Sunday, January 29, 2023
Top News
- PUSHING BOUNDARIES | Space-Ta to hold listening party in Japan for debut album
- Boyce Avenue ready to perform for Filipino fans again
- Clara Benin opens 2023 with ‘When Harry Met Sally’-inspired track, ‘different…’
- Brad Pitt plays ‘biggest silent movie star’ in ‘Babylon’
- DMW deploys mission to Kuwait as OFW Ranara’s body is flown home
- Defenders of the sky
- Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic
- Cycling while sailing
- LeBron, Giannis chosen captains for All-Star Game
- Warriors’ Green, others sacrifice minutes to boost backups
- Scattered by war, Ukrainian preteens head to hockey tilt
- The global economy needs a new powerhouse; India is stepping up
- UN forecasts fall in global economic growth to 1.9%
- Dubious Covid treatments explode on social media as China cases rise
- UN: Myanmar opium cultivation has surged 33% amid violence
- Govt urged: Use wastewater surveillance for pandemic, other disease management
- PHL showcases tropical fabrics at textile industry conference
- Searca head pushes for culture of agri-innovation
- DOST-R02 to strengthen smart, sustainable initiatives in Cagayan Valley
- Pope Francis: ‘Homosexuality not a crime’
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Economy
- Bohol LGU asks DENR, NWRB to settle spring water extraction issue with neighboring town
- JTI awarded #2 Top Employer in the Philippines for 2nd consecutive year
- 400 Cebu farmers get CLOAs from DAR
- PAFMI presses govt to build ‘strong’ industry-based corn development program
- AmCham exec to DTI: Where’s the updated SRP
- House resolution seeks review of NPC-SPUG operations
- NGO offers to help to national government on agricultural industry issues
- 56 former Buenavista, Quezon tenants receive CLOA from DAR
- Subpoenas sought vs 10 individuals allegedly involved in large-scale agri product smuggling
- Globalization is dead, long live globalization
Nation
- PRC extends additional assistance to ‘Paeng’ victims in Aklan
- Army readies court martial proceedings vs Durante, 6 soldiers, over Chua-Plaza killing
- PBBM to bare ‘Build Better More’ project list next week
- Loyzaga shuffles key DENR officials, creates new posts
- SC orders start of trial proceedings in Chingkoe, Andutan tax fraud case
- BTA bill calls for creation of agri-fisheries training institute
- Rep. Quimbo baffled by ‘mysteries’ surrounding onion industry
- Army relieves general linked to Chua-Plaza murder case
- House to resume deliberations on Charter change proposals
- Despite Covid-19, cardio, cerebrovascular diseases, cancer remain top killers in PHL
World
- UN: Myanmar opium cultivation has surged 33% amid violence
- Dubious Covid treatments explode on social media as China cases rise
- UN forecasts fall in global economic growth to 1.9%
- The global economy needs a new powerhouse; India is stepping up
- EU official: Russia shifts war focus to ‘Nato and the West’
- US economy slowed but still grew at 2.9% rate last quarter
- Japan and Netherlands to join US in chip controls on China
- Myanmar junta plans polls with tough rules for political parties
- Ukraine lauds Western move on tanks, while Russia attacks
- U.S. economy likely slowed but still posted solid growth in Q4
- Berlin airport cancels all flights Wednesday amid wage strike
- The AP interview takeaways: Pope on ‘patience’ in China
- Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance
- World Bank chief says China’s actions delay Zambia debt deal
- Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM, pledges focus on economy
- New gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
- US confronts China with evidence of companies aiding Putin’s war
- 7 dead as California mourns third mass killing in 8 days
- Work from home saves commuters 72 minutes a day, new study finds
- Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military rulers
Companies
- Meralco Biz empowers businesses to leap with power and reach new heights in the Year of the Water Rabbit
- Pag-IBIG finances over 18,000 socialized homes for low-wage earners in 2022
- Monde Nissin buys stake in Figaro to boost growth
- Globe: SIMs sending spam, scam messages deactivated
- GPCCI: German firm allots $16M for new facility
- Vivant unit, JDC tie up for solar project
- AF Payments launches new service
- Megawide bags 3 contracts
- WESM-Mindanao starts operation
- Chemical Industries of the Philippines, Inc. issues notice for Special Stockolders’ Meeting
- Ayala unit to spend P16B for solar farm’s expansion
- NOW Telecom to pilot 5G in NCR
- IBC franchise bill hurdles House 2nd reading
- CCC, First Gen to help LGUs tap PSF
- Cebu Pacific expects swing to profitability in January-March
- Microsoft profit tops estimates
- Globe blocks more than 2B scam, spam SMS in 2022
- Maynilad expects to finish Poblacion WTP by yearend
