OPERATIONAL costs in complying with sustainability standards are the main challenge for organizations in the Philippines, a US-listed service provider said.In its study, Kyndryl said that 62% of local organizations see these costs as a challenge while 53% of them cited data availability.Dedicated resources, ambiguous

1 of 8Book reading, signing, Q&A with Jessica ZafraJESSICA Zafra will host a reading, signing, and question-and-answer (Q&A) for her first novel The Age of Umbrage atFully Booked in Bonifacio High Street in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig on Nov. 5, 4 p.m. “I spent

DOMESTIC CLAIMS of nonbank financial firms rose in the second quarter of 2022, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).Preliminary data from the BSP’s Other Financial Corporations Survey (OFCS) showed domestic claims of nonbank financial firms rose by 1.7% year on year to P7.206

PIXABAYSHARING experiences and stepping out of one’s comfort zone can help with healing, according to trauma survivors and mental health advocates who shared their coping strategies at a recent mental health summit. “One way to protect your mental health is by challenging yourself and doing something

MERALCO PowerGen Corp. (MGen) expects to reach 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by the first quarter of 2023.“On the road to 1,500 MW with the ongoing construction of our projects, we will be at around 200 MW by [the] first quarter of 2023,” MGEN

WASHINGTON — A planned $2.2-billion merger of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest book publisher, and rival Simon & Schuster cannot go forward, a US judge ruled on Monday.Judge Florence Pan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, said in a brief

THE NUMBER of young Filipino investors has been growing since the coronavirus pandemic as they now recognize the importance of ensuring they can meet their future financial needs, Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corp. (Manulife IM Philippines) said. “Because of the pandemic, the number of our

REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZPHILIPPINE STOCKS will be range-bound as trading resumes this week ahead of the release of October inflation data and the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting.On Friday, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 77.15 points or 1.23% to finish at 6,153.43,

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO may decline anew against the dollar this week on expectations of another large rate increase from the US Federal Reserve at their monetary policy meeting.The local unit closed at P57.97 on Friday, strengthening by 25 centavos from its P58.22 finish on

TRANSPORTATION Secretary Jaime J. Bautista recently issued a notice to proceed to Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. (ARUP) for consulting services to develop Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4), a transit system that will serve the eastern section of Metro Manila, including parts

NEDAPRODUCTION of palay, or unmilled rice, and corn are estimated to have risen in the third quarter, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).In an Oct. 31 report, the PSA said palay output for the three months to September was estimated to have increased 2.2%

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE reform of the property valuation system and the digitalization of records is expected to drive growth in the housing industry, while simultaneously boosting the revenue of local governments through higher property tax assessments, economists said.“This is consistent with