Business Columns

Credit to Author: KELVIN LESTER LEE | Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:19:24 +0000

One of the game-changing provisions introduced by Republic Act 11232, otherwise known as the “Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines (RCC),” pertains to Section 11 or the perpetuity of corporate terms of corporations existing prior to and which continues to exist upon the effectivity of the RCC, without any further action on the part of […]

Credit to Author: Anton Ng| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:12:50 +0000

UNCERTAINTY is mounting for technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) businesses against a turbulent economic and political backdrop, according to the latest research by Grant Thornton. The optimism of more than 450 TMT leaders, surveyed as part of our International Business Report, fell to net 29 percent in the first half of 2019, down from 45 […]

Credit to Author: ROBERT SIY| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:26:09 +0000

Let’s face it: For urban Filipinos, life has become more difficult and stressful in recent years. And this is despite economic growth exceeding 6 percent and the incidence of poverty dropping. The reason is that Philippine cities, where over half of our population resides, are becoming more and more unlivable. This is the silent, but […]

Credit to Author: Lee-Anne Tobias| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:22:38 +0000

Good things are coming to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in terms of empowerment through the “Philippine Innovation Act” or Republic Act 11293. This was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte in April 2019. Its approval also mandates the government to promote local innovation through relevant provisions, which will push our country toward […]

Credit to Author: Peter Lundgreen| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:02:32 +0000

All large asset managers have now released their forecast about what investors can expect in return of their investments in 2020. Unsurprisingly, the expectations are positive, though I agree with the optimistic view on the coming year. The highest returns are seen to come from the Emerging Market countries, which I am also in line […]

Credit to Author: Emeterio SD. Perez| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:50:09 +0000

Public ownership. A public ownership report (POR) as of Sept. 30, 2019 but dated Oct. 14, 2019 listed the public stockholders of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. (PNX) as holders of 189,161,861 common shares, or 13.46 percent of 1,405,876,232 outstanding common shares. As a listed stock traded by the public, the company has 1,436,876,232 issued common […]

Credit to Author: RONALD S. GOSECO| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:43:53 +0000

The water crisis has been hugging the headlines recently and it looks like the administration wants to solve this by upturning government contracts and further militarization. I have to admit that this will benefit my former military colleagues and I am truly happy for them, but this will certainly not solve the problem. It also […]

Credit to Author: Ricky Publico| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:42:21 +0000

Here’s a shocker: Santa Claus is real. It’s just that the real Santa doesn’t have a giant white beard and a magic sleigh driven by reindeers. In fact, Santa is not one single person. The real Santa Claus are the ones working hard to make Christmas happen for their respective families. That means the Santa […]

Credit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:15:46 +0000

AS expected — and almost three years overdue, as far as about half of America is concerned — the United State House of Representatives voted today to formally impeach American President Donald Judy Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Although the House hardly any choice, the impeachment process will lead […]

Credit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:54:18 +0000

IF you are a business or other property owner with your own supply of electricity from a renewable energy (RE) source, most countries would encourage your participation in a common and widely-used program called “net metering.” The Philippines, however, is not most countries. Net metering is a simple scheme in which an independent source of […]