- ERC: Net metering scheme attracts 7,583 local users
- Axelum earns nod for good governance
Agri-Commodities
- ‘Fight agri smuggling to protect PHL consumers’
- Africa needs up to $65B in loans every year to curb food imports
- Meat producers, importers lock horns over pork offal tariffs
- BTA bill calls for creation of agri-fisheries training institute
- FAO: Make agrifood systems more resilient against multiple shocks
- Solons file resolution to suspend onion imports
- Consortium of coops organized for Davao City food terminal
- Ex-workers push for probe on PhilMech reorganization
- Tight supplies of onion rings have one restaurant CEO nervous
- Climate finance key to making agrifood systems more resilient, efficient–FAO
Banking & Finance
- Groups urged to invest wisely
- ADB lends PHL $0.5B for growth
- Hot money inflow inched higher in 2022
- ROI and COI: A tale of two metrics
- Grab taps GCash
- LandBank lends to Sarangani LGU
- Standard Chartered Bank bags awards
- Draft FCP Act IRR includes cryptos, disgorgement
- ‘Legal issue no excuse vs customs undervaluation’
- Government needs to spend more for social protection in 2023
Entrepreneur
- Aspiring baker-entrepreneurs win big at URC Flourish Pilipinas competition
- Schneider Electric’s Master SWITCH program builds a better path for Filipino electricians
- Filipinos’ interest in entrepreneurship grows amid Go Negosyo drive–study
- ‘Hospitals at home’ start-up expands in clinical trials
- Foodpanda users mainly opt for delivery but still prefer dine-in, pick up services
- DTI-11 puts up 286 SSFs for MSMEs
- ‘High-impact’ PHL entrepreneurs launch multiplier map to boost biz environment
- Coco waste materials open livelihood opportunity for Antique craftsman
- Davao schools ink business incubator deals with DOST
- Byaheng Digiskarte aids agripreneurs adapt and thrive in future digital space
Executive Views
- Swissotel’s Alex Aquino: The prince of hotel openings
- A man of his word: Dr. Eduardo S. Eseque, President, ManilaMed
- Heritage Built on Passion, Legacy, Service: ManilaMed celebrates 55th anniversary
- Mayor Dennis Felipe C. Hain’s “Bagong Cabuyao”: Training for good governance and equal opportunities in education and health
- General Motors CEO Mary Barra talks electric vehicles, future
- Accidental hotelier finds his way to Bagac, Bataan
- Mayor Vincent L. Soriano: Pakil’s resolute dreamer
- Pfizer chief Albert Bourla wins $1-million Genesis Prize
- Biñan City’s Action Man
- A visionary, entrepreneur all rolled into one
Export Unlimited
- PHL yields $655-M export sales in China trade fair
- DTI making R&D more inclusive–Lopez
- Top global chipmakers resist US bid for supply-chain data
- Canadian trade surplus jumped in August, powered by energy export
- Meat start-up focused on cutting food waste plots grocery debut
- Sweden’s economy shrinks more than anticipated amid export drop
- CDO business group eyes 400 local MSMEs for ‘OroBest 2.0’
- How the DTI protects local industries through safeguard measures
- Experts cite enormous benefits from RCEP
- Russia sees higher gas exports this year amid energy crunch
Harvard Management Update
- 8 tips for conducting an excellent remote interview
- Why mandates make us feel threatened
- Who is driving the great resignation?
- Managing Through Crunch time—Without Burning Out Your Team
- Should your company implement a vaccination mandate?
- Why artificial intelligence will never replace managers
- Managing Introverts and Extroverts in the Hybrid Workplace
- Managers, Compassion and Accountability Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
- It’s time to re-onboard everyone
- The Delta variant: How companies should respond
- How Project Managers Can Stay Relevant in Agile Organizations
- Should Your Company Provide Mental Health Apps to Employees?
- Help Your Employees Who Are Anxious About Returning to the Office
- Why People Lie at Work—and What to Do About It
- How to successfully scale a flat organization
- You Need a Skills-Based Approach to Hiring and Developing Talent
- Employees are lonelier than ever. Here’s how employers can help.
- What your future employees want most
- Dispersed teams succeed fast, fail slow
- Don’t Let Employees Pick Their Work-From-Home Days
Monday Morning
- How to Achieve Resilient Growth Throughout the Business Cycle
- Use data to revolutionize project planning
- How the Economy Differs for Workers, Consumers and Savers
- Every Leader Needs to Navigate These 7 Tensions
- The mystery of the $2,000 Ikea shopping bag
- How sales teams can thrive in a digital world
- Stop calling it ‘innovation’
- Data-driven cultures start at the top
- How to negotiate with a procurement team
- Present your data like a pro
Mutual Funds
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The Integrity Initiative
- Chief data officers deliver value!
