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Make bicam talks transparent
by Iris Gonzales - January 16, 2025 - 12:00am
The 2026 budget is in, the 2025 budget is out. Zaldy Co’s post as chairman of the House committee on appropriations has been declared vaca
Concerned bankers
by Iris Gonzales - January 14, 2025 - 12:00am
They may talk about it only in whispers, perhaps careful not to piss off the powers-that-be, but I can tell you for sure that bankers aren’t happy with the Marcos administration’s move to reallocate their...
Bankers’ Night
by Iris Gonzales - January 12, 2025 - 12:00am
If, hypothetically, a bomb exploded at Fort San Antonio Abad last Friday or if the earth beneath it suddenly disappeared, the country’s banking community would surely collapse.
Guarding our bank savings
by Iris Gonzales - January 9, 2025 - 12:00am
We already knew as early as July that the Marcos administration was siphoning a significant amount of the funds of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp., along with so-called idle funds from the Philippine Health...
Ernest Cu: It’s the perfect time to leave Globe
by Iris Gonzales - January 8, 2025 - 12:00am
When Ernest Cu took the helm of Globe Telecom in 2009, he was an outsider in the industry, and the Ayala-led telco was struggling to find its footing in a cutthroat market.
Brace for impact
by Iris Gonzales - January 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Much has been said already about the 2025 budget, touted as the crookedest of all, but one glaring implication I’d like to stress is that it would set our country back, by at least a decade and possibly g...
From e-sabong to e-games craze
by Iris Gonzales - January 5, 2025 - 12:00am
Electronic casinos continue to hit the jackpot, growing exponentially and, as predicted, have shaken tycoons operating traditional casino floors.
New year wish list for the country
by Iris Gonzales - January 2, 2025 - 12:00am
The so-called dead week after Christmas and before New Year is one of my favorite times of each year.
And that’s a wrap, 2024
by Iris Gonzales - December 31, 2024 - 12:00am
‘Twas a year of plot twists and lots of drama, no doubt a classic zarzuela, Philippine politics edition.
Maharlika eyes NGCP deal soon
by Iris Gonzales - December 29, 2024 - 12:00am
If Maharlika Investment Corp. the country’s first sovereign wealth fund, has its way, its investment in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines could become a reality as early as January, the first month...
Forging ahead in 2025
by Iris Gonzales - December 27, 2024 - 12:00am
In a few days, we bid farewell to another year and welcome 2025 with optimism.
Home
by Iris Gonzales - December 26, 2024 - 12:00am
Christmas, more than any other occasion throughout the year, always brings Filipinos home – wherever or whatever home may be.
‘Most corrupt national budget’
by Iris Gonzales - December 24, 2024 - 12:00am
The good news is that, despite the festive holiday season – one of the longest celebrations in the world – there is public outrage over the audacious insertions and cuts in the 2025 budget.
Glory and gore
by Iris Gonzales - December 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Somewhere between Roxas Boulevard in Manila and the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City, a giddy feeling came over me.
Tycoons, cadavers and a cutting-edge school
by Iris Gonzales - December 19, 2024 - 12:00am
A cold female cadaver is laid out almost grotesquely on the table, ready for dissection, as tycoons Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Helen Yuchengco-Dee and Yvonne Yuchengco watched with wide-eyed awe while doctors...
Robinsons Land upgrades lobby facilities in office buildings
by Iris Gonzales - December 17, 2024 - 12:00am
Robinsons Land Corp. is giving its office buildings a major facelift to provide tenants more reasons to return to the office.
Money heist
by Iris Gonzales - December 17, 2024 - 12:00am
What we’re seeing now is a jaw-dropping money heist involving our education and health care budgets.
Ayala Land embarks on major redirection
by Iris Gonzales - December 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Ayala Land Inc., the listed property giant of the Ayala Group, has commenced a shake-up of sorts as part of a major reinvention deemed necessary to adapt to the changing times.
‘Luxonomy’
by Iris Gonzales - December 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Many of our Southeast Asian neighbors, including Thailand and Vietnam, have beaten us in many areas – from manufacturing to technology.
Breakfast in Paris
by Iris Gonzales - December 12, 2024 - 12:00am
One can now leave Manila at night and be in Paris the next day, in time for a warm Parisian breakfast.
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