A person shows US dollars at a currency exchange store in Manila, Philippines, Oct. 21, 2022. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES’ balance of payments (BoP) surplus ballooned to $359 million in August, reflecting gains in the central bank’s net income from overseas investments, the Bangko Sentral ng

PNA/JOAN BONDOCBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante and Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporters THE GOVERNMENT will restore the P60 billion in excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as “savings” in the proposed 2026 national budget, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said.Mr. Recto, who

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOGLOBE Telecom, Inc. is betting on artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations and drive growth as it aims to sharpen its edge in a highly competitive industry, its top executive said.Globe President and Chief Executive Officer Carl Raymond R. Cruz said the telco

The Liveability Challenge (TLC) announced an injection of over SG$4 million in catalytic funding and support to fast-track cutting-edge sustainable innovations from the lab to market, its biggest pledge yet in the program’s nine-year history.This includes SG$2 million in catalytic grants from Temasek Foundation, SG$2

The UK and ASEAN, through the ASEAN-UK SAGE Programme, announced the 2025 recipients of the ASEAN-UK SAGE Women in STEM Scholarships last Aug. 21. Launched in 2024, this scholarship aims to address gender disparities in access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and

FIRSTGEN.COM.PHLOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. expects to spend around $20 billion over the next five years to expand its power portfolio to 13 gigawatts (GW) within and outside the Philippines.First Gen President and Chief Executive Officer Francis Giles B. Puno said the company is banking on

1 of 5THERE was no escaping the glam at the Diagold and Cary Santiago show on Sept. 11. Amid all the (literal) gold and diamonds (not just on the jewels, but the clothes themselves), one felt strangely inadequate in plain black and white.Prior to the

Entrepreneurs and innovators whose young businesses promise potential for growth and future success in their respective industries were recognized at the recently concluded Benilde Alumni Technopreneur (BeAT) Awards.Established in 2019 by the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) through the Center for Partnership Advancement

MGEN eyes Malaysia entry to supply data center power - BusinessWorld Online                                    STOCK PHOTO | Image by Esmonde Yong from UnsplashMERALCO POWERGEN CORP. (MGEN), the power

CHRISTMAS came early at Rustan’s on Sept. 18 (or if you’re going by the Filipino “-ber” months calendar, just in time) with a display of holiday tableaux on their home floor created by leading holiday hosts and hostesses.The list of figures that collaborated with Rustan’s

STOCK PHOTO | Image by RJ Joquico from UnsplashRATES of the Treasury bill (T-bill) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be offered this week may decline further as hopes for looser monetary conditions here and in the United States grow after the Federal Reserve resumed its easing