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AI and the quest for resiliency and sustainability
In the contemporary discourse on sustainability and resilience, artificial intelligence (AI) is often extolled as a technological oracle, a panacea capable of deciphering the complexities of climate change, predicting disasters and orchestrating adaptive strategies. Yet beneath this veneer of promise lies a constellation of limitations that demand sober reflection. To entrust the fate of humanity’s […]
Read more →PNB says property unit continues listing preparations
PHILIPPINE National Bank (PNB) said its property arm PNB Holdings Corp. (PHC) continues to prepare for its proposed listing by introduction on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), while the timing of the transaction remains under review. In a disclosure on Monday, PNB said PHC is undertaking the documentation and other preparatory requirements for the proposed […]
Read more →Entertainment News (07/07/26)
PRIME VIDEO unveils its July lineup, featuring a diverse mix of global and local titles across series, animé, documentaries, and films.
Read more →Developer financing props up condo market, analysts say
DEVELOPERS’ flexible financing schemes are helping sustain the condominium market despite a decline in residential home loans, with property analysts attributing the disconnect to buyers using in-house payment arrangements before obtaining bank mortgages. Their comments came after condominium prices rebounded 11.1% quarter on quarter even as residential home loans declined, a disconnect they attributed to […]
Read more →Malayan Insurance to offer travel policies via buy now, pay later firm Atome’s app
MALAYAN Insurance Co., Inc. has partnered with Atome to offer travel insurance plans on the buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider’s platform. Under the partnership, Atome users can purchase Malayan Insurance’s travel policies with prices starting at P89 via the Atome app, the nonlife insurer said in a statemnt on Monday. The integration is powered […]
Read more →AC Health’s Healthway opens 18th multi-specialty center
HEALTHWAY MEDICAL NETWORK (HMN), Inc. has expanded its multi-specialty outpatient network to 18 centers nationwide after opening its flagship facility at One Ayala in Makati City, as the company accelerates its expansion strategy. The healthcare provider, a unit of Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health), said on Monday that it plans to expand its network […]
Read more →Meralco cites misinformation as it joins media literacy campaign
MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) cited misinformation and disinformation affecting the power distributor as it joined MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.’s THINKaMuna Pilipinas campaign to promote media and information literacy among employees and customers. Representatives of Meralco and MediaQuest signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday formalizing the power distributor’s participation in the advocacy campaign. Joe R. Zaldarriaga, […]
Read more →The value of mixed-use development in urban living
By Felino Palafox, Jr. IMAGINE an urban community where everything you need is reachable within a five-minute walk from your doorstep. This is how we envisioned Rockwell Center when we did the architecture, design, and master-planning in 1998. In a time when projects were limited to shopping malls, gated subdivisions, or condominium and apartment buildings, […]
Read more →BSP looks to complete wCBDC roadmap this year
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) could complete the roadmap for the country’s wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) by October, a senior central bank official said. BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto E. Tangonan said it will take them three more months to finish and approve the strategic roadmap for the wholesale BSP-issued digital currency. “Give […]
Read more →BTr, IMF deepen technical cooperation on public financial management
THE BUREAU of the Treasury (BTr) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are looking to expand their technical cooperation to modernize the country’s public financial management system, including exploring the use of artificial intelligence in treasury operations. In a statement on Monday, the Treasury bureau said it met with representatives from the IMF to discuss […]
Read more →A leadership lesson behind the fish and the crocodile
There’s an African proverb that says: “If the fish comes out of the water to tell you the crocodile is sick, believe it.”
Read more →Accountability by design: How digital tools can close the procurement gap
The Philippines does not lack procurement laws.
Read more →ACEN sells 49% stake in India wind venture
ACEN Corp. is pursuing another strategic stake sale in India, this time by selling up to a 49-percent interest in a wind power project to a Dutch investor.
Read more →DA approves P2 billion farm-to-market roads
The Department of Agriculture has approved the implementation of P2.06 billion worth of farm-to-market roads, funded under the World Bank’s Philippine Rural Development Program Scale-Up.
Read more →DA to strengthen disease mitigation for bananas
The Department of Agriculture is looking to strengthen its efforts to curb diseases facing the local banana industry, as the agency seeks to plug the country’s P10-billion farm trade deficit.
Read more →‘Economy can handle another rate increase’
The Philippine economy can still absorb another interest rate increase if needed, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said, as inflation remains elevated while growth is expected to recover in the second half.
Read more →GDP needs to grow 3.7% in next 3 quarters to hit target this year – DEPDev
The Philippines will need to post at least 3.7 percent growth in the next three quarters to achieve the revised growth target for the year, according to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development.
Read more →Healthway opens biggest multi-specialty clinic
AC Health’s Healthway Medical Network has opened its flagship multi-specialty center in Makati, with two more clinics in its pipeline this year.
Read more →It’s not you, it’s me: Are delistings hurting the PSE?
Breakups hurt in relationships, and they often leave the person who got dumped with the question: “is it me?”
Read more →Over 100 erring power firms snub DOE show-cause order
Some 121 power producers appear to have shrugged off show cause orders issued by the Department of Energy over potential violations.
Read more →Philippines sees gains in most SDGs, but slips in health, disaster risks
The Philippines has made progress in more than half of the Sustainable Development Goals, but has deteriorated in terms of health and disaster risks, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Read more →PNB Holdings moves closer to PSE listing
Lucio Tan-led Philippine National Bank is keeping its support behind the planned listing of PNB Holdings Corp., a move that would bring to the stock market a real estate company with more than P50 billion in assets and prime properties in Makati and Pasay.
Read more →PSEi sustains momentum, returns to 6,200 level
The local stock market sustained its upward trajectory, marking a successful return to the 6,200 level on hopes of inflation slowing further in June.
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