguel Corp., through its packaging unit, has developed a packaging solution that will extend the life of carabao’s milk…
Converge on hiring binge to resolve deluge in complaints, subscriptions
Fiber internet company Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. went on a hiring spree to address network complaints and…
Cash losing hold on its throne
Cash is king, it’s often said. And for a long time, it was an undisputed fact of everyday payments…
RCBC digital banking unit rolls out loan marketplace
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.’s (RCBC) digital banking platform DiskarTech is rolling out this April a loan marketplace targeting consumers…
Property sector seen to rebound in 2021
The prolonged coronavirus pandemic will continue to exact a toll on people and businesses, but amid the rubble, the property…
Landbank’s add’l equity to go to MSME loan programs
The additional P27.5-billion equity infused into state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) will be injected into existing and upcoming…
Pangasinan welcomes more tourists as restrictions eased
LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—Tourists outside the Ilocos region are now allowed to visit Pangasinan after the provincial government eased travel restrictions this…
Chua: The economy needs the young up and about
It is often said—quoting national hero Jose Rizal—that the youth is the hope of the nation. In these difficult times,…
Financing a ‘green’ economic reboot, recovery from pandemic
Washington-based International Finance Corp. (IFC) of the World Bank Group has introduced financing support for Philippine banks that will lend…
Rapid changes in banking industry seen this year
Banks will face an environment of accelerated innovation this year after investing resources to account for last year’s business model…
Pandemic yields winners, losers in agriculture sector
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is welcoming the new year with a new framework and renewed hopes that restructuring the…
PH limps as it exits recession
The good news is that after a horrible 2020, when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic wreaked havoc on the global economy,…
Investors optimistic on strong recovery for earnings, stocks
MANILA, Philippines — After a nerve-wracking year marked by an unprecedented lockdown to contain a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, investors are…
Telco, fintech firms emerge as biggest winners in 2020
As the year 2020 came to a close, it was time for businesses to count their wins or losses. And…
Stocks survive 2020 with just 8.6% fall
The year 2020 was not for the faint-hearted investor as a black swan in the form of the new coronavirus…
Plague prompts edit on indie book publishing, selling business
The latest tally shows that the new coronavirus has caused the death of about 1.46 million people worldwide, including at…
Philippines Inc.’s CSR efforts help country survive and, hopefully, end pandemic
In a country where the government’s response to any crisis is often, for one reason or another, inadequate and found…
Delivery services see big, small businesses through pandemic
These days, it seems, anything and everything can be found and bought online and brought to one’s doorstep. What enable…
From bricks to clicks: Agri sector value chain transformation
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in April announced that it would be expanding the operations of its “Kadiwa” stores by…
Shining stars of the farm sector
Agripreneurship is touted as the future of farming, one that will ensure sustainable growth of Philippine agriculture and profitability for…
Sectors that not only survived, but thrived during the pandemic
MANILA, Philippines —If there’s a rising tide that lifts all boats, there may also come a time, no matter how…
How malls boost MSMEs’ growth amid the pandemic
The country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), referred to as the lifeblood of the economy, bore the brunt of…
Technology: Driving a sustainable future for people and communities
When we think of technology nowadays, we often think of it in the form of gadgets and the Internet. Through…
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