Peter Antonio Banzon, Chief Information Officer, Lex Lavin, Chief Operating Officer, Victoria Banzon, VP for Corporate Affairs, Jose Nery Ong, CEO and President, PDP, Tim Charlton, CEO, Charlton media Group

Pueblo de Panay Takes Home Real Estate Asia’s “Masterplan Development of the Year” Award

Township Wins Masterplan Development of the Year at Real Estate Asia Awards 2023 in Singapore PHILIPPINES – The largest township development in the Visayas Region,...
Socrates “Sonny” Alvaro, cluster general manager of Food and Beverage for Megaworld Hotels and Resorts, with children Owen, Bella, and Ellie in black, with wife Weng

Fathers, leaders learn from their kids, too

THEY’RE a different breed, these modern-day dads! No longer just providers or disciplinarians, but more than that they are motivators and their children’s confidants....

Will AI be the Death of Voice?

A recent video clip has been making the rounds featuring the late Michael Jackson (or the likes of Michael Jackson) singing Bruno Mars’ latest...
A woman buys watch straps from an accessories store at the Marikina City Public Market. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS/FILE PHOTO

Consumers still ‘pessimistic’ in Q2 of 2023 – BSP survey

CONSUMER confidence in the second quarter of 2023 remained pessimistic, almost unchanged compared to the first three months of the year, the Bangko Sentral...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. says cutting the BIR requirements of value added tax refund to half is a historic step towards ease of doing business.

BIR simplifies requirements for VAT refund

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has further reduced the requirements needed for filing and processing value added tax (VAT) refund claims in a...
Travelers line up at airline counters to process their travel documents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

CAB chief suggests cap on overbooking flights

THE head of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) yesterday suggested bringing back a cap on overbooking flights. Overbooking is a "global practice" wherein airlines sell...
Photo shows SSS Butuan Branch Head Perkins B. Calixtro (standing, 3rd from right) and Tubay Mayor Jimmy L. Beray (seated), together with other LGU officials and SSS representatives during the ceremonial signing held at the Municipal Hall of Tubay on May 11.

SSS and LGU Tubay implement KaSSSangga Collect Program for JO, COS workers

TUBAY, AGUSAN DEL NORTE – The Social Security System (SSS) and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tubay recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement...

Metrobank recognized for its excellence in Trade Finance by Asiamoney

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) is the top choice for Trade Finance in the Philippines, according to a survey by financial publication Asiamoney...
Photo shows the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City. JONATHAN CELLONA, ABS-CBN NEWS/FILE PHOTO

DOTr urged to negotiate with MIAC to lower NAIA project cost

AN INFRASTRUCTURE-ORIENTED think tank questioned a mega consortium's P267-billion price tag on its unsolicited proposal to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Infrawatch PH...
DIMALANTA. ERC PHOTO

ERC to review power cost adjustment applications

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) yesterday said it would review the applications of distribution utilities (DUs) for power cost adjustments in two to three...