ALSONS POWER Group, the power business unit of the Alcantara Group, is preparing to roll out its energy projects, including its first large-scale solar power project in Mindanao.“As Alsons Power enters 2025, the company is poised for growth with the simultaneous implementation of multiple projects,

THE HOSTS of One News’ new morning shows: (L-R) Gretchen Ho, Cathy Yang, Angela Castro, and Angelo Castro.THREE news analysis morning programs will start airing on One News on Cignal TV next week: Morning Matters with Gretchen Ho, Money Talks with Cathy Yang, and News

ANNA MILAGROS D. DAVIDUNIVERSAL ROBINA CORP. (URC) has appointed Anna Milagros “Mian” D. David as the first president of its branded consumer foods (BCF) segment.URC’s BCF business includes snacks, candies, chocolates, canned beans, tea, coffee, biscuits, and noodles.Prior to her appointment, Ms. David served as

ADRIAN BRODY in a scene from The Brutalist.Movie ReviewThe BrutalistDirected by Brady CorbetBRADY CORBET’S The Brutalist is his three-and-a-half hour Vistavision biopic on a fictional Hungarian-born Jewish architect who emigrates to the United States for a fresh start on life — use the word “biopic”

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE PESO weakened anew against the dollar on Thursday on cautious remarks from US Federal Reserve officials amid policy uncertainty in the world’s largest economy.The local unit closed at P58.18 per dollar on Thursday, weakening by 8.5 centavos from its P58.095

THE 8.9-KILOMETER Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway — THE FREEMANVIVANT WATER, the water infrastructure unit of Cebu-based conglomerate Vivant Corp., is targeting to complete the testing and commissioning of its desalination plant in Cordova, Cebu, between March and April.“This year, what we’re very excited about is the

CITYSCAPE view of the Victoria Harbour region in Hong Kong. —MANSON YIM-UNSPLASH THE number of Filipino tourists that visited Hong Kong last year breached the one-million mark and exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).In light of the big increase — 1.2

BDO UNIBANK, Inc. recently renewed its remittance partnership with Japan-based Seven Bank, with both lenders looking to expand their alliance, it said on Thursday.“The strategic alliance of the banking leaders from two of Asia’s robust economies was off to a great start when it was

ON DEC. 19, 2024, ANC News announced that “PSEI on track for 5th annual loss.” If so, this means that while the Philippine economy as well as the other ASEAN stock markets have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine stock market is still bed-ridden.

PHOTO FROM KIA PHILIPPINESKIA PHILIPPINES (KP Motors Corp.) is targeting 12,500 car sales this year, according to its chief operating officer (COO).“We are aiming to hit 12,500 cars this year, which represents an 86% growth from the nearly 7,000 units we sold last year,” said

PHILIPPINE UNEMPLOYMENT eased to 3.1% in December amid a surge in hiring in the transport and storage sector, bringing the full-year average to a record-low of 3.8%, according to the statistics agency. Read the full story.CEDTyClea

1 of 5Watch a festival of short filmsON Feb. 7 and 8, Purveyr and Kinoise are teaming up to bring acclaimed indie films to Makati. Maria Estela Paiso’s Objects Do Not Randomly Fall from the Sky is the opening short. Glenn Barit’s coming-of-age film Cleaners