FIRST GEN CORP. has a total of 3,668 megawatts of installed capacity coming from its portfolio of plants that run on geothermal, wind, hydro, solar energy, and natural gas. — FIRSTGEN.COM.PHBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterLOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. plans to build a 50-megawatt (MW) solar

FREEPIKBy Abigail Marie P. Yraola, Deputy Research HeadAS THE COUNTRY embraces the digital revolution, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its banking operations shows significant advancements for the country.AI, particularly generative AI (GenAI), redefines the operational and strategic landscapes of the banking sector and

FIRST CIRCLE Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Patrick LynchBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterFIRST CIRCLE, a local financial technology (fintech) lender, is looking to partner with four more banks next year to help bridge the lending gap between banks and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according

1 of 9ONCE UPON a time, the Tamaraw was ubiquitous in the wild. By Tamaraw I mean the Toyota Tamaraw, and by wild I mean Philippine roads.Named after the Mindoro dwarf buffalo endemic to the region, the utility vehicle had long been a source of

1 of 3THE KIMONO, the traditional garment of Japan, gets a new life under the hands of fashion designer Yumi Christina (she drops her last name, Sakamoto, for work). Of both Japanese and Filipino descent, the designer’s work melds both of her worlds, with the

RJ JOQUICO-UNSPLASHRATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on offer this week may end mixed as data released last week bolstered expectations for rate cuts by both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve at their respective meetings

FREEPIKBy Pierce Oel A. MontalvoIT’S ONE SMALL STEP for the central bank, and one giant leap for the Philippine banking industry.Signed last July, the new Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) signifies the most comprehensive attempt yet to protect Filipino consumers from digital financial crimes.Beyond the

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANIt is always tempting when writing outlooks for 2025 to have an overarching theme — the one narrative ring to rule them all. I am taking the opposite direction, which is that we may be neglecting some risks or opportunities that will

SM Xiamen Complex Perspective — SMSUPERMALLS.CNTHE SM group’s mall business is gearing to expand its presence in China with new openings in Xiamen and Fuzhou.“We have two additional malls that we will open in China. One is in Xiamen again, but in a farther area.

1 of 5By Dylan Afuang UNDERSCORING the local arrival of the Volvo EX30 is the start of the Swedish car maker’s Philippine distributorship under Hariphil Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI). The brand’s subcompact battery electric vehicle (BEV) joined what a HARI executive boasted as a “safe

FOR MANY Filipinos, Japanese anime characters like Dragon Ball’s Goku, Sailor Moon, and Pikachu from Pokémon hold a special place in childhood memories as they often brightened early mornings before school. These childhood memories can be rekindled through Gashapon stations as these toy vending machines

FREEPIKBy Karis Kasarinlan Paolo D. Mendoza, ResearcherBY THE END of 2023, after the initial surge of digital payment options during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines achieved its goal of digitizing half of all retail payments in the country.This target was set under the central bank’s