This Aug. 15 photo shows the Nova Music Festival Memorial Site in Re’im, in the Gaza envelope in southern Israel where Hamas militants massacred 378 people, mostly young Israelis attending a trance concert, and took 44 people hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. About 1,200 Jews

For decades, Metro Manila stood at the center of the country’s economic gravity. It exerted an outsized pull on the country’s production, trade and commerce, and cultural development much to the expense of other regions.But today, a quiet shift is underway. Through national initiatives like

From left: Emerito Purisima, AVP for Investor Relations; Clarissa Cabalda, AVP for Corporate Finance; Ar. Francis Rodriguez, AVP for Technical Planning; Sylvan Monzon, First VP for Business Development; Franco Soberano, SEVP & COO; Alana Soberano; Grant Cheng, EVP & CFO; Atty. James Abadia, VP for

1 of 3THE deluxe version of Filipino singer-songwriter Clara Benin’s second full-length album, befriending my tears (and then some), is now available at indie vinyl record shop Backspacer Records in Pasig City.First released digitally in 2023 under Sony Music label OFFMUTE, the album boasts emotionally

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Avi Werde from UnsplashBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterPRIME RESIDENTIAL prices in Manila rose by 9.1% year on year in the second quarter, ranking the Philippine capital fifth among global cities for price growth, according to the latest edition of Knight

1 of 2THE SHORTLIST of artists and writers for the 2025 Ateneo Art Awards has been released by the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG).Since the program became biennial due to the pandemic, it covers exhibits shown during the two-year period between May 2023 and May 2025.The

SUSANA HEIGHTS ESTATE ENTRANCE — SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC.SY-LED property developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc. is deferring the initial public offering (IPO) of its planned real estate investment trust (REIT) to beyond 2026, citing unfavorable market conditions.“Instead of coming up with a REIT in 2026,

1 of 4Get a bargainSTARTING Aug. 19, Ikea is permanently reducing the prices on 400 popular items by up to 20%. Among the items whose prices have been reduced is the Ikea Malm single bed which now comes at P9,999 from P11,990, a 17% price

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORIt was more than a personal embarrassment for us at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to host the governor of the Bank of Thailand and his staff over two decades ago, only for them to discover what many in Bohol

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOEAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) is optimistic that it can post another record net income this year, backed by “healthy” asset and margin growth as its consumer business remains strong.“We continue to sustain our net income trajectory, likely to beat last year’s

BW FILE PHOTOBy Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, ReporterLISTED Villar Land Holdings Corp. and its top officials were fined a total of P12 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to submit its 2024 annual report and first-quarter report for 2025.In an order

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Yanalya from FreepikBy Ildrim Valley and  Kevin Cruz The Philippines has made steady economic progress since 2010, doubling its GDP, reducing unemployment, and creating millions of jobs. Much of this growth was driven by spatial convergence, with poorer regions growing faster