INSURANCE.GOV.PHTHE INSURANCE COMMISSION (IC) has placed health maintenance organization (HMO) CareHealth Plus Systems International, Inc. (CareHealth Plus) under liquidation effective Aug. 5.This comes over a year after the company was told to cease and desist from doing new business due to its inability to address
SOUTH KOREAN actor Hyun Bin — FACEBOOK.COM/SOLAIRERESORTKOREAN actor Hyun Bin (real name: Kim Tae-pyung) made it a point to honor his Filipino fans at a press conference and fan meet in Manila on Aug. 8.On his first trip to the Philippines, he was in Manila
ACENRENEWABLES.COMACEN INTERNATIONAL, Inc., the global arm of ACEN Corp., secured a $100-million loan from MUFG Bank’s Singapore branch, a major Japanese financial institution, to fund its renewable energy projects.The amount will be used to support existing and future renewable energy projects overseas, ACEN said in
SKYLINE OF ILOILO CITY PROPER — PAULO ALCAZAREN /WIKIPEDIA“Management Excellence for a Progressive Philippines” is the 2025 theme of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP). In the public sector, Iloilo City shows how MAP’s theme works in practice.With a 10.5% GDP growth rate, Iloilo
A SCENE from Netflix’s show El Eternauta.NETFLIX’S recent use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create a building collapse scene in the sci-fi show El Eternauta (The Eternaut) marks more than a technological milestone. It reveals a fundamental psychological tension about what makes entertainment authentic.The
CEBUPACIFICAIRBUDGET CARRIER Cebu Pacific said it will add more flights to Bangkok, Da Nang, Melbourne, and Sapporo from October to December to serve more travelers during the holiday season.“As travel demand continues to rise, these expanded services allow us to better connect Filipinos to the
STOCK PHOTO | Image by iiijaoyingiii from PixabayTHE PESO gained against the dollar on Monday on expectations of rate cuts from both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve.The local unit closed at P57.04 per dollar, rising by seven centavos from its
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANChristian Monsod and Adolf Azcuna, former members of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the 1987 Constitution, scored the recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) declaring the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice-President Sara Duterte unconstitutional.Monsod, a former chairman of the Commission on Elections
PHOTO COURTESY OF ICTSILast week the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released three important pieces of data: GDP performance in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, which was 5.5%; the inflation rate in July, which was 0.9%; and the unemployment rate in June, which was 3.7%.The
Ripple’s recent settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had a positive impact on market sentiment, with XRP prices surging nearly 11% and reaching a high of $3.30 on Monday, August 11, 2025. This reflects investors’ optimism in the lifting of regulatory
Berlin, Germany – PLAN-B NET ZERO AG, a GreenTech startup focused on accelerating the transition to a CO₂-free future, has been recognized with the prestigious “Company of the Future” award by the German Institute for Sustainability & Economics. The award ceremony will take place on
INEMINER, a cloud mining platform, has been making waves in the industry by integrating into the XRP ecosystem amidst the booming BTC market and continuous technological advancements. According to data from 2025, BTC cloud mining does not directly mine BTC tokens, but rather utilizes mining