INSULAR LIFE Assurance Co., Ltd. (InLife) saw its new business annual premium equivalent (NBAPE) more than double in the first half, putting it on track to exceed the insurer’s annual target. InLife’s NBAPE more than doubled (127%) […]
Prime Media eyes new platforms for joint venture forged with ABS-CBN
PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOS PRIME MEDIA HOLDINGS, Inc. is looking at expanding into other platforms via Media Serbisyo Production Corp. (MSPC), the joint venture company it forged with ABS-CBN Corp. “MSPC President Marah Capuyan anticipates a forthcoming […]
Unlocking every dollar for a world in crisis
By Masatsugu Asakawa THE WORLD is at a tipping point. The pandemic left a toxic legacy of spiraling poverty, debt distress, and inequality, all amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Even more alarming is climate change, a long-term […]
Stuff to Do
Birhen ng La Naval at Gateway THE IMAGE of the Virgin of La Naval will be enthroned at the Sagrada Familia Church in the New Gateway Mall 2 on Oct. 6. The enthronement at 10 a.m. will […]
PHL seen as alternative for region’s hyperscalers
FREEPIK GLOBE Telecom, Inc. expects increased investment interests for the country’s data center hubs, the company’s top official said. “Location-wise, we are in the middle of Southeast Asia, not far from most capitals in the ASEAN. With […]
Starbucks worker opposed to union challenges US labor board structure
ASAEL PENA-UNSPLASH Starbucks Corp. employee who wants to dissolve a union at a New York store filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the structure of the federal agency overseeing a nationwide union campaign targeted at the coffee […]
Undeterred by dollar’s renewed strength, analysts see weakness ahead
FREEPIK BENGALURU — Foreign exchange (FX) strategists are sticking with their forecasts for a weaker dollar despite having been wrong-footed for years in predicting a downturn in the greenback, the latest Reuters poll showed. The dollar hit […]
Britain’s migration advisor recommends scrapping visa rules for key occupations
UNSPLASH LONDON — The British government’s independent migration advisor recommended abolishing one of the main routes for businesses to hire migrant workers in sectors where there are severe staff shortages. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which was […]
Renaissance animé
SOFT lighting and soft femininity are the focus of Denmark Maribojoc’s second solo show, “As Light Whispers,” in Art Underground. The 24-year-old was discovered through social media, where he posted his pandemic-born artwork; and then he was […]
Headline inflation rates in the Philippines
INFLATION quickened for a second straight month in September due to a double-digit increase in rice prices, putting pressure on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to resume monetary tightening. Read the full story. Neil Banzuelo RELATED […]