PHILIPPINE BANKS continued to miss the mandated lending quota for small businesses as of end-March, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

THE SEMICONDUCTOR and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI) expects the 20% US tariff to dampen its optimistic projections this year. SEIPI President Danilo C. Lachica ...

Taiwanese companies are looking to set up shop in the Philippines as the country faces a US tariff that is lower than most of its Southeast Asian neighbors, according to analysts.

ABOITIZ POWER CORP. (AboitizPower), through Therma Power, Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary East Asia Utilities Corporation (EAUC), is set to commence construction of its 30-megawatt (MW) hybrid battery ...

EAST ZONE concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. is targeting completion of its P24.4-million mainline extension pipelaying project in Angono, Rizal by the third quarter (Q3) of this year. The ...

JAPAN’S Fast Retailing, owner of the Uniqlo clothing brand, said on Thursday higher US tariffs would start impacting its US operation significantly from later this year and it planned to raise prices ...

THE PESO dropped against the dollar on Monday after US President Donald J. Trump threatened to impose higher import tariffs on additional countries and goods over the weekend. The local unit closed at ...

KOSTCON, a K-pop concert centered on K-drama soundtracks, arrives on Aug. 6, emphasizing their connection under the Hallyu wave: the global love for Korean entertainment.

SUPERMAN was the very first superhero. He debuted in Action Comics issue #1 which was released in June 1938. Over time, the character has been assigned multiple nicknames: “The Man of Steel,” “The Man ...

Consider this as Part 2 of my earlier article in this column, “Economic basis of net zero is zero” (Sept. 5, 2023). In that paper, I compared coal consumption per capita, electricity generation per ...