Business Columns

Credit to Author: KAY CALPO LUGTU| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:15:45 +0000

Governance covers the processes related to governing, whether the one governing is the government or a publicly listed company or those that belong to the private sector. It can comprise…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:19:00 +0000

IF there is an award for Dumb among governments, somebody make sure the Philippines is nominated. On a weekend when there shouldn’t have been much else going on except the…READ

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Credit to Author: REY ELBO| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:18:09 +0000

THAT’S assuming they’re hired, in the first place. It’s totally wrong, but that’s the way it goes in the corporate world. Go ahead, look surreptitiously at your women colleagues and…READ

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Credit to Author: MACARIO CORDEL| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:16:21 +0000

The recent success of artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promising performance in accomplishing several computer-aided tasks e.g. detecting diseases in medical imaging using Profound by Zebra Medical Vision, verifying identities…READ

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Credit to Author: ATTY. PEACHES ARANAS| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:26:12 +0000

A lot of us have asked for an official receipt (OR) while eating out at a restaurant. The reasons we do this are varied, the most common of which is…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:21:22 +0000

THE disposable razor has exactly one use: to remove unwanted hair from human skin. Although various refinements have been applied to it over the years, the product concept has remained…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:20:46 +0000

Imagine you are an owner of a small enterprise servicing other businesses. You have been running your company for 12 years now with a lean team of 20. The business…READ

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Credit to Author: MELVIN J. ESTEBAN| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:19:16 +0000

It’s the time of the year when everybody starts making their new year’s resolution. Whether it’s related to relationship, health, career or even about just taking more risk. Whatever it…READ

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Credit to Author: EMETERIO SD. PEREZ| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:19:30 +0000

Prime Orion Philippines Inc. (POPI) listed Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and Orion Land Inc. (OLI) as principal stockholders in a public ownership report dated Jan. 15, 2019. In said disclosure,…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:18:06 +0000

Insurance companies in the Philippines have been preparing for the biggest shake-up for insurance accounting – the Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) 17, Insurance Contracts. After assessing the readiness of…READ

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