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By The Financial District
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The ₱200 Daily Wage Hike – A Well-Intended But Risky Proposition
The recent approval of the ₱200 Daily Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act by the House Committee on Labor and Employment has reignited the...


By The Financial District
Jan 31 min read
South Korean Leader Orders Probe Into Deadly Jeju Air Crash
South Korea's acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's airline operations following the deadliest plane...

By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20243 min read
What Defines A Successful Entrepreneur In An Uncertain, AI-Driven World?
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) dominates headlines and global uncertainties shake industries to their core, the question of...


By The Financial District
Dec 23, 20241 min read
35 High-Rise Buildings In South Florida Are Sinking
Nearly three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along South Florida's coastline are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some...


By The Financial District
Nov 27, 20241 min read
40% Of People Involved In Japan Crime Groups Applied For "Dark Gigs"
A total of 4,472 people nationwide were arrested or investigated between April and October this year on suspicion of involvement in so...

By The Financial District
Nov 5, 20244 min read
ERC Review Signals Deeper Scrutiny Of NGCP
The partial results of the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) ongoing review of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)...


By Lito U. Gagni
Nov 3, 20242 min read
The Philippines And The FATF Grey List Part One: Shadows In The Financial Underworld
The Philippines stands at a precipice, yearning to break free from the suffocating grip of the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey...


By Lito U. Gagni
Nov 3, 20242 min read
The Philippines And The FATF Grey List Part Two: A Race Against Time
A recent raid by the Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) unveiled a dark web of shady financial activities within the...


By Lito U. Gagni
Oct 29, 20242 min read
PH Faces FATF Blacklist Prospects For Gaps In Combatting Money Laundering
The Philippines, currently teetering on the edge of the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global body tasked with...

By The Financial District
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Generative AI: A Risk Or Opportunity In Insurance?
A recent study by IBM's Institute for Business Value has highlighted a significant gap between how insurance leaders and customers view...

By The Financial District
Oct 13, 20243 min read
The Power Of Disinformation
The Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) has once again found itself in the crosshairs of controversy amid its struggle to...

By The Financial District
Oct 7, 20244 min read
Dimalanta’s Legal Fight Raises Concerns For Energy Sector Stability
Suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta, a single mother of two, has found herself at the