Nasdaq snaps losing streak, leads market higher
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rallied Tuesday, leading the market to its first day of gains after three straight losses.
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rallied Tuesday, leading the market to its first day of gains after three straight losses.
The government plans to roll out 15 projects worth a combined $14 billion (or roughly P630 billion), under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) program over the next 12 months, PPP Center executive director Cosette Canilao said Monday.
The head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has been recognized for his efforts to promote the Philippines as the next international destination for gaming, entertainment and tourism through the Entertainment City project.
In the office of Ayala Corp. chair Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala at Tower One in Makati City are a framed photograph of the old Ayala y Cia building on Echague Street in Manila, portraits of his great-aunt Mercedes Zobel and her husband Joseph McMicking and a framed map of what Hacienda Makati looked like long before the group got into real estate development.
Nigeria on Sunday became Africa’s biggest economy, leap-frogging South Africa, after the government announced a long-overdue rebasing of the country’s gross domestic product.
Encouraged by the Philippine economy’s robust growth, Singaporean companies are now keen on tapping investment opportunities in the country’s agriculture, retail and infrastructure industries.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects more mergers in the rural banking sector as industry players take advantage of regulatory incentives, allowing them to time their moves to gain greater economies of scale.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of a new equity-laced fund, Soldivo Strategic Growth Fund Inc., led by property consulting veteran David Leechiu.
Japanese automotive firms may consider relocating their Philippine operations to neighboring countries if the government is unable to issue the much-awaited roadmap that will outline the strategic direction, policies and new incentives needed to make the automotive industry more competitive.
Even the most popular of brands can meet an untimely death. For instance, the brand ‘’Sweepstakes” was synonymous to luck, to big winnings and incredible fortunes when it was first introduced in the Philippines in the ’60s.
For Charlito “Charlie” Ayco, chief executive officer and managing director of Habitat for Humanity Philippines, there is no work more meaningful and fulfilling than helping people. His years of experience working with Habitat further strengthened his mission in life, which is to serve God and man.
One unforgettable day, I learned a very important lesson from no less than former Senate President Jovito R. Salonga, who walked me through the offices of Kilosbayan, placed one hand on my shoulder, and said softly but clearly: “Dante, let us give this matter THE IMPORTANCE IT DESERVES.”
