A Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official has urged Filipinos to return to the true spirit of “Undas” by focusing on prayer and the call to holiness rather than on secular Halloween traditions that highlight images of “evil, devils, and lost souls.” In a circular...
Ayala Corp.’s $100-million blended finance deal for electric mobility was named the Philippines’ Transport Deal of the Year in The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2025. The financing for Ayala subsidiary ACMObility came from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Canadian...
Public fury over flood control corruption and the toll of recent typhoons appear to have choked consumer confidence, potentially dragging the Philippines’ economic growth to a below-target 5.2 percent in the third quarter of the year. According to the latest edition of the University of Asia and...
On Oct. 3, 2025, I had the privilege of meeting with the relatives and friends of Celestino M. Dizon, one of the pioneering Filipino entrepreneurs in gold and copper mining. The gathering at the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) celebrated two things: the construction of the Celestino Dizon...
Following the lead of the Harvard Business School (HBS), the pioneer in offering a master’s degree in business administration, universities worldwide developed the traditional two-year MBA program, requiring three to four years of prior work experience. When I returned in 1964 from my doctoral...
Robinsons Land Corp., the property development arm of the Gokongwei Group, is soon launching major renovations of its malls—particularly the flagship malls—in response to consumer preference for more premium lifestyle spaces. In a media interview, RLC President and CEO Mybell V. Aragon-Gobio...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) announced the passing of its former president and chief executive officer, Xavier P. Loinaz, a figure who steered the institution through two decades of major economic turbulence and technological change. He was 81. Known as XP within the bank, Loinaz held...
Amid rainy weather, higher tariffs, and an import ban, the Philippine manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in September as its purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.9, the lowest in six months and only the third decline in more than four years. S&P Global Market Intelligence...
Zobel-led Ayala Corp. is ramping up the expansion of its consumer business, this time sealing a business venture to bring Spinneys, a premium fresh food supermarket chain in the United Arab Emirates, to the Philippines. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the country’s oldest...
Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is planning to continue expanding its flexible office space unit work.able as it sees real demand in the coworking market—not just in Metro Manila, but also in the provinces. In a media interview during the inauguration of the 14th work.able branch at GBF Center 1 in...
Robinsons Offices, a unit of Robinsons Land Corp., has inaugurated GBF Center 2 in Bridgetowne destination estate two years after the completion of the adjacent GBF Center 1. RLC said the second building of the two-tower development not only complements its predecessor but elevates the estate into...
Ten Philippine companies, including conglomerates Ayala Corp. and SM Investments Corp., made it to TIME Magazine and Statista’s World 's Best Companies 2025 list, which measures employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency. The list, which includes 1,000 companies...
