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Arthaland Corp. bets on premium residential recovery with Makati launch
ARTHALAND CORP. is betting on a recovery in the premium residential market as it launched Sondris, a luxury condominium development in Makati in partnership with Mitsui Fudosan (Asia), extending a collaboration that has spanned more than a decade. The project combines Arthaland’s focus on sustainable development with the Japanese property firm’s expertise in efficient urban […]
Read more →Brown Madonna: Excessive, erotic, ecstatic
IT TOOK eight years of research, performance, collaboration, and personal excavation for contemporary dance artist Ea Torrado to finally stage her full-length dance theater piece Brown Madonna, which tackles the terrains of Filipina identity, motherhood, labor, class, memory, Catholic iconography, and queer sensuality. The deeply personal work, described as “part ritual and part spectacle,” will […]
Read more →Bond yields go down as oil’s drop eases inflation worries
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the reissued Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at a lower average yield as the drop in oil prices amid news of efforts to come up with a peace deal to end the Middle East conflict eased inflation concerns. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) borrowed P30 […]
Read more →Metro Pacific Health expands to 31 hospitals with Batangas deal
METRO PACIFIC Health Corp. (MPH), the healthcare arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), has completed its investment in First United 23, Inc., the operator of two hospitals in Batangas, expanding its nationwide network to 31 hospitals. The transaction marks MPH’s 19th and 20th provincial hospital partnerships and its first in Batangas, completing the company’s […]
Read more →Arts & Culture (07/01/26)
THE Filipinas Heritage Library, with support from the Toshiba International Foundation, will present Between Two Worlds: A Philippine Diary, 80 Years Ago — by Shinichi Komatsu from July 2 to Aug. 16 at the Ayala Museum as part of the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Japan diplomatic relations.
Read more →PHL posts net hot money inflow in May
FOREIGN portfolio investments (FPI) yielded a net inflow in May following two straight months of outflows amid improving risk appetite, preliminary central bank data showed. Transactions on foreign investments registered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) through authorized agent banks yielded a net inflow of $232.46 million in May, down from the $600.77-million net […]
Read more →Long-term solution to El Niño
Once again, the Philippines — together with all the economies along the Pacific Rim — are faced with the threat of El Niño, the natural climate phenomenon that occurs when the surface waters of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm for an extended period.
Read more →AboitizPower energizes 92.55-MWp Pangasinan solar farm
ABOITIZ POWER CORP. (AboitizPower) has energized its 92.55-megawatt-peak (MWp) San Manuel Solar Power Plant in Pangasinan, expanding its renewable energy portfolio and adding capacity to the Luzon grid. The facility, developed by Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., the company’s renewable energy arm, has begun delivering electricity to the Luzon grid, AboitizPower said in a statement on Tuesday. […]
Read more →Peso weakens on mixed US-Iran signals
THE PESO weakened anew against the dollar on Tuesday amid conflicting signals from the United States and Iran about the resumption of peace talks. The currency fell by 19 centavos to close at P61.36 versus the greenback from P61.17 on Monday, based on Bankers Association of the Philippines data posted on its website. The local […]
Read more →Energy security requires investment beyond power generation
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is expected to release the next rate reset ruling under its updated regulatory framework for power distribution. The rate reset process establishes the rules and parameters governing investments, operations, and pricing in the distribution sector. As the segment of the power industry that directly serves consumers, distribution utilities play a […]
Read more →Megaworld says 1st half office lease renewals jumped 45.6%
MEGAWORLD CORP. posted a 45.6% increase in office lease renewals in the first half, driven by demand across its integrated township developments and the full occupancy of 24 office towers in its portfolio. The property developer renewed about 122,000 square meters (sq.m.) of office leases in the January-to-June period, up from 83,353 sq.m. in the […]
Read more →SEC, Mynt, Fuse partner on financial literacy campaign
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mynt, Inc., and Fuse Financing, Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on financial literacy, responsible borrowing, and consumer protection initiatives. In a statement on Tuesday, the SEC said the agreement provides a framework for the three organizations to develop and distribute SEC-approved educational materials through […]
Read more →Banks’ FCDU loans slip as of March
OUTSTANDING LOANS granted by banks’ foreign currency deposit units (FCDU) went down at end-March as loans to nonresidents dropped, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. FCDU loans were at $15.439 billion as of March, declining from $15.782 billion in the comparable year-ago period and $15.561 billion at end-December, the central bank said […]
Read more →AboitizPower expands solar presence in Pangasinan
Aboitiz Power Corp., the country’s leading generation firm, has further strengthened its solar portfolio with the energization of a new large-scale facility in Pangasinan.
Read more →Banks’ FCDU loans slip to $15.4 billion in end-March
Foreign currency deposit unit loans granted by banks slipped by 0.8 percent to $15.44 billion in end-March from $15.56 billion in end-December, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed.
Read more →BPI waives interbank transfer fees
Bank of the Philippine Islands is permanently waiving charges on fund transfers made via InstaPay and PESONet starting yesterday, in a bid to widen financial access and accelerate digital adoption.
Read more →BSP sees June inflation still elevated at 6-7%
Inflation is expected to remain elevated at six to seven percent in June as higher electricity and vegetables offset softer oil and food costs, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.
Read more →Century Pacific Food eyes double-digit profit growth
The Po family’s Century Pacific Food Inc. is looking to end the year with a double-digit growth in both revenue and profit, driven by sustained demand for its food products.
Read more →CPG raises P3 billion for future projects
The Antonio family’s Century Properties Group Inc. has listed its P3-billion notes on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. to raise funds for future projects.
Read more →DMPL net profit soars to $48.4 million
Singapore and Philippine-listed Del Monte Pacific Ltd. saw its earnings soar for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, on the back of stronger sales, gross margin expansion and improved operating income.
Read more →EvoEnergi brings Metro Manila homes to retail market
EvoEnergi, a power retailer under the Lao family’s D&L Group, has facilitated the entry of two residential retail aggregation groups into the contestable electricity market.
Read more →Exploited
I woke up Tuesday morning to news of a big rally to support a senator facing plunder charges, and who supports Vice President Sara Duterte.
Read more →Factory gate prices climb faster in May
Producer prices in May rose at their highest pace in over three years, driven mainly by the increase in prices of electronic products, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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