- Powerful analytics in integrated compliance management
- Anti-corruption, data protection and compliance technology
- Money laundering–as part of corruption–is blooming
- We need whistle-blowers–but they have to be protected!
- Do you really care about digital privacy?
- Corruption in 2018: Will we see change?
- Risk Assessment/ Penetration tests/ Ethical hacking
- Data-Protection Compliance: Failure will be costly
- Challenge for data-protection officers: Breaking down the walls
Sports
- LeBron, Giannis chosen captains for All-Star Game
- Cycling while sailing
- Scattered by war, Ukrainian preteens head to hockey tilt
- Warriors’ Green, others sacrifice minutes to boost backups
- Russia, Belarus in Asian Games
- Tsitsipas makes 1st Aussie Open final; Rybakina, Sabalenka in women’s duel
- POC seals ‘French Connection’ for PHL athletes in Paris 2024
- Obiena sees action in Roubaix Saturday
- Bado bags gold in Asian U22
- Bossing survive Fuel Masters
Opinion
- Editorial Cartoon January 27, 2023by BusinessMirror Editorial
- How to kill PHL’s coconut industryby BusinessMirror
- Children learn better in a safe environmentby Shirley Onza
- Bidding goodbye to passing onby Tito Genova Valiente
- Agrarian crisis rooted in failure to fulfill CARP’s triple tasksby Rene E. Ofreneo
- China’s economic slowdown and why it matters for the PHLby Julian Thomas B. Alvarez
- Caring for children with disabilitiesby Sonny M. Angara
- Editorial Cartoon January 26, 2023by BusinessMirror Editorial
- WHO: Trans fat kills; 5 billion people at riskby BusinessMirror
- Mahjong as part of Chinese influence in Filipino cultureby Atty. Dennis Gorecho
- Do you trust your neighbor?by John Mangun
- Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay awayby Tassanee Vejpongsa & Elaine Kurtenbach | The Associated Press
- Classified documents at Pence’s home, too, his lawyer saysby Jill Colvin | The Associated Press
- ‘When does this stop?’ For 2023, an alarmingly bloody startby Maryclaire Dale / The Associated Press
- Editorial Cartoon January 25, 2023by BusinessMirror Editorial
- Will the profiteers ever be prosecuted?by BusinessMirror
- FPI Chairman’s Annual Report Message:by Dr. Jesus Lim Arranza
- Nursing crisis is here and getting worseby Dr. Carl E. Balita
- US: Ex-FBI counterintelligence agent aided Russian oligarchby Michael R. Sisak & Eric Tucker | The Associated Press
- China slams US on debt limit and accuses Washington of sabotageby Taonga Clifford Mitimingi & Jacob Gu / Bloomberg Opinion
Life
- Brad Pitt plays ‘biggest silent movie star’ in ‘Babylon’
- REVIEW | Anna Kendrick in the chilling ‘Alice, Darling’
- REVIEW | Even J.Lo can’t save this ‘Shotgun Wedding’
- Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint star in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’
- AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist?
- K-pop group Super Junior gets candid in 2-part documentary
- PHL needs to strengthen cybersecurity, says South Korea-based PAM solution provider
- Proptech to push growth of real estate
- Filipinos urged to continue supporting local businesses
- Engineering capabilities, partnership ecosystem and digital channels reinforce cloud provider’s regional leadership
- Shopee, DLSU team up to educate future tech talents on the e-commerce industry
- The urge to travel
- Cooking fate and contradictions in ‘Makanai’
- GMA, ABS-CBN, VIU announce TV collab to co-produce ‘Unbreak My Heart’
- Feasts for families
- REVIEW | A grumpy Tom Hanks stars in ‘A Man Called Otto’
- Butler, Bassett, Yeoh, Fraser, others react to Oscar nods
- Women, girls should take better care of this underappreciated part of the female anatomy
- ‘Mom, do you believe in luck?’
- Hamilton recalls bullying, racial abuse during school years
Journey
- Post-Holiday Hideaways
- Christmas in the Orient
- Palawan’s top hotel brand goes to El Nido
- Surf and Glamp in Zamba
- All About Beef is set to open five franchised branches before November ends
- Eclectic Expressions
- Basket of Happiness
- Travel, Breathe and Dive in Baler
- Southern Gracious Host
- Revisiting Tawi-Tawi’s wonderful sights and culture
Motoring
- Honda Philippines debuts the All-New Honda Civic Type R
- TMP’s different brand of CSR
- Toyota pushes zero-emission goals by converting old models
- Isuzu on environment; industry rebound
- Suzuki rolls out the New Ertiga Hybrid
- SUV form, MPV function
- Toyota’s Mobility platform explained
- Growth matters; Elijah’s Eheads
- Hyundai IONIQ 5 is “Japan Import Car of the Year”
- Sony unveils prototype EV, Afeela, to be made with Honda
360° Review
- Chery is back!
