The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has intensified its push for its own free-trade agreement among its 21 member-economies to complement as well as fill in the gaps of existing FTAs in the region. The 2024 APEC Leaders' Machu Picchu Declaration in Lima, Peru, last Nov. 16 also committed...
Eugene S. Acevedo, president and chief executive officer of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), recently became a two-time author with the launch of his second book, "Reinvent and Outperform: Becoming a Better Leader." The event was graced by no less than the bank's chairman, Helen Y. Dee, the...
The governments of Canada and France have expressed their interest in providing support and expertise to help boost the Philippines' nuclear energy ambitions. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Canada is keen on sharing its extensive nuclear knowledge with the Philippines. During the...
Not even the impending change in administration in the United States can stop American businessmen from expanding their presence in the Philippines amid rosier economic prospects here. "Across the Philippine economy, US companies have helped grow key sectors such as the digital economy,...
"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” – Bill Gates We tried the eGov app for the first time...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate said local government units (LGUs) must not give undue burden to food delivery riders in the form of business permit requirements. Accordig to Zarate, delivery riders are already...
Philippine Business Bank (PBB), a local lender controlled by beverages tycoon Alfredo Yao, reported that its net income leaped 57.1 percent to P1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2024 from the P1.15 billion it earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
There is growing uncertainty in the market regarding the direction the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will take in its last two policy meetings of the year, scheduled for Nov. 14 and Dec. 16. Will the BSP implement another rate cut in line with the expectation that the US Federal Reserve will...
Cebu-based fuel retailer Top Line Business Development Corp. (Topline) is launching its P3.16 billion initial public offering before the year ends to be the last maiden offering at the Philippine Stock Exchange for 2024. The PSE said it has approved the firm’s IPO tentatively slated for Nov. 27...
“You won’t be replaced by AI, you’ll be replaced by someone who knows how to use AI” – Harvard Business Review The Philippines is one of the top five countries in the world for ChatGPT usage according to a recent report of Similarweb, showing just how much Filipinos are turning to this AI...
It is unfortunate that many people struggle to act responsibly when it comes to managing their own finances or, even worse, when spending other people’s money—particularly in organizational roles where they have been appointed or elected. Undoubtedly, it is much easier to spend money than to...
Extreme bad weather in Manila can bring one home earlier than usual. It gives one the luxury of watching two Netflix movies in one sitting till one's eyelids drop. It is interesting to note that as early as (2004) "Day After Tomorrow" till (2017) "Geostorms,” Hollywood was already making...
