STOCK PHOTO | Image by Jonas Leupe from UnsplashTHE POTENTIAL ENTRY of Apple Pay and Google Pay into the Philippine market could further drive digital payments in the country, according to industry stakeholders.“These global platforms complement local innovations and will help drive the Philippines closer to
1 of 4THE Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) announced the nominees for the 73rd FAMAS Awards on Aug. 10 through its official Facebook page. Three of the Best Picture-nominated films will enter the awards with 10 nominations each. The three films are
AN AERIAL VIEW of the ongoing demolition of the old San Juan Reservoir and the construction of the new 56-ML earthquake-resilient facility along N. Domingo Street in Quezon City.EAST ZONE concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. expects to complete the takeover of the Wawa Bulk Water
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