- Geely encounter is sweeter the second time around
- Discovery Shores: An escape to paradise
- Total bliss at Seda Lio
- Okada Manila launches 3 luxurious villas
- The Maxus brand has arrived
- Volkswagen’s e-mobility family expands
- Porsche Macan Sport: Faster, higher and stronger
- BMW X5: Beauty & Power
- The Jimny is back
Property
- Considerations in buying a condo
- Boosting growth through partner ship
- CMIP launches second experiential showroom in Pampanga
- Costa del Hamilo promotes coastal sustainability
- Wilcon Depot beefs up connectivity partnership with Converge
- Homeseekers Dream: RLC Residences unwraps Filipinos’ ideal home
- ‘Higher rates to be a drag on PHL property sector’
- LG’s new OLED TV with zero connect technology redefines freedom to design your space
- Aboitiz Construction partners with SKILLS to support future Cebuano scaffolders
- Asterra raises the bar in affordable housing
Tourism
- The 2nd Camiguin Dive Festival revisits stunning marine life, boosts dive tourism in Region 10
- Kabayan Hotel Innovates and Elevates To Celebrate the Filipino Success Journey
- PHL fails to make Chinese travelers top 10 wish-list
- WTTC hits ‘knee-jerk’ travel rules on Chinese travelers
- Siargao’s sun is rising
- Traditional Banawe Chinese New Year celebration back with a bang
- Chinese tourists celebrating Lunar New Year elsewhere except in the Philippines
- Our back beach experience in Boracay
- Discover Pujada Bay, one of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World
- Chinese envoy meets Aklan local chiefs
Y2Z
- Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape
- Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind
- Can ‘The Last of Us’ TV series finally break the bad video game adaptation curse?
- The Last of Scams: Cybercriminals target fans of video-game-turned-TV-series
- What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it?
- 12 ways to finally achieve your most elusive goals
- Why you should give the gift of mindfulness this New Year
- All the cinema (and sequels) we have to look forward to in 2023
- Can you name a single character from ‘Avatar’? What is a ‘forgotbuster’ and is ‘Avatar’ one of them?
- Drinking this holiday season? Some medicines don’t mix well with alcohol
- Medical myth: You can’t take antibiotics with alcohol
- Jem Perona: An enterprising debutante
- My take on influencers
- How the pandemic affected our approach to reading
- United for Global Handwashing Day
- TikTok videos are farmer’s tools to reach Gen Z gardeners, cooks
- Higher food prices worsen hunger crisis this holiday season
- Shoppers hunt for deals but inflation makes bargains elusive
- Spending too much money? Tempted by sales? These ways to ‘hack’ your psychology can help
- The Taylor Swift ticket presale drama brought Millennial and Gen Z offices to a halt
Biodiversity
- ACB: There’s high hopes for mangroves in Asean
- Muntinlupa taps Japan tech to depollute Laguna de Bay
- Number of Asian waterbirds in Lemery, Batangas, declining
- First Gen, Climate Change Commission forge ties to help LGUs with their climate action plans
- First Gen, UPLB-SESAM pursue collaboration to protect mangrove forest in Lobo Batangas
- Philippines, the center of Rafflesia diversity
- US donates ₧1.6M to counter Palawan wildlife trafficking, environmental crime
- WWF-PH, BPI Foundation partner for vulnerable areas
- Forest management showcases in Negros, Panay
- 2022 that seared Europe ends as 5th warmest on record
Education
- EU-led tech-voc training to benefit ex-MILF rebels
- Grab Phils., BagoSphere get scholarship program going
- MCU teams up with Palafox for renovation master plan
- EdVenture: Improving lives through high-quality, personalized education
- Youth org: Arrest DepEd officials in laptop fiasco
- Collins Aerospace single out Filipino industrial-design students in hackathon
- Children learn better in a safe environment
- UNICEF bares learners’ letter request to VP and DepEd chief Sara Duterte
- AI and The Future of Work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers
- UST incubates e-learning, pain management ventures
Envoys & Expats
- PHL-Singapore MOU to advance digital collaboration–DICT
- Chile’s embassy, UST stage exhibit, webinar on first circumnavigation
- PHL embassy partakes in KSA’s green campaign
- Japan lends tool to Las Piñas LGU for dredging, garbage extraction
- EU to boost community resilience, children’s services in conflict-ridden BARMM locales
- With Bangsamoro Students
- High-level Mission
- Garden of Knowledge
- Celebrating Fil-Aussie ties and elevating it to strategic partnership level
- France mobilizes €150 million to aid PHL’s climate ambitions
Explainer
- AI and The Future of Work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers
- Europe has avoided energy collapse. But is the crisis over?
