THE business-to-business arm of PLDT Inc. has tied up with Service Economy Applications, Inc.’s FILIPAY to provide an automated fare collection system and fleet management system for the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization.FILIPAY has recently acquired Telavi People Counting Camera with Command Center, which allows

SOCIALITE and vlogger Small Laude is the new face of Diagold, a jewelry brand from Cebu. She is in good company — previous brand ambassadors for the brand include former Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, model Georgina Wilson, and TV executive and actress Charo Santos-Concio.According to

SINGAPORE-BASED Aboitiz Data Innovation Pte. Ltd. (ADI) and UBX Philippines Corp. have tied up to help finance unbanked and underbanked Filipinos and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).“ADI is an artificial intelligence (AI) leader not just in the Philippines but in ASEAN. We are leveraging

1 of 6Mugler x H&M collaboration launched in PHLH&M just rolled out a new designer collaboration, this time with Casey Cadwallader’s Mugler.  The new collection with the French fashion brand features womenswear, menswear, and accessories that incorporate Mugler’s iconic silhouettes. It features Mugler’s signature looks

JUDGE FLORORATES of Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on offer this week could be lower amid bets of a pause in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) tightening after headline inflation eased in April.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) will auction off P15

TIM MOSSHOLDER-UNSPLASHBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterTHE competitiveness of farm produce has suffered due to the pandemic, with smaller merchants bowing out of the farm-to-table supply chain and leaving the field to entrenched middlemen, analysts said.A regulatory framework is needed that encourages competition “can reduce the

1 of 12WHENEVER I think about the Civic Type R, I still recall the incredible enthusiasm that welcomed it to the country in 2017. That’s when Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) formally introduced the FK8 (its codename), based on the 10th generation of the Civic.

1 of 4TWO WELL-KNOWN and established brands in car audio have gotten a country reboot of sorts. JBL and Infinity Car Audio were recently relaunched in the Philippines under a new and exclusive distribution partner.Waido Marketing and Distribution, Inc. now oversees the two brands under

ASIAN TERMINALS, Inc. (ATI) posted a 96% jump in net income attributable to equity holders to P1.18 billion in the first quarter from the P601.18 million it booked in the same period last year.During the quarter, the company recorded revenue growth of 29% to P3.75

REUTERSLIVERPOOL, England — Sweden’s Loreen won Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo” in Liverpool, northern England, on Saturday, becoming the first woman to triumph twice in the contest.Finland’s Käärijä, a green-bolero-sleeved rapper, came second. He won the viewer vote with “Cha Cha Cha,” but it

SQUISHMALLOWS joined Warren Buffett’s business empire two years after Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and others helped make the plush stuffed toys a viral sensation on TikTok.For Judd and Laura Zebersky, whose company Jazwares makes the toys, the success of Squishmallows is hardly what they imagined

SOUTHEAST ASIA continues to grapple with blistering heat amid reports of record temperatures and cases of heatstroke that further add to signs of extreme weather changes. Singapore posted its highest temperature in 40 years at 37C (98.6F) on Saturday and the warm and dry conditions will