FAMILIES are seen at a park in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE PHILIPPINES slipped to 57th place out of 147 countries in the latest World Happiness Report (WHR), despite showing an improvement in its overall happiness score.In the latest WHR released on Thursday,
tohamina | FreepikWith natural disasters becoming more frequent, governments from around the world are actively taking measures to combat the effects of climate change. In the Philippines, one of many countries highly vulnerable to typhoons, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events, the push for
FreepikAs defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a green economy is a “macroeconomic approach focused on investing in green economic activities, infrastructures, and skills that allow reduced carbon emission and pollution, enhanced energy and resource efficiency, and prevention of the loss of biodiversity
ABOITIZPOWER is advancing the expansion of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (DLPC), the country’s third-largest power distribution utility by customer base and annual kilowatt-hour sales. — ABOITIZPOWER.COMABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower) has allocated P78.1 billion in capital expenditures (capex) for 2025, with 66% earmarked for
Ayala Corp. signs $200-M Samurai loan - BusinessWorld Online From left, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) Manila Branch Executive Director and Head of Corporate Banking Ruben
DMCI earmarks P70-B capex, over half set for Maynilad - BusinessWorld Online DMCIHOLDINGS.COMDMCI HOLDINGS, INC. is increasing its capital expenditure (capex) budget to P70 billion for
SMCGLOBALPOWER.COMSAN MIGUEL Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP), through its subsidiaries, is seeking to recover approximately P34 billion in incremental fuel costs incurred from its terminated power supply contracts with Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). “They (SMGP) have filed already two motions. They want us to execute the
A LONGEVITY CLINIC has just opened at the eco-luxury wellness resort The Farm at San Benito, offering solutions to reverse symptoms of aging and chronic disease on a cellular level.The Tulsi Wellness Club, a California-based regenerative medicine center founded by Dr. Christian Jacob Del Rosario,
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (NU), backed by the Sy family’s SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), is expanding its campus network to 14 with planned openings in Cebu and Las Piñas later this year. The expansion coincides with NU’s 125th anniversary, SMIC said in an e-mail statement on Thursday. Located within
By Brontë H. Lacsamana, ReporterMovie ReviewSnow WhiteDirected by Marc WebbTHE latest in a long line of Disney live-action remakes is Snow White, in which the 1937 animated film has been transformed for younger generations.For this 2025 iteration of a classic Disney character, there are echoes
Alsons profit up 11% to P2.53 billion in 2024 - BusinessWorld Online ACR.COM.PHALCANTARA-LED Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc. (ACR) reported an 11% increase in net income to
BW FILE PHOTOBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) net profit rose by more than four times in 2024 as it posted higher revenues and lower expenses, preliminary data showed.The central bank’s net earnings surged by 343.8% to P117.6 billion