- Working out with God: Why people see fitness as religious
- EXPLAINER: What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it?
- EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker
- How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
- How trump ignored advisers, spread election lies
- How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
- Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk
- EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
- Pronouns, nonbinary people and the Club Q attack
- What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain
- EXPLAINER: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?
- EXPLAINER: Why are China’s COVID rules so strict?
- What’s the effect of Russian oil price cap, ban?
- Germany, Poland take over natural gas firms tied to Russia
- Why are Man United and Liverpool suddenly on the market?
- EXPLAINER: How will UN climate deal on loss and damage work?
- Climate Migration: Filipino families to flee amid typhoons
- EXPLAINER: What’s happening at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX?
Faith
- Pope Francis: ‘Homosexuality not a crime’
- Pope on health, critics and future papacy
- RGS celebrates nun’s acquittal from Esperon’s perjury charges
- House bill promoting religious freedom hurdles third reading
- Caritas PH calls for more govt support to onion farmers
- Catholic priest burned to death in Nigeria
- ‘A man of the Church,’ Cardinal George Pell’s funeral held at Vatican
- Balanga diocese continues fight against BNPP revival
- Pope invites Christians to event in St. Peter’s Square
- Pope Benedict XVI leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance, controversy
Green
- Toyota pushes zero-emission goals by converting old models
- Group calls for proper disposal of busted lamps with mercury
- China note! EU-member Sweden locates rare earth deposits
- Climate Change agency eyes boost from funding
- Germany to draw up legislation to enable carbon storage
- India approves $2.3 billion to develop green hydrogen
- UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms
- Alpine slopes face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter
- How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
- Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward net zero
Health & Fitness
- Senate urged to prioritize health bills that protect children, youth vs vapes, e-cigarettes
- USAID, DOH, local partners hold medical mission in Tondo
- Better glucose control, a better life for seniors with diabetes
- USAID inaugurates hearing test center for children with vision, hearing disabilities
- Early treatment, clinical diagnosis are key elements in managing endometriosis
- Despite Covid-19, cardio, cerebrovascular diseases, cancer remain top killers in PHL
- Intergrated health app mWell signs Collaborative Agreement with Metro Pacific Health
- The different health uses and benefits of calamansi
- Collaborating for inclusivity in health care
- Effective info campaign needed to drum up awareness on liver ailments, says expert
Mission: PHL
- Julie Lluch, creator of the Mission: PHL trophy
- Program for Young Parents: Giving second chances to teen moms—nominated for the Project of the Year, Mission: PHL, the BusinessMirror Envoys&Expats Awards
- EU ambassadors, LGU celebrate Tarlac recovery clinic award
- MISSION PHL: Celebrating the role of nations as partners for progress, development
- Mission: PHL–recognizing, giving thanks to the global community
- Nominations still ongoing for the 1st ‘Mission: PHL’ Project of the Year awards
- Spanish aid supports social reforms in the Philippines
- PHL, Spain to hold academic, scientific, cultural exchanges
- Awarding of foreign-backed transpo projects
- ‘Mission: PHL’ opens embassy nominations for Project of the Year
Our Time
- My evolution as a book reader
- France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age
- City dad eyes any govt ID as elderly proof for discounts
- Indignities late in life
- Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics
- Solon urges DBM to earmark funds for senior citizens’ pension hike
- Bill seeks higher tax incentives for firms that hire senior citizens
- ‘Polo’ the constant gardener
- FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug, pushing drugmaker’s shares up
- Bacolod City to grant social pension to senior citizens starting this year
Perspective
- Japanese leader’s trip to China in 1972 was diplomatic gamble
- Michael Flynn: From government insider to holy warrior
- ‘I cannot mourn’: Former colonies conflicted over the queen
- Mother’s Day in the Philippines: Celebrating the Filipino Mother Figure
- Disaster and Calamity Preparedness: Is The Philippines Ready?
