Resolutions, petitions, and appeals, not to mention reactions of disgust and frustrations, snowballed following this corner’s breaking piece on the seemingly underhanded manner by which the immediate past president of Chicago-based Rotary International (RI) Gordon R. McInally to cancel holding...
As I’ve hinted, the Philippines will request the Chicago-based RI Board of Directors to reconsider its withdrawal of Manila as the city of choice for the June 2028 convention. Yes, Virginia, it’s official. The Philippines is no longer the host country. And it’s such a disappointment for...
“Buenaventura, who?” is the latest tittle-tattle circulating in the banking community. Bankers and market players enthusiastically talk about veteran banker Gil A. Buenaventura as the seventh member of the Monetary Board, the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)....
The Palace marching order for Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista “JJB” Tuesday is to prioritize improving the country’s gateway facilities and services to enhance travelers’ experiences and increase tourism. As a traveler, I look forward to the long-overdue transformation of Ninoy...
There seems to be a disconnect between Philippine Plaza Holdings Inc.’s (PPHI) decision to close Sofitel Manila and the firm’s decision to negotiate for an extension of an existing lease contract with Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Yes, Virginia, it feels a bit of an oxymoron when,...
Net zero is one of the catchwords that is now trending. Nope Virginia, it is no way along the sub-zero, the “Siberian Chill Cherry '' juice drink and strong zero alcoholic drink made by freezing fruit in liquid nitrogen. Net Zero refers to “any emissions are balanced by absorbing an equivalent...
Excitement, in a slightly negative way, stained the otherwise boring financial markets as the news of Vice President Sara Duterte’s leaving the official family of President Marcos’ administration reverberated throughout the country. I fully agree with the observation of Bangko Sentral ng...
BUSINESS CORRIDOR Foreign investors, market analysts, including us journalists are keeping their ears on the ground on who wound emerge as winner among the top three consortia bidding for the modernization and rehabilitation of the country’s first international gateway, the Ninoy Aquino...
BUSINESS CORRIDOR Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Allow me then to depart from my usual dishing out of the market situation and conditions as the year draws to close. Instead, let me enlighten you with some of the quirky Christmas traditions, customs and ways of celebrating the Holiday Season that we...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) have sealed the deal for the construction of the Philippines’ second Agri-Industrial Business Corridor (ABC), which will be dedicated to freshwater aquaculture products as well as the yield from urban farming. A...
