Sunday Biz

FATF ‘gray list’ exit seen to boost banks

Banks and other financial institutions will likely benefit the most from the country’s exit from…

BPO model works for education, too

Using the tried-and-tested business process outsourcing (BPO) playbook, this online tutoring startup is raising the…

Robinsons building 200-room hotel on Panglao Island

Banking on the tourism boom in Bohol, the hospitality unit of Robinsons Land Corp. is…

Livelihood run by women aims to ‘nurse’ Pasig River

Aloha Ponayo’s work is rooted in soil—quite literally. In years past, Ponayo, 49, made a…

SM group’s Asia-Pacific College soon to be a university

Tucked within one of the busiest cities in Metro Manila is a school that was…

Valentine’s day sales suggest sari-sari store ‘premiumization’

Sales of chocolate products at sari-sari stores saw a significant increase in the days leading…

Goodbye ‘five-six’, Hello microfinance!

The scenic coastal city of Sandakan in Sabah, Malaysia served as a backdrop for the…

What happens in Vegas: PH tech on global stage

It can all happen in the so-called Sin City—a South Korean company suddenly wanting to…

PH miners strike gold as global prices skyrocket

The Philippine mining industry, especially companies engaged in gold extraction, is poised to gain from…

Cibo successors uphold Margarita Fores’ legacy

A bright light in the culinary world suddenly went out that morning of Feb. 11…