Business Columns

FOR months, the government and we in the media have been telling and retelling similar narratives when it comes to key economic indicators, primarily the country’s inflation rate: Inflation and other data such as the peso’s exchange value should be read in context, and their significance not overstated; the economy, from a broad perspective, is […]

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It’s easy to dismiss today’s generation as a bunch of self-obsessed, overly entitled, technology-addicted bunch whose idea of a good time is best expressed in some humdrum hashtag. You see them dragging their feet on the street, their heads buried on their mobile phones, the light glow from the screen illuminating their blank faces. Perhaps […]

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A friend who is closely following the market suggested that its latest efforts to bounce back was but a “dead cat bounce.” Also, if he were a player in the virtual stock trading challenge (being not lucky enough to be chosen among those to play in the present game), he’ll be selling all of his […]

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LATER today, the inflation data for the month of June will be released. Guessing the result beforehand has become something of a sport; the BSP offers a forecast, the Department of Finance chimes in with one of its own, and there’s never a shortage of local analysts willing to share their predictions. All of these […]

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On November 21, 2017, in time for its 81st anniversary celebration, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched the full implementation of the SEC Company Registration System (CRS), an online platform providing for the full automation and online processing of corporations and partnerships, licensing of foreign corporations, and other corporate applications requiring SEC approval. The […]

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THE Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) lauded the passage of Republic Act 10963, or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Act, saying it increased government revenues and enhanced investors’ confidence in its fiscal stability and capacity to finance its “Build Build Build” infrastructure program. “Train will enable the government to invest in health, […]

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You’ve decided to purchase a second-hand car and started to hunt for one. The next steps will be a lot trickier than the car buying decision. Of course, you want a vehicle in the best condition possible at the lowest price. But just because you’re buying a second-hand car doesn’t mean you’ll settle for a […]

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CONRADO A. Lim courageously fought HMR Philippines in a court battle that took him all the way from a labor arbiter to the Supreme Court. In a decision written by Associate Justice Jose M. Catral Mendoza, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Lim. Associate Justices Antonio T. Carpio, Presbiterio J. Velasco Jr., chairperson, SC […]

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RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) recently announced it would launch a blockchain-based remittance service between Japan and the Philippines sometime before the end of the year, a bold step for the bank still living in the shadow of the still unsolved Bangladesh Bank heist of 2016. The project is actually a live test by IBM […]

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We’re now on the 18th week of the virtual stock trading challenge with the market’s direction still seemingly unclear following its terrible drop to 6,986.88 last Monday. The fall practically pulled down the PSEi to an 18-month low and into the bear market. However, the PSEi managed to recover the following day at 7,007.21 and […]

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