Business Columns

Credit to Author: JAIME ZULUETA| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:45:06 +0000

It is graduation season again and many young Filipinos will begin searching for their first careers. Having experienced career hunting twice – once as a university student and another as…READ

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Credit to Author: EMETERIO SD. PEREZ| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:19:02 +0000

A general information sheet (GIS) as of April.13, 2018 showed BDO Leasing and Finance Inc. (BLFI) having authorized capital stock (ACS) of 3,400,200,200 shares divided into 3.4 billion common shares…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:04:37 +0000

THE World Bank (WB) created a bit of a stir this week by announcing it had reduced its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for the Philippines. Due to a…READ

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Credit to Author: REYNALDO C. LUGTU, JR.| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:16:30 +0000

The impact of technological change in our everyday lives has never been as immense as it is now and in the coming years. Because of cloud technology, business applications such…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:44:00 +0000

ON Sunday, this newspaper’s editorial sounded the alarm over the grave risk that the Philippines may lose its position of preeminence as a supplier of manpower to the world’s shipping…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:40:27 +0000

I met up with a group of friends recently to catch up and shoot the breeze. At that gathering, the companion of my friend talked about how happy he is…READ

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Credit to Author: REY ELBO| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:36:54 +0000

ONCE a product has reached its full sales potentials, it can go to a slow decline caused primarily by a much better competitor that offers the best quality, sells at…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:29:00 +0000

If Rip Van Winkle were to wake up today after 40 years of sleep, he’d think that he was living in a world of science fiction. He would see people…READ

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Credit to Author: EMETERIO SD. PEREZ| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:48:07 +0000

As principal stockholder of Manila Water Corp. (MWC), Ayala Corp. (AC) directly holds 844.537 million common WMC common shares. It also indirectly owns 22.409 million WMC common shares for total…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:08:12 +0000

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) has apparently run out of patience with the foot-dragging of the so-called NAIA Consortium, and set a deadline of April 30 for a deal to…READ

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