1 of 2PERFECT WEEKENDS can exist, and they can be found at Cebu’s ultra-luxury NUSTAR.Between May 2 to 4, media guests were billeted at the NUSTAR Hotel, the new addition to Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc.’s (UHRI) nine-hectare development in Cebu. The lobby itself presented
REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINE government must develop a national artificial intelligence (AI)-powered identity security strategy and support the adoption of biometrics and fraud detection technologies to protect Filipinos from cybersecurity risks, according to technology company HID Global.“There is a key opportunity to strengthen the country’s security and
PetroEnergy unit secures DoE endorsement for offshore wind projects - BusinessWorld Online BUHAWIND.COM.PHYUCHENGCO-LED PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC) has secured key government approvals for its energy projects
1 of 2ALMOST EVERYTHING that The Bistro Group offers can be found at My South Hall at S Maison in the SM Mall of Asia complex.Last month, BusinessWorld saw the lineup at My South Hall, which includes The Bistro Group’s beloved restaurant brands such as
FREEPIKFILIPINOS spent about 1.54 billion seconds on nonbank digital lending applications in 2024, according to consumer finance company Digido.Active users spent about 12 minutes and 14 seconds per month on average on these apps, with the average duration per session at 58 seconds, Digido said
Performance of Philippine Agriculture - BusinessWorld Online AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT grew by an annual 1.9% in the first quarter, as good weather helped boost crops, fisheries and
MANUEL “MANNY” V. PANGILINANMETRO PACIFIC Investments Corp. (MPIC) reported a 48% increase in its first-quarter (Q1) net income to P9.1 billion from P6.1 billion a year earlier, driven by a gain from the divestment of its oil storage business.“Reported net income surged 48% to P9.1
Nearly 300,000 people filed their Self Assessment tax returns in the first week of the new tax year — the highest number ever recorded during the opening week of filing, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The figures show that 299,419 returns were submitted between
Amazon has announced a major breakthrough in warehouse automation with the launch of Vulcan, a new robot equipped with a sense of touch, capable of handling around 75% of items in the company’s vast fulfilment network. Unveiled at the retailer’s “Delivering the Future” event in Dortmund,
Novo Nordisk has slashed its full-year revenue and profit forecasts for the first time since launching its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, as unauthorised compounded versions of its GLP-1 drugs eat into sales — particularly in the United States, its largest market. The Danish drugmaker, which also
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., has ordered an investigation into claims by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) that sand from the Philippines’ coastal areas is being used for reclamation projects in disputed areas of the South China Sea (SCS), the presidential palace
BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO surged to a near 14-month high against the dollar on Wednesday after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief signaled further policy easing following the better-than-expected April inflation outturn.The local unit closed at P55.396 per dollar on Wednesday, strengthening by 21.4