Nascent Technologies Corp. is developing a sodium-ion-based starter battery that is lighter, longer-lasting, and more environmentally friendly than tradition...

LONDON — British actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing the formidable Sybil Fawlty in comedy show Fawlty Towers, has died age 93, her sons said in a statement on Tuesday. Sybil was the wife of John Cleese’s Basil Fawlty, in the show’s two series made in 1975 and 1979. Set in a dysfunctional hotel […]

Canon Marketing (Philippines), Inc. said it aims to expand customer engagement by promoting its business solutions alongside hardware products.   “We, Canon, provide the solutions, not just the hardware,” Canon Marketing (Philippines) Inc. Office Imaging Products Director Kenichiro Kitamura told reporters in a press conference.    “Canon is known as the hardware, but we also provide solutions […]

NAPLES — With the art world on high alert for any sign of the missing Louvre jewels, one Italian collection says its method of creating a photographic fingerprint of its own priceless gems and artifacts could make them harder to break apart and sell on. A team of gemology experts has spent more than a […]

SOUTH KOREA — US President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mr. Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Mr.  […]

HOW WOULD YOU like coffee with a reminder of death? It sounds macabre at first, but at Myth Café in Makati, death is business as usual: aside from offering Filipino-forward drinks, the café doubles as an urn showroom for the creations of Samsara Designs, founded by friends Camille Ayala and Eber Sy (no relation to […]

Political uncertainty has increasingly taken hold of narratives on the country, with Fitch Ratings and Japanese investment bank Nomura being just the latest to warn that the current crisis of governance could hit the Philippines’ investment and overall economic growth hopes. And when was the last time that mutually antagonistic business and labor groups agreed […]

ON OCT. 31, the island transforms into a magical playground for kids and adults alike with “Black Magic.”

PANGILINAN-LED MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen) has gained greater control of solar developer SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) after businessman-turned-politician Leandro Antonio L. Leviste completed the sale of his shares worth P13.76 billion through a block sale. The transaction involved MGreen’s acquisition of 10.83 billion common shares of SPNEC in Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, […]

SM PRIME HOLDINGS, Inc. (SMPH) has announced the initial interest rates for its fixed-rate retail bond Series AB, AC, and AD, which aim to raise up to P17 billion. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the listed property developer said the bonds will carry interest rates of 5.9096% for Series AB maturing in 2030, 6.0858% […]

THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) outstanding debt slid to P17.46 trillion at the end of September, but still remained above the full-year projection, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. BTr data showed the outstanding debt dipped by 0.07% or P13.089 billion in September from P17.47 trillion at end-August. September marked the second straight […]

Governance by blockchain is becoming institutionalized in public administration. Within weeks of each other, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Supreme Court (SC) have all announced their respective blockchain initiatives. I am concerned, however, that this government use of blockchain technology is creating expectations that […]

MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. has secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer up to 20 million preferred shares as part of its fundraising initiative to reduce debt and meet other corporate obligations. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the listed infrastructure company said it had received the SEC’s approval for the registration […]

AB CAPITAL and Investment Corp. has named former Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. President Alexander S. Narciso as an independent director, after securing the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) approval of his appointment. Mr. Narciso brings decades of leadership experience in the life insurance and financial services industries, the company said in a statement […]

Last Monday, Oct. 27, I attended the 2025 Fiscal Policy Conference organized by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), held at the UP College of Law. In the afternoon there were simultaneous panel sessions. I attended the panels on “Digitalization and Process Innovations” with three speakers: Department of Finance (DoF) Undersecretary Renato Reside, Jr., […]

AREIT, INC. is set to augment its assets under management (AUM) by adding P19.5 billion worth of commercial mall properties from its sponsor Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) through its sixth property-for-share swap. In a disclosure on Wednesday, AREIT said its board of directors had approved the property-for-share swap with ALI and its wholly owned subsidiary […]

PLDT INC. hopes to enhance the Philippines’ domestic backhaul infrastructure through a partnership with US-based Ciena Corp., which will deploy advanced optical technology to improve data transmission from the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) system to local end users. “PLDT is committed to strengthening the country’s digital backbone by ensuring that the international capacity carried by […]

Those who consider four-footed animals as part of the family to be taken around with them to malls and restaurants, either in chains or in prams, may equate “pet-less” with “heartless.” “Fur babies” as a term of endearment when referring to pets can also be used warmly to two-footed partners and close friends who will […]

ELECTRONIC WALLET platform GCash on Wednesday said no user data was leaked or compromised, assuring customers their accounts remain secure despite reports of information being sold on the dark web. “GCash assures the public that there has been no breach, no leak, and no compromise in its systems,” the company said in a statement. Information […]

ABOITIZ POWER Corp. (AboitizPower) reported a 5% year-on-year increase in attributable net income to P10.6 billion for the third quarter, driven by improved margins in its power generation business. In a stock exchange disclosure on Wednesday, the company said the higher contribution from the generation segment was due to reduced exposure to the spot market […]

LISTED Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) said it has raised P15 billion through sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) to fund green initiatives. In a disclosure on Wednesday, ALI said the offering includes five-year Series C SLB due 2030 and 10-year Series D SLB due 2035. The Series C and Series D bonds have fixed rates of 6.0671% and […]