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AMBASSADOR FRANCIS C. CHUA will step down as Bank of Commerce (BankCom) chairman effective May 27 following his resignation from its board. Mr. Chua announced his resignation as chairman and member of ...
Consider this as Part 3 counting previous articles on the same topic in this column, “The Laffer Curve of Philippine tobacco taxation” (May 22, 2023) and “The Laffer Curve of Philippine tobacco ...
ELECTRONIC ARTS is laying off hundreds of workers and is canceling a Titanfall game that was in development at its Respawn Entertainment unit, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. About 300 to 400 ...
A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, as Apple looks to boost manufacturing beyond its tariff-hit main manufacturing hub, China, ...
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is hoping to privatize at least 15 airports by 2026 as the government seeks to make regional airports “more economically viable.” ...
ABOITIZ POWER Corp. (AboitizPower) said on Wednesday that its proposed P30-billion fixed-rate retail bonds received the highest credit rating from the Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings).
THE PHILIPPINES’ trade-in-goods deficit widened to a two-month high in March as both exports and imports picked up, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. Preliminary data ...
THE IMPACT of the US reciprocal tariffs on the Philippines will likely be minimal, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said, but noted the country will still need to enhance ...
The Trump administration is working on changes to a Biden-era rule that would limit global access to artificial intelligence (AI) chips, including possibly doing away with its splitting the world into ...
DUBAI-BASED carrier Emirates said it is exploring further expansion of its partnership with Philippine Airlines (PAL) to serve more passengers and enhance cargo operations. In a media release on ...
I believe motor vehicle use in Metro Manila and other major cities has now reached an all-time high. Constant traffic congestion, despite the development of new roads and tollways, provides strong ...
MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) spent a total of P683.74 million in the first quarter (Q1) for the upgrade and development of three substations to help meet growing power requirements in its service ...