PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ continued inclusion in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “gray list” may result in reputational consequences, as well as increases the likelihood of inclusion in the dirty money watchdog’s blacklist, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said. This, as […]
Recto urged to prioritize reforms to boost tax compliance, not new taxes
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. with his new Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto after the oath-taking at the Malacañan Palace, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter NEWLY APPOINTED Finance chief Ralph G. Recto must focus on tax reforms that will […]
Gen X, Boomers are an overlooked opportunity for digital banks expanding in the Philippines
A woman receives peso bills as part of cash assistance in Marikina City. — PHILIPPINE STARWALTER BOLLOZOS By Aaron Michael C. Sy, Reporter IRENE A. ZAPATA, 49, prefers to withdraw cash from the bank rather than do it through an app, and shuns e-wallet platforms. “I prefer going to the […]
Impact Pioneers Network calls for more financial support for Filipino climate entrepreneurs
L-R: Priya Thachadi, CEO of Villgro Philippines; Raymond Serios, director for Strategy Projects and Administration of Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation; Henry Sison, founder of Agro-DigitalPH; Jennifer Morante, director for Corporate and Regulatory Affairs of Magnus Renewable Tech Corp.; Abigail Tan, director for Corporate and Regulatory Affairs of ARQCapital Partners, […]
Proposal for ‘edible cutleries’ earns TIP students Swiss Innovation Prize
Elyza Marielle Camiguing (left) and Stanley del Rosario (right) of TIP Quezon City accepts a trophy for their team’s win in 2023 Swiss Innovation Prize “Sustainability” category. Six aspiring engineers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) Quezon City recently won third place in the 2023 Swiss Innovation Prize […]
ASTI’s HR Lite set to revamp government HR thru TECHNiCOM
Five government agencies participated in the demonstrations of ASTI’s HR Lite. Participants include the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Philippine Space Agency, the Anti-Red Tape Authority, and the local government units of Antipolo City and Maragondon, Cavite. — Photo courtesy of DoST-ASTI The Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), under the […]
Daddy Butch
1 of 4 IT’S CLOSE to midnight, and we’re talking with Ray Louis “Wee” Gamboa at the wake of his father last year at Arlington Memorial Chapel on Araneta Avenue in Quezon City. He and his older sister Tintin are still entertaining friends and family who trickle in even at […]
GCash eyes IPO by second half
ELECTRONIC wallet platform GCash is planning to conduct its initial public offering (IPO) by the second half of the year as the company awaits a more favorable market, its president said. “We’re preparing internally so that we can be ready for this year; it is a question of the market,” […]
King of the hill
1 of 4 By Dylan Afuang THE VIEW out the windshield was all just blue sky and blazing sun, as the vehicle met a three-foot mound of soil at an angle. Two rear wheels were planted on one side of the dirt; on the other, the front right wheel dangled […]
DITO sets up to P30-B capex budget for 2024
DITO CME Holdings Corp. (DITO) is setting aside up to P30 billion for its capital expenditures (capex) this year, mainly for network rollout, the company’s top official said. “Our capex guidance should be anywhere between P25 billion and P30 billion,” Ernesto R. Alberto, DITO CME president and chief executive officer, […]