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After the IPO party, GCash comes for 5-6 lending next
'There’s money in serving them,' says Mynt president and CEO Martha Sazon, as she and her team try to convince investors that lending to underserved Filipinos could fuel GCash’s next wave of growth
Read more →[Vantage Point] JAZA’s painful question: Why aren’t we winning?
The numbers explain why I found Jaime Zobel de Ayala's speech before the Makati Business Club more unsettling than inspirational
Read more →[Vantage Point] When a paycheck runs out before payday
True economic recovery means that families can reliably meet ordinary expenses, systematically repay their debts, and still retain something for unforeseen emergencies
Read more →JAZA: Does the Philippines have what it takes to win big investments?
The Ayala chairman wants an 'honest conversation' on Philppine investments and talks teamwork to a roomful of rivals at Makati Business Club's sapphire anniversary
Read more →Finance veteran Victor Limlingan is new SSS chief
Limlingan inherits a pension fund with record-high assets but faces the challenge of restoring its projected lifespan and improving nearly P40 billion in unrealized stock investment losses
Read more →[Market Rider] Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if it’s your own blood.
The best time to buy assets or invest money is during a severe market crash or panic, when everyone else is terrified and selling
Read more →PCC slaps onion cartel with record fine of P1.76B
Among those fined is 'onion queen' Lilia Cruz, the alleged cartel mastermind. It's the biggest fine ever imposed by the Philippine Competition Commission.
Read more →[Good Business] Rethinking enterprise as a force for good
The challenge is not simply to declare that business should be a force for good. It is to make that commitment visible in how capital is invested, people are treated, and growth is pursued.
Read more →[Vantage Point] Semirara: The government is auctioning an energy crisis
The government’s pursuit of the highest financial offer may inadvertently trigger the Philippines' most expensive energy failure
Read more →Rapper-economist Cielo Magno confirms she will run for Senate
Will anti-corruption crusader Cielo Magno succeed where former NEDA chief Winnie Monsod failed?
Read more →[In This Economy] Will Sara Duterte be good for business and the economy?
Until now, Sara Duterte has said little about her specific plans or vision for the country, as well as economic reforms and policies she might put in place in case she wins
Read more →‘Napatawad ko na’: Scam victims move on and leave fraud cases hanging
A scam case needs a victim, so what happens when the victim decides to put the whole ordeal behind them?
Read more →How DBP botched Duterte-era contractor loans: lax checks, billions overdue
Meant to support the former president's Build, Build, Build drive, DBP's ICONS program instead left the bank with P4.09 billion in overdue contractor loans
Read more →DOE: Visayas may face more red alerts in 2027 without sufficient backup systems
Energy officials say power barges and battery energy storage systems can address the imbalance in power supply and demand in the Visayas
Read more →Meralco electricity rates rise in October 2026 as generation costs rise
Expect too Meralco's higher distribution charges to kick in next month, but a newly approved refund could soften that impact on consumers
Read more →[Vantage Point] Holiday dividend or market coal? What GCash could deliver by Christmas
Holiday dividend or market coal? What GCash could deliver by Christmas.
Read more →Business leaders, consumers demand solutions to Visayas power crisis at Cebu summit
Repeated power interruptions have drawn concern from domestic and international clients about Cebu's capability to support business needs, possibly affecting future transactions and partnerships, says a business leader
Read more →Scam or legit? Banks launch checker website, Google-backed game to learn
Even Google Philippines country manager Prep Palacios fell victim to a costly online scam: 'I'm a tech executive, and I was still fooled'
Read more →Americans Hall and Woodford win Nobel economics prize for work on stabilization
The two developed new macroeconomic models that improved our ability to implement effective stabilization policy, enabling well-timed fiscal and monetary policy measures that can reduce the intensity of damaging swings in the economy
Read more →[Vantage Point] DBP’s bad loans: The failures behind the billions
The Commission on Audit has uncovered serious deficiencies in state-owned DBP's lending practices, credit safeguards, and recovery procedures
Read more →Mining tycoon Joseph Sy to be released from BI detention under SC order
Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado says the release of Joseph Sy allows him to leave custody while judicial proceedings continue as ordered by the High Court but 'does not constitute a final determination of the questions surrounding his citizenship and identity'
Read more →[Ask the Tax Whiz] When power is inherited, who holds it accountable?
Those seeking power must accept scrutiny of their wealth, donors, interests and decisions. Every official owes the people accountability.
Read more →Gasoline prices up again, diesel prices down on October 13
It’s the second week of increases for gasoline, though diesel prices are set to fall for a third consecutive week
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