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State-firm Psalm gets no offer for Quezon City property

Oct 23, 2026

State-firm Psalm gets no offer for Quezon City property

MANILA, Philippines — The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) failed to realize at least P11.09 billion from the planned sale of a portion of its Diliman property, after prospective buyers were no-shows on the bidding deadline. Psalm President and CEO Edward Dela Serna said the state-run company declared a “failed bidding” on

The Adoption Reality Gate: Why superior products die without behavioral strategy

Oct 23, 2026

The Adoption Reality Gate: Why superior products die without behavioral strategy

Authors’ Note: This is Step 2 of the six-step Strategy Logic Chain within the PILA Reasoning Stack (Problem, Insight, Logic, and Assumptions). Step 1, the Value Proposition, defines the value a company intends to create. This article asks whether customers will change their behavior to realize that value. MANILA, Philippines — Every year, companies launch products

Visa eyes stablecoin rollout in PH 

Oct 23, 2026

Visa eyes stablecoin rollout in PH 

MANILA, Philippines — Global payments firm Visa is exploring stablecoin use cases with Philippine banks and fintechs as it seeks to reduce the cost and friction of cross-border payments, amid still limited awareness and trust in the emerging digital currency among Filipino consumers. This comes as Visa’s Money Travels 2026 study found that roughly four

Top brands honored at Inquirer–Statista Best Customer Service Awards

Oct 23, 2026

Top brands honored at Inquirer–Statista Best Customer Service Awards

MANILA, Philippines — Customer expectations are shifting faster than ever, and delivering a superior customer service experience has become a significant differentiator in business. A number of these companies that have set a high standard for service excellence in the Philippines were recognized in an exclusive awarding ceremony held last Oct. 9 at the Edades

Will PMA be a gentler, kinder academy with a female commandant at the helm?

Oct 23, 2026

Will PMA be a gentler, kinder academy with a female commandant at the helm?

PMA’s first female commandant brings a tough record to the academy, challenging assumptions that women in charge will make military training gentler. She looks ahead to a reunion with her classmates.

Fighting for the last hundredths

Oct 23, 2026

Fighting for the last hundredths

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As Formula One moves from Singapore to Austin, Richard Mille and Ferrari show how innovation, performance and talent development can become powerful drivers of brand value. With the Formula One season entering a decisive phase following the Singapore Grand Prix, Ferrari remains one of the sport’s most closely watched teams. Whether through the performances of Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc, a long-time Richard Mille...

Ex-Bangsamoro MP Rimbang denies involvement in P3.5B Laos drug shipment

Oct 23, 2026

Ex-Bangsamoro MP Rimbang denies involvement in P3.5B Laos drug shipment

Former Bangsamoro parliament member Edrieza Hadji Nasser Rimbang on Friday denied involvement in the attempted smuggling of P3.5 billion worth of illegal drugs from Laos to the Philippines.

Diesel pump prices up, gasoline down next week

Oct 23, 2026

Diesel pump prices up, gasoline down next week

Motorists are set to see another round of mixed movements in pump prices next week, according to an oil industry source.

Rare Suu Kyi phone call to son signals shift in Myanmar junta strategy

Oct 23, 2026

Rare Suu Kyi phone call to son signals shift in Myanmar junta strategy

The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. Suu Kyi, 81, is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, where she has been sequestered since being unseated in a 2021 military coup. “She was sounding fairly healthy,” Kim Aris, who lives in the UK, said after the telephone conversation. It was the first time he had spoken to his...

PH government is moving forward with AI

Oct 23, 2026

PH government is moving forward with AI

From a governance framework to upskilling employees through free training courses, the Philippine government is moving forward with artificial intelligence

Even as Beijing boosts oversight, Chinese investors continue pivot to offshore assets

Oct 23, 2026

Even as Beijing boosts oversight, Chinese investors continue pivot to offshore assets

Chinese households are increasingly shifting assets from real estate and bank deposits into more lucrative investments at home and abroad, despite growing oversight, Moody’s Ratings said. A multi-year downturn in the Chinese property market and low interest rates are fuelling the demand for alternative investments, the ratings agency said in a report published this week. Chinese investors are looking for investments that “offer higher returns than deposits while maintaining relatively low risk,”...

Chinese astronomers find real 3-body system. It is not what Liu Cixin thinks

Oct 23, 2026

Chinese astronomers find real 3-body system. It is not what Liu Cixin thinks

In author and computer engineer Liu Cixin’s science fiction hit The Three-Body Problem, three suns throw a doomed world into chaos. Chinese astronomers say they have found a real three-star system that is far better behaved. Using FAST, the world’s biggest single-dish radio telescope in southwestern China, the researchers found two dead stars and a “living” one locked in a steady cosmic dance about 7,000 light years from Earth. One of the dead stars is a pulsar that spins more than 300 times a...

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