
C-Suite Governance: Board and management pressure intensifies
As corporations scale — expanding branches, diversifying offerings, deepening market presence and expanding its most important asset, its human capital — the…
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As corporations scale — expanding branches, diversifying offerings, deepening market presence and expanding its most important asset, its human capital — the…
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For decades, the archetype of a great job in the Philippines was stable employment in a well-known brand, predictable hours and a visible boss in a physical…
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In an era of energy shocks, climate disruptions and geopolitical tension, what keeps essential services running is often not the most visible innovation, but…
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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has secured a Grand Stevie Award along with 11 additional distinctions at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards,…
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Two patriarchs once stood shoulder to shoulder atop a major Philippine bank in the practical style of old Manila capitalism. One served as chairman, the other…
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When people find themselves in tough situations, they often feel a surge of emotions that can drive a desire for revenge. It is not merely a threat but rather…
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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is set to raise P2.7 billion by selling its stake in the payment platform Bayad following a strategic pullback from direct…
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In an increasingly complex business environment, good corporate governance has become a cornerstone of sustainable growth, accountability and long-term value…
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A group of minority shareholders, seething in silence, has had enough of being collateral damage in a certain old-money clan’s very public civil war. Nosy…
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The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) on Friday highlighted a powerful lineup of keynote speakers in its Economic Compass Pillars 5…
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When a fast food chain told the stock market it planned to spin off its international operations and list them in the United States by late 2027, it triggered…
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The legal standard is not whether a director has heard of nature-related risk. It is whether a director exercised the judgment and diligence that the situation…
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Listed liquor maker Emperador Inc. is raising €300 million, or more than P20 billion from a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) to refinance an existing debt of…
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A listed holding company, long feted in boardrooms and award galas for its gleaming CSR scorecard, especially its much-publicized push to make quality…
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First Gen Corporation’s recent P62-billion hydropower deal allegedly contains a “poison pill” that would penalize the Lopez Group by P16 billion if Federico…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday resorted to a little theatrics in confronting rumors — walking and shuffling as if he were about to break into a…
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In the tight-knit circle of Philippine family empires, where boardrooms double as family reunions and a handshake can outlast any contract, debts have a way of…
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There is something quietly revolutionary about taking a group of folks from the Filinvest legal department out of their natural habitat — away from case files,…
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