For their contributions to the horse-racing industry during the past year, the Philippine Racing Club Inc. and the Manila Jockey Club led the honorees at the 2019 Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) Awards during simple rites at the San Lazaro Leisure and Business Park in Carmona, Cavite.

The year 2019 began on a high note. What can be more refreshing than meeting with Mr. F. Sionil Jose, the National Artist for literature, and Mr. T Anthony C. Cabangon, publisher of Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing Inc.

Fewer Japanese firms operating in the Philippines expect to expand this year and in 2020 compared to the previous year, amid concerns on rising wages and taxation procedures, a survey from Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) showed.

Business groups urged President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law a bill lifting the more than two-decade-old caps on rice imports to bring relief to consumers.

In a span of less than a week, two prominent business people left this world.