- Children are bombarded with violence in the news – here’s how to help them cope
- PPA: Connecting the Philippines as one maritime nation
- US newspapers continuing to die at rate of 2 each week
- ‘The impossible’: Ukraine’s secret, deadly rescue missions
- Biñan’s Puto Latik Festival: A triumph of culture, caring & productivity
Photo Gallery
- Viewers flock to eruption of world’s largest volcano
- Fentanyl’s scourge plainly visible on streets of Los Angeles
- Eccentric art flourishes along outskirts of Buenos Aires
- Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital flips to survival mode
- Empty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar’s World Cup
- Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status
- Scientists try to bolster Great Barrier Reef in warmer world
- PHOTO GALLERY: Soccer’s most memorable World Cup moments
- Earth at 8 billion: Consumption not crowd is key to climate
- Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1616 nude to be digitally unveiled
Science
- Govt urged: Use wastewater surveillance for pandemic, other disease management
- DOST-R02 to strengthen smart, sustainable initiatives in Cagayan Valley
- Searca head pushes for culture of agri-innovation
- PHL showcases tropical fabrics at textile industry conference
- New drug slows Alzheimer’s but only by 5 months
- January is 2023 PHL Tropical Fabrics Month
- DOST projects to address impacts of ‘Odette,’ Covid-19 on crop sector
- PHL’s 1st coastal engineering R&D center launched
- DOST-FPRDI, Malayan College ink R&D pact
- 1,802 Filipino students bag 5,000 medals in international STEM events
Today In History
- Today in History: January 26, Kobe Bryant and daughter killed
- Today in History: January 16, Operation Desert Storm commences
- Today in History: January 9, Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
- Today in History: December 16, Great White Fleet begins 14-month round-the-world voyage
- Today in History: December 15, ‘Gone With the Wind’ premieres
- Today in History: December 14, Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules repealed
- Today in History: December 13, Nanjing falls to Japanese forces
- Today in History: December 12, Paris climate accord adopted
- Pricey pants from 1857 go for $114k, raise Levi’s questions
- Today in History: December 9, Tennyson’s ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ was published
Tony & Nick
- Bukidnon’s Manobo Tigwahanon tribe strives to save nature, culture and tradition
- FEU filmmakers reap awards abroad
- LPU MMA students dominate Rotary PSA Festival
- Indivisibility and the Peopling of Intangible Culture
- Christmas Lanterns of Bamboo and Shells Shine
- From campus writer to celebrity book author
- Going Back to Live Theatre in “Shorts and Briefs”
- The Ifugaos: From the Philippine Highlands to the World
- Reflections In Light And Shadow
- Balangay sailing legacy lives on to a new breed of sailors
When I Was 25
- Laying the foundation for a skin-care empire at 25
- A risk-taker at 25
- PRA GM Bienvenido Chy From Star Basketball Player to Reformist Lawyer @25
- Datem president was an up-and-coming project manager at DM Consunji
- Finding his life’s purpose at 25
- Businessman, gemologist and part-time student at 25
- Content is king, distribution is queen
- At 25, Safdar Hayat entered Pakistan’s diplomatic corps
- Gabby Lopez: Urban planner, educator, man for others
- Adrian Williams: I started a new life at 25
- BIR’s Dulay: Earning his stripes at 25
- Salvador Mison: ‘My philosophy in life is the Golden Rule’
- Samie Lim: Revolutionized appliance marketing at 25
- Fidel V. Ramos: I became a board-certified civil engineer when I was 25
- Ma. Alegria Sibal-Limjoco: The former Avon lady helps create thousands of entrepreneurs and millions of jobs
- Roberto G. Manabat: A life of second chances
- Bob Sobrepeña: When I was 25, I was the top executive of my own company
- Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada: ‘I was already a popular actor when I was 25’
- Ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua: No Dream Too Tall
- P.A.L.’s Bautista fulfills a vision
BM Plus
- BTI Payments expands access to financial services
- Foodies love these fresh eats made with Campbell’s, DAK, and Prego
- ‘Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend’ only on Lionsgate Play powered by PLDT Home
- Oracle Media Group now co-owner of Rising Tigers Magazine
- Enchanted Kingdom installs WiFi powered by Globe, for a magical guest experience
- Wilcon Depot opens 84th store in Guiguinto, Bulacan
- New DBP President to broaden role in infrastructure financing
- Love stories to a romantic experience at Savoy Hotel Mactan
- Social media marketing in 2023: Going beyond likes and followers
- Why Coins Champion JP is keen on educating Filipinos about digital finance
SoundStrip
- PUSHING BOUNDARIES | Space-Ta to hold listening party in Japan for debut album
- Boyce Avenue ready to perform for Filipino fans again
- Clara Benin opens 2023 with ‘When Harry Met Sally’-inspired track, ‘different…’
- Sitti dedicates new single, ‘Pagdating’ to daughters
- Artikulo Kwatro releases new single, ‘Bumitaw’
