Business

EAGLE CEMENT SOARS

On Monday, May 29, Eagle Cement Corp. lists its shares for sale to the public for the first time.  With the government spending P8.4 trillion during the Golden Age of Infrastructure over the next six […]

Business

ALPHALAND ON A ROLL

In the latest (2017) Forbes listing of the world’s 2,043 dollar billionaires, only 14 Filipinos made the grade, down from 20 in 2016.   The 14 Philippine billionaires for this year are led by Henry Sy […]

Government

DE LIMA DESTROYED

At 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, Leila de Lima, 57, married but separated, was ushered into her detention cell at the northern suburban Quezon City Camp Crame national headquarters of the Philippine National Police. By […]

Ivy Digest

A PENALTY FOR MOTHERHOOD?

At the start of our career, our work defines us. But once a woman becomes pregnant, her child defines her. First, the woman’s body changes to sustain a human life. Her whole well-being affects the […]

Spotlight

BANKING FOR THE POOR

Nestor “Nesting” Espenilla Jr. is the 11th governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or central bank. He took over July 2 to begin a six-year term. A veteran banking regulator and an economist, Espenilla, […]