Spotlight

AN ECONOMY THAT SERVES EVERYONE

Former Joseph Ejercito Estrada and other awardees; captains of the industry and business leaders; the management, editors, and staff of BizNewsAsia led by its founder and President, Mr. Tony Lopez; fellow workers in government; distinguished […]

Government

BSP’S NEW MANTRA: FINFRASTRUCTURE

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla has coined a new word that blends the Duterte administration’s focus on infrastructure and the monetary authority’s thrust of financial inclusion: FINfrastructure. “It’s original!” exults the BSP […]

Government

VICTORY IN MARAWI

It took the latest in war technology, more than P50 billion in cost, and a longer time frame — four months and three weeks (148 days) — to score victory in Marawi against insurgents wanting […]

Special Report

DUTERTE AND PAL

This week, officials of Philippine Airlines meet with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to work out a compromise agreement on some P6.63 billion in allegedly unpaid navigational charges CAAP sent the bill […]

Special Report

SHOCK AND AWE WITH TAXES

At the MOPC Finance Forum last Thursday (Sept. 21), Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez defined the three major goals of the Rodrigo Roa Duterte government – reduce poverty, reduce corruption, and reduce illegal drugs. “At the […]