- Clark Aurora Music Festival happening again in April, 2023
- WATCH | K-Pop sensation Minho of SHINee ready to meet fans in Manila
- Itchyworms looking forward to first-ever US tour
- OPM stars bring a romantic love festival at Newport World Resorts
- KUMUSTA MGA KAIBIGAN? | Pinoy Rock legends Maria Cafra return with 50th Anniversary album
Live & In Quarantine
- WATCH | ‘Bedroom pop’ duo reon sings about taking risks with ‘I Really Like You’
- WATCH | Michael Catarina rekindles an old flame with ‘Mamasin’
- WATCH | Jerika Teodorico stresses the need to stay home in uptempo number, ‘Balay’
- WATCH | Sabby Sousa recalls the good times in a past relationship with ‘Emerald’
- WATCH | Artikulo Kwatro finds inspiration amid the pandemic
- WATCH | Bunny Shy sings about being ‘Restless’ in Cebu
- WATCH | Winrich Adarlo sings about the essence of time in ‘Oras’
- WATCH | Monster Turned Machine rocks the quarantine with ‘Don’t Tell Lies’
- WATCH | Ace Banzuelo essays heartbreak and torment with ‘Malayo’
- WATCH | Olkisrotom takes flight with soaring ballad, ‘Lipad’
- WATCH | Singapore sensation Jean Tan bewitches with bluesy ode to love
- WATCH | FIELD DAY flies high with ‘Rocket’
- WATCH | Scarlet Gum introduces romantic idea that explores how time stands still
- WATCH | Dionela expresses the pain of being left behind
- WATCH | Denin Sy reveals the different stages of a relationship with heartbreaking ballad
- WATCH | Clara Benin sings ‘It’s Okay’ to be kind to others and kinder to one’s self
- WATCH | Twenty-Nine Eleven captivates with remake of 6cyclemind classic
- WATCH | Electric Sala rocks hard with provocative ‘Commonwealth’
- WATCH | EJ De Perio takes a deep breath with ‘Buntong Hininga’
- WATCH | Bonifacio Republic delivers hard-rocking shoutout with ‘Sigaw’
- WATCH | Lounge punk supergroup The Mellow Dee’s rock the pandemic with ‘Runnin”
- WATCH | Travis Atreo waxes nostalgic about falling for someone with ‘Love Drunk’
- WATCH | Elise Huang showcases ‘little brew’ of ‘Coffee’
- WATCH | JBK wants us to feel the ‘good vibes’ with latest single, ‘Sana Naman’
- WATCH | Gin, Rum and Truth envisions a place free from limits, barriers and fears with ‘Kalayaan’
- WATCH | Ethnic rock band Pasada stresses the need to protect our culture and environment with ‘Bathala’
- WATCH | Hazel Faith casts a ray of sunshine with ‘Quarantine Summer’
- WATCH | The Blue Rats perform a setlist staple dating back to band’s genesis
- WATCH | Alternative rockers Fighting Monday on getting second chances with ‘Effervescent’
- WATCH | Shaniah Rollo raises goosebumps with quarantine rendition of ‘Heal Our Land’
Bulletin Board
- BIR Commissioner Lumagui conducts first-ever nationwide enforcement vs. illicit cigarette traders
- Atayde backs Banawe St as QC Chinatown
- PHL Post Office warns against ‘Mr. Vishing’
- Open letter to the President seeking immediate revocation of PPA AO No. 04-2021
- PHL Post Office launches colorful Year of the Rabbit Stamps to mark Chinese Lunar Year
- GMA Cavite goes digital with Starpay
- Villar leads oath-taking of seafarers agencies’ association
- USTDA, NOW Telecom partner to launch 5G and NBN in PHL
- Villar lauds PMCC for its missionary work
- BIR Commissioner Lumagui calls on vape traders to comply with BIR and DTI requirements
Marketing
- The Coronavirus Chronicles: Things to declutter in 2023
- Luxury, nostalgia, and the power of sound
- Thankful for 2022: Lessons from the past, blessings today and visions for the future
- The Coronavirus Chronicles: Meeting matters in 2023
- Coping with holiday stress and grief
- The media person’s Christmas wish list
- Why books are the best gifts for all seasons
- The Coronavirus Chronicles: Five shoppers redefining retail in Asia today
- Learning the ropes of customer experience
- Trip to South Korea, 2022 edition: Values that Pinoys and Koreans can learn from each other
CSR
- PHAPCares Foundation to recognize CSR initiatives for 2022
- Puregold offers rebates with eco-friendly ‘Walang Plastik Mondays’ campaign
- VOW for Girls uses weddings to fight child marriage globally
- Basura Bangka to transport plastic waste from coastal & island communities launched
- TURNING PATRIOTIC: Rekindling the ‘Bayanihan’ spirit in this time of the pandemic
- Aboitiz Group: Advancing business and communities amid Covid-19
- Hino partners with DOTr to provide free rides to health workers, frontliners
- One Meralco Foundation continues to energize off-grid schools despite COVID-19 crisis
Covid-19 Updates
- China Covid deaths top 12,600, more than 1.1 billion infected
- Covid cases as of Jan. 8 hit 3,127
- Philippine govt ready to help Filipinos affected by coronavirus surge in China
- 8 unvaxxed Pinoys from China test positive for Covid–DOH
- DOT, DOH: Existing protocols are fine, amid China Covid fears
- PBBM: No need for total border closure with China
- Foundations, major donors tackle US nursing shortage
- Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals
- COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems – two epidemiologists explain what the ‘triple threat’ means for children
- EXPLAINER: Why are China’s COVID rules so strict?
- Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China’s Xi to step down
- After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
- China’s Guangzhou locks down millions in ‘zero-COVID’ fight
- Hong Kong leader Lee isolating with COVID-19 after APEC trip
- Villafuerte calls on local executives to ease entry curbs to boost tourism
- DOH pushes fight vs long-term effects of antibiotic overuse
- PHL logs 9,069 Covid-19 cases from Nov. 7 to 13–DOH
- Afraid of needles? China using inhalable COVID-19 vaccine
- PBBM agrees to make indoor face mask use voluntary to boost tourism–Frasco
- DOH logs 1st cases of XBB, XBC Omicron subvariant
The Broader Look
- The AP Interview: Envoy says Taiwan learns from Ukraine’s war
- AI and The Future of Work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers
- Energy, chips and Taiwan: Probable 2023 flashpoints in a fractured world
- Japan looks beyond US alliance for help to deter China military
- Police seize on Covid-19 tech to expand global surveillance
- WHEAT LANG: War whittles down wishes for wealth with whirlwind costs of commodities
- Saving humanity from itself: Trillions to be spent on cybersecurity through 2025
- Imagine a world without Kaspersky
- Skyrocketing sugar prices stoke industry liberalization stakes
- One Nation Undernutrition: When inequality brings death, malnutrition to PHL’s doorsteps
- Juvenile Delinquency in the Philippines: Is Juvenile Justice Fair?
- Pinoys abroad take community pantry concept to international, higher levels
- Village people’s zest won’t let Covid stop the music of business
- Pinoys find solace in states fortifying against pandemic
- In Africa’s most-inoculated country, life for many of Morocco’s Pinoy migrants back to normal
- A village chief’s death gives glimpse of Covid response woes in countryside
- Filipinos find financial freedom in pandemic with cryptocurrency game
- Filipinos find financial freedom in pandemic with cryptocurrency game
- Telco, fintech weigh in on future of esports
- PHL esports sector vows to ‘Defend the Ancients’ vs game-changer Covid-19
BM Broader Look Podcast
- Wednesdays with John Mangun: Your choice
- Ghost Month Celebration with Adam Sy
- Seafarers, ships sound sirens, seek solutions
- Wednesdays with John Mangun: Nobody likes the godfathers
- Business Mondays with BM: August 10, 2020
- SO, Pa’no NA?
- Wednesdays with John Mangun: The Beijing Way
- BusinessMirror talks to VST & Co.’s Roger Rigor!
- Monday Market Talk
- Pandemic highlights PHL property problems for poor Pinoys [Part 2]
- Wednesdays with John Mangun: Stock market gambling
- [Backliners] Food delivery can save more lives in this pandemic
- BM Broader Look Podcast: Monday Market Talk
- Pandemic highlights PHL property problems for poor Pinoys
- [Backliners] Making sure food supply and demand are addressed, even while working from home
- Wednesdays with John Mangun
- Monday Market Talk
- Of soybeans, sugar and coconuts: Will PHL farm sector gain from US-China trade war?
- Wednesdays with John Mangun
- [Backliners] In the toughest battle of our time, they keep the lights on
Anniversary Issues
- ‘Sustainability’ a buzzword for some, but a real challenge for most firms
- House focuses on must-pass bills to create jobs, hasten recovery
- Learning from pandemic, govt, labor tweak schemes to redress disruptions
- International travelers are coming, but not all tourism businesses are benefiting
- BARMM, the poorest region, seeks to forge destiny on promise of oil, gas
- A tale of 2 boats, or why we keep sailing with you
- SM FOUNDATION RECEIVES PANDEMIC HEROES AWARD
- Filinvest Land leading the way in green real estate development
- Humbled and Grateful at 20: Asian Hospital and Medical Center: The best just got better
- Best places to raise a family in Cebu
- Demand for real estate to increase despite interest, inflation rate hikes
- San Fernando City of Pampanga Golden Triangle seen as emerging real estate hotspot
- Republic Cement partners with Pure Oceans in diverting marine plastic litter
- A tale of two hospitals: Pushing forward in their digital journey
- Pandemic disruptions, new climate risks spur revisiting of 6-year-old Green Jobs Act
- Recalibrating climate change, post-pandemic response
- PSE, SEC seize avenues for investor education to cut venues of fraud before full market throttle
- From greatest crisis to a game-changing opportunity, telcos keep driving recovery
- As pandemic recovery boosts energy demand, PHL leans heavily on RE to tweak power
- Navigating ‘new normal’ means facing pre-pandemic transportation woes