Twenty years ago, I found myself in a negotiation room half a world away, representing the Philippines in talks that would change the course of public health. It was the early 2000s, long before the ...

MID-sized retail lender Citystate Savings Bank (CSBank) garnered two Golden Arrows from the prestigious Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) on October 23 at the glittering Golden Arrow Awards 2025 ...

THE performance of the Philippine industry, alongside infrastructure scandals and global uncertainty, may have dragged down the growth of the Philippine economy in the third quarter of 2025, according ...

IN the coming weeks, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to implement an unprecedented “major reform measure” that could save the government around P60 billion in the 2026 ...

MORE banks expect no change in lending standards for both business and household loans in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). According ...

AFTER a two-year delay, the Philippine eVisa system for Chinese nationals traveling for business or tourism was finally rolled out on Monday, November 3, with simultaneous launch ceremonies held ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a package of interventions to boost the local banana industry which remains to be battered by plant diseases and trade challenges. Agriculture Secretary ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the Tatak Pinoy Strategy (TPS), a multiyear national industrial roadmap that aims to “strengthen” key sectors, create jobs, and lift Filipino products to ...

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) spent P281.33 million in the third quarter to support load growth and improve service reliability in some parts of its franchise area. Of the total amount, P93.33 ...

St. Luke’s Medical Center Inc. has established a Center for Comprehensive Breast Care in its hospitals in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig and in Quezon City. The center mainly houses all of St. Luke’s ...

Consunj-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) reported Monday that its earnings fell 37-percent to P9.9 billion at end-September this year from P15.7 billion last year, mainly due to weaker coal ...

East Asia Utilities Corp. (EAUC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., has completed the decommission and deregister of its 12.4-megawatt (MW) diesel generator unit 1 in Cebu. In a ...