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Bank lending growth slows to 11.2% in August

Jason Mago

3 hours ago

1 min read

SN Aboitiz Power Group’s deploying of Kissflow's low-code platform has gained for SNAP adequate financial and operational results, according to an independent study by Nucleus Research. The study says SNAP achieved a 451 percent return on investment with a payback period of just 2.8 months following the digitalization of workflows across its business units.

SN Aboitiz posts 451% RoI with Kissflow

Toby Magsaysay

3 hours ago

2 min read

Filinvest named an Elite Award winner at Hubexo Asia Awards 2025

3 hours ago

2 min read

Ombudsman’s selective haste

3 hours ago

2 min read

With the Philippines set to assume chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2026, the country views its collaboration with Singapore on carbon markets and sustainable development as a central pillar of its agenda moving forward. At the the ‘High-Level Forum on Carbon Credits: Strengthening Philippine-Singapore Collaboration for Climate Action’ organized by the Makati Business Club in partnership with the Philippines-Singapore Business Council on Thursday, 2 October 2025 are (from left) Ayala Corporation chairman, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, MBC chairman Edgar Chua, Bukidnon 1st District Representative Jose Manuel Alba, DENR Undersecretary Analiza Rebuelta-Teh, Singapore Ambassador Constance See, DoE Undersecretary Wimpy Fuentebella and MBC executive director Raphael Ongpin.

Phl, Singapore strengthen ties through carbon markets

Toby Magsaysay

3 hours ago

2 min read

Molasses, a dark syrup derived from sugar cane, is used for animal feed, ethanol and sweetening. Most local molasses goes to ethanol producers, helping oil companies meet the biofuel law’s requirement for locally made ethanol in gasoline.

SRA halts molasses imports to protect local producers

Maria Bernadette Romero

3 hours ago

2 min read

Maria Therese Marcial, president and CEO of BPI Wealth, the capital management arm of the Ayala-led banking institution.

BPI: Banks have ways to track depositors’ wealth sources

Raffy Ayeng

3 hours ago

2 min read

SM Supermalls president Steven Tan (left) shares a light moment with Association of Negros Producers leaders Ina Gaston (president) and Mary Ann Colmenares (vice president) during the launch of HIMBON: The 39th Negros Trade Fair which champions Negrense heritage, culture, and MSMEs on a national stage.

NTF marks 39 years of resilience, posts P151M sales gains

Abegail Esquierda

3 hours ago

2 min read

EO 97 and EO 23 Freedom of Association: Overkill?

Ed Lacson

3 hours ago

3 min read

Mober launches green delivery services in Cebu

Rico Osmeña

02 Aug 2024

1 min read

At a recent Kalaro executive committee meeting are (from left) Jun Lasco, founder and CEO; Walter Bucher, independent director; David Nithyananthan, co-founder; Renalyn David, board director; and Genesis Bautista, director for Marketing.

Mobile super app mixes work, play

Chito Lozada

02 Aug 2024

3 min read

Global IT provider raises presence

Maria Bernadette Romero

02 Aug 2024

1 min read

Signing of the deal for Philcom's presence in VITRO Clark and Sta. Rosa Data Centers are (from left, front-to-back) Victor Genuino, ePLDT and VITRO Inc.’s president and CEO; Albert Mitchell Locsin, PLDT and Smart’s FVP and head of Enterprise and Int’l Core Business; Gary Ignacio, VITRO Inc.’s chief commercial officer (right, front-to-back) Edmund Pike, Philcom’s president and CEO; Jocelyn Ordoñez, Philcom’s head of Finance and Joseph Bautista, Philcom’s IT head.

VITRO, Philcom tie-up expands data hub reach

02 Aug 2024

1 min read

Yemen’s Houthis own attack on Dutch cargo ship

Agence France-Presse

23 hours ago

1 min read

Marina asked to probe LCTs posing as ferries

Raffy Ayeng

23 hours ago

2 min read

THE Manila International Container Terminal is one of 33 terminals operated by the International Container Terminal Services Inc.

ICTSI tops intangible assets ranking in Global Innovation Index

23 hours ago

1 min read

ICTSI relocates CLIA Pouso Alegre to larger Minas Gerais hub

29 Sep 2025

2 min read

Maritime Industry Authority Administrator Sonia Malaluan

Shipbuilding investors ‘not bullish enough’

Raffy Ayeng

24 Sep 2025

2 min read

Our ocean, our obligation, our opportunity

Eunice Samonte

24 Sep 2025

2 min read

To give you something to be positive about, National Maritime Week 2025 kicked off last week, starting with the global observance of International Coastal Clean-Up Day.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS

Bank lending growth slows to 11.2% in August

SN Aboitiz posts 451% RoI with Kissflow

Filinvest named an Elite Award winner at Hubexo Asia Awards 2025

Ombudsman’s selective haste

Phl, Singapore strengthen ties through carbon markets

SRA halts molasses imports to protect local producers

BPI: Banks have ways to track depositors’ wealth sources

NTF marks 39 years of resilience, posts P151M sales gains

EO 97 and EO 23 Freedom of Association: Overkill?

INDUSTRY 4.0

Mober launches green delivery services in Cebu

Mobile super app mixes work, play

Global IT provider raises presence

VITRO, Philcom tie-up expands data hub reach

SHIPPING

Yemen’s Houthis own attack on Dutch cargo ship

Marina asked to probe LCTs posing as ferries

ICTSI tops intangible assets ranking in Global Innovation Index

ICTSI relocates CLIA Pouso Alegre to larger Minas Gerais hub

Shipbuilding investors ‘not bullish enough’

Our ocean, our obligation, our opportunity