MPIC awaits new price offer, restart of delisting
THE CONSORTIUM of companies that offered to take Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) private may still quote a price different from what it offered minority shareholders of the listed conglomerate, its top official said, as he expects a restart of
Zen living for city dwellers at The Grand Midori Ortigas
The Grand Midori Ortigas in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Artist’s perspective.Where can you find Zen in the city? Being in Zen is about being mindful and at peace. The urban side seems to have a dynamic atmosphere with all the
Empire East earmarks P25-B capex
EMPIRE East Land Holdings, Inc. said on Tuesday that it plans to invest P25 billion in capital expenditure (capex) projects in the next five years in line with its portfolio expansion.In a media release, the listed housing developer said the
Settling down at a new home
STAGING a popular annual festival of plays that have yet to be tried and tested onstage is hard enough in regular circumstances. It has been all the more difficult given the myriad of uncertainties Philippine theater has faced in recent
Arts&Culture (06/07/23)
1 of 4Da Vinci goes to One Bonifacio High StreetBONIFACIO High Street (BHS), in collaboration with award-winning, Istanbul-based creative new media studio Ouchhh, is putting the “art” in artificial intelligence (AI) with a sensorial showcase — Wisdom of Da Vinci:
Understanding the US debt crisis: The battle against inflation
JCOMP-FREEPIK(Part 2)What has been the impact of this battle against inflation on the Philippine stock market?Jim Walker, Chief Economist at Aletheia Capital Limited (an independent research platform for the Indo-Pacific region), observes that from 2000 to 2019, average nominal GDP
Egypt reopens historic mosque after long restoration
Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars —EGYMONUMENTS.GOV.EG CAIRO — A 13th century mosque that fell into disrepair after being used over the years as a soap factory, a slaughterhouse, and a fort reopened in Cairo on Monday after undergoing a long restoration.The mosque
Treasury fully awards T-bonds at lower rate as May CPI slows
JUDGE FLOROTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the reissued 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it auctioned off on Tuesday at a lower average rate after the consumer price index (CPI) eased to a one-year low in May.The Bureau of the
Inflation rates in the Philippines
PHILIPPINE inflation cooled for a fourth straight month in May to the lowest in a year as food and transport prices eased, the local statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving the central bank room to keep key rates steady. Read
Arthaland Corp. sets 2023 annual stockholders’ meeting on June 30
NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the 2023 annual stockholders’ meeting of ARTHALAND CORPORATION will be held on 30 June 2023, Friday, 9:00 A.M. at SEDA Hotel, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Attendees who may want
Understanding the US debt crisis: The battle against inflation
JCOMP-FREEPIK(Part 2)What has been the impact of this battle against inflation on the Philippine stock market?Jim Walker, Chief Economist at Aletheia Capital Limited (an independent research platform for the Indo-Pacific region), observes that from 2000 to 2019, average nominal GDP
Eliminating cervical cancer in the Philippines
FREEPIKGlobally, cervical cancer remains one of the most common cancers affecting women. In the Philippines, it ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women and the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age.
Vast networks of fungi may hold key to climate fight
PHOENIX HAN-UNSPLASHTOBY KIERS is a professor of evolutionary biology at Amsterdam’s Vrije Universiteit whose research on fungi has led her to revelations about how nature itself can solve the climate crisis. Kiers is looking beyond the astonishing diversity of mushrooms
Beyond our noses
YOGENDRA SINGH-UNSPLASHIt’s hard to believe, but yes, there it is again: We’re short of supplies for license plates and driver’s licenses! Why do these things happen regularly? Don’t we have a way of forecasting volumes that will be needed? Surely
Women’s private pensions worth 35% less than men’s in the UK
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Women’s private pension pots in the UK are typically worth 35% less than those of their male colleagues by the time they reach 55, according to the first major government study into what has been termed “the great