Public utility vehicles (PUVs) without a printed fare matrix posted inside their vehicles cannot implement the recently approved fare hike and may face penalties, the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO)…
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday said electric companies cannot recover the proposed removal of system loss charges through other means, such as disguising them as hidden line items on consumers' bills.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority is eyeing Greek maritime investments through a strategic partnership with the Hellenic ASEAN Business Council (HABC), a non-profit serving as an institutional bridge between the…
Commuters will pay higher fares for public utility jeepneys starting Monday, September 28, with fare increases also taking effect for buses, airport taxis, transport network vehicle services and point-to-point buses.
A P42 increase in the daily wages of workers in Central Visayas will take effect on October 14, the Department of Labor and Employment announced on Sunday.
From processing fish and squid to producing salt, women in Daram, Samar are turning the island municipality’s abundant seawater into an additional source of livelihood.
Interest in the upcoming initial public offering of Mynt, the parent company of GCash, is beginning to extend beyond institutional investors and local market participants.
The government may lose more than P700 million monthly in collections after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of the excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas and kerosene, the Bureau of…
A total of P10.363 billion has been committed to modernize rice processing as the government seeks to ramp up rice procurement, the Department of Agriculture said.
"Whatever your heart desires to do, pursue it diligently. Be determined to reach your goals and never give up, no matter the challenges.” FOR nearly six years, Amelito Ouano carried the tools of a plumber through the…
A fare increase for public utility vehicles will take effect Monday, September 28, as transport groups Manibela and Piston push through with planned protests over rising fuel costs.
The millennials coined a term called FOMO, or fear of missing out.
ALMOST every telco I meet in Southeast Asia wants AI inside its app this year. What stalls these projects is rarely whether the technology works. It is the question the operator’s own security team asks first: How do we…
Filipino brands must go beyond memory recall and should add relevance and significance if they want to stand out in an increasingly crowded market, according to leading data, insights and consulting firm Kantar.
VAST Data launched a confidential AI runtime designed to let enterprises run advanced AI models against sensitive data while keeping both customer information and proprietary model weights within controlled…
Thrift, rural and cooperative banks that increasingly operate like digital banks will be required to maintain at least P1 billion in capital under new rules aimed at ensuring that rapid technology-driven expansion does…
THE PHILIPPINES is emerging as a key market for digital advertising as consumers increasingly divide their online activity across social media, e-commerce, video, music and community platforms, according to executives…
The Bayan Family of Foundations and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde entered into a strategic partnership geared toward inclusive education to empower deaf individuals, provide and create pathways for sustainable…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed expanded government support for local manufacturers by investing in robotics operations. During his visit to the Nuvali Steel Processing Center Inc. (NSPCI) in Biñan City, Laguna on…
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. reinforced its commitment to environmental sustainability and shared its best environmental practices during the Crisis Resilience and Sustainability Forum at the 2026 Environmental…
SINGAPORE — Filipino consumers are increasingly comfortable using artificial intelligence for routine customer-service tasks, but many still expect AI systems to remember previous interactions and disclose when they are…
I visited a nickel mining site for the first time, upon the invite of Berong Nickel Corp., a subsidiary of DMCI Mining Corp.
STATE-OWNED Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines will roll out Shariah-compliant financing for local government units (LGUs) starting next year. In a statement on Thursday, Al-Amanah said the roll-out…
The International Energy Agency sees the Philippines’ energy transition picking up steam, pointing to an accelerated rollout of renewables and growing efforts to harness nuclear power.
SAVING is one of those things that almost everyone knows is important, yet many people still find difficult to do consistently. We tell ourselves that we will start next payday, after the next bonus, or once some of the…
Weak infrastructure spending could prolong the Philippines’ economic slowdown into 2027, with a smaller allocation for capital outlays threatening to limit support for a recovery in investment and household consumption…
MACHINE intelligence has changed the way a great many industries work, but few as quickly as investing. Investors around the world now lean on AI to sharpen their decisions, and Filipinos are further along that path…
The Philippines is expanding its fruit exports to Canada following the shipment of fresh durian and mangosteen, according to the Department of Agriculture.
PARAMOUNT Skydance said on Friday it would move the listing of its Class B common stock from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. Trading on Nasdaq is expected to end at market close on or around Oct. 5, while trading…
The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines is optimistic that industry revenues will cross the $50 billion mark by 2028, even as it cited the need to address talent supply and ease of…
WHEN the House Committee on Welfare of Children approved the substitute bill for the Children’s Social Media and Online Gaming Safety Act on Sept. 7, one question stayed open: Should a parent have the final say on…
NIKE-OWNED sneaker brand Converse told employees it is pausing all marketing this week after an earlier advertisement sparked outrage for evoking imagery of the Ku Klux Klan and lynching, Bloomberg News reported on…
A FAMILY member recently invited me to join a trip to Vietnam. When I heard the package price, my first reaction was disbelief. I wondered whether an international trip could really be offered at that price or whether…
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