Grab gets more time to address concerns
THE STATE antitrust watchdog has extended its monitoring of Grab Philippines, citing “lingering competition concerns” a year after the company got conditional clearance for its acquisition of Uber’s operation in the country.
Coronavirus pandemic highlights failures of Philippine education
JIRO A. NOBLE, 14, has been trying to learn Algebra on his own since classes started in October amid a coronavirus pandemic.
Lucio Tan, Jr., president of PAL Holdings, passes away
LUCIO K. Tan, Jr., the newly appointed president of PAL Holdings, Inc., the listed operator of Philippine Airlines, passed away on Monday at the age of 53.
DoTr to focus on railway dev’t in 2020
RAILWAY PROJECTS are taking center stage next year as the sector will account for bulk of the Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) proposed budget for 2020.
Metro Manila cities top LGU competitiveness ranking
QUEZON CITY dominated the annual list measuring the competitiveness of local government units (LGU) in the country for the fourth time, elevating the city to the Hall of Fame of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) 2019 released on Thursday.
Foreign funds to continue fleeing PHL stock market
BPI SECURITIES, Inc. sees up to $600 million worth of foreign funds exiting the local stock market this year as more investors place their funds in China, following its greater weighting on the MSCI index.
Philippines’ top 1000 firms ride robust economic growth in 2017
THE COUNTRY’S top 1,000 corporations continue to post strong earnings in 2017 amid a backdrop of sustained economic growth.
Gov’t awards Bulacan airport project to San Miguel
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) awarded on Wednesday the P734-billion Bulacan airport project to private proponent San Miguel Holdings Corp.
Meralco names incoming president
MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, has named Ray C. Espinosa as its incoming president and chief executive officer (CEO) when Oscar S. Reyes retires in May.
SEC greenlights DoubleDragon REIT offering
DOUBLEDRAGON PROPERTIES Corp. has secured the corporate regulator’s approval to bring public its real estate investment trust (REIT) that aims to raise nearly P15 billion.
ITR payment deadline extended anew
THE deadline for the filing and payment of annual income tax returns (ITR) has been moved for a third time, following the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in high risk areas in the country.
Inspiring innovation: The Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2017
The Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2017 has concluded its search for the country’s most successful, inspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines is...