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Skyway-NLEX Connector seen to cut 2-hour Metro Manila trip to 30 minutes by 2027

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects to finish Section 2A of the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 by 2027, creating a key connection between the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), and the existing Metro Manila Skyway System.

BPI holds economic briefing in Bataan, highlights Central Luzon growth outlook

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) gathered local business leaders and investors for an economic briefing focused on the outlook for Central Luzon and emerging investment opportunities in the region.

BPI VYBE offers free coffee promo with But First, Coffee

The Bank of the Philippine Islands has partnered with But First, Coffee to offer rewards for cashless payments through its e-wallet platform, VYBE by BPI.

Alternergy registers P5B green shares

Alternergy Holdings Corp., a listed green energy company, is opting for financial flexibility over speed as global volatility clouds capital markets.

Ports go smart: Philippines accelerated maritime growth

The Philippines is charting a bold course to modernize its maritime infrastructure, with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) leading the charge. At a recent CEO Forum in Parañaque City, Assistant Secretary Villamor Ventura Plan revealed the government currently oversees 43 active local port projects, with 27 already completed in 2025.

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SEC urges manufacturers to tap capital markets for expansion

For Philippine manufacturers, the next factory may require more than retained earnings and a friendly bank. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging them to look beyond traditional financing and prepare to tap the capital markets as they scale up.

Japanese utility eyes solar projects for 10 PEZA locators

A Japanese power utility is sizing up a new Philippine market, and it is starting with something factories cannot do without: electricity.

The living dead of payday

In high school, our mentors taught us noun declensions, Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and four-part harmony. Somewhere between Latin and music, we also acquired the comforting belief that we were neither rich nor poor. With P50 in our pockets, we could go places and still come home with change. Life was a picnic. We did not realize the picnic had an expiry date.

From OFW to MICHELIN awardee

The road to a MICHELIN award does not always pass through a famous culinary school. Sometimes, it begins with an overseas job, a stint aboard a ship, and years spent building a career far from home.
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