A vendor surfs internet on her mobile phone as she waits for customers at a fruit stall at in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Aug. 7, 2018. — REUTERS/ERIK DE CASTRO By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) […]Read More

The Philippines’ talent competitiveness continued to decline, according to a global survey. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES dropped six spots in an annual global ranking of countries’ ability to attract and retain a skilled workforce, […]Read More

The unfunded liability of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system is currently estimated at P14 trillion. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE LATEST VERSION of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) reform bill, which […]Read More

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has given the go signal for an executive order (EO) that will expedite the processing of requirements for flagship infrastructure projects, Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said. At a Palace briefing […]Read More

DITO CME Holdings Corp. said its subsidiary DITO Telecommunity Corp. had secured a $3.9-billion 15-year long-term loan facility, the company said on Thursday. Proceeds from the loan will fund the unit’s network expansion and improvement of its digital services, the Dennis A. […]Read More

MAYNILAD Water Services, Inc. is tapping a foreign expert to explore advanced filtration solutions to treat deteriorated water quality, particularly in Laguna Lake. “We have started in choosing and making a distinct trial for this advanced membrane technologies, so we’re doing a […]Read More

1 of 2 IT WAS a relief and a joy for professional dancer Madge Reyes to finally be able to mount her annual dance film festival mostly in person after three years of doing it hybrid. “It really takes a village, and […]Read More

BUSINESSES see the Philippines as a key target for entering the Southeast Asian market due to competitive wages and the opportunity to develop and test new products and solutions, a study issued by HSBC Bank plc said. Of the 3,509 businesses surveyed […]Read More

ROLF VAN–OLTHDWAG244 —UNSPLASH A TRADE group for US authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and Game of Thrones novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of […]Read More

LISTED Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PT&T) has partnered with Microsoft Corp. and Crayon Philippines to launch its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools next year. The listed company said its collaboration with the two parties is for the integration of ChatGPT into Microsoft […]Read More