Dito CME Chairman Dennis A. Uy expects Luna Academy to help Filipino workforce become future-ready. — PHILSTAR/MICHAEL VARCAS DITO CME Holdings Corp., the communications, media and entertainment arm of the Udenna Group, is set to launch an online learning platform called the Luna Academy. Luna Academy is

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, quantum computers and autonomous vehicles are among the fastest growing areas of technology, with American companies often in the lead, according to a new study of US patents issued over the past five years. International Business Machines Corp. received the most patents in machine

YIELDS ON term deposits auctioned off by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday continued to inch lower as demand normalized after the holidays. Demand for the BSP’s term deposit facility (TDF) amounted to P726.615 billion on Wednesday, well above the P550 billion on the

PETRON Corp.’s additional investment of P3-billion in its Bataan refinery and its registration as an enterprise in the province’s freeport area are a big boost to the oil company’s operations while easing its tax concerns, analysts said. “Petron’s infusion of a considerable amount of money to

SINGAPORE — Social media firms are hampered by their commercial interests when tackling fake news, Singapore’s law minister said, underlining the need for the city-state’s law against online falsehoods, which critics say stifles free speech. K. Shanmugam, speaking on Thursday in an interview for broadcast at

GLOBE TELECOM, Inc.’s shared services unit Asticom Technology, Inc. is launching its first subsidiary, Asti Business Services, Inc. (ABSI), to provide enterprises with end-to-end solutions for human resources, administrative, finance, and information technology functions, the Ayala-led telco announced on Wednesday. In an e-mailed statement, Globe said

By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter THE MAIN INDEX closed lower on Wednesday, extending its decline to a second day, as investors booked profits from the local market’s heavyweights. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell 15.26 points or 0.21% to end at 7,242.85, while the

THE PESO inched down versus the greenback on Wednesday as oil prices climbed to their highest levels in almost a year. The local unit closed at P48.069 per dollar yesterday, depreciating by 1.80 centavos from its P48.051 close on Tuesday, data from the Bankers Association of

By Vann Marlo M. Villegas and Charmaine A. Tadalan, Reporters THE PHILIPPINE government is expected to sign separate deals for 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from two drug makers. It will sign an agreement with UK-based company AstraZeneca Plc on Thursday for 20 million more vaccine

GIVING President Rodrigo R. Duterte a coronavirus vaccine shot would probably persuade hesitant Filipinos to get vaccinated, according to the country’s vaccine czar. Vaccinating the President, who enjoys a 70% approval rating, would boost the confidence of Filipinos in the government inoculation drive, Carlito G. Galvez,

THE SENATE might push for a one-line amendment of the 1987 Constitution that will relax foreign ownership limits to increase its chances of being passed, its top leader said on Wednesday. “If you’re talking about Charter amendments, it might take time,” Senate President Vicente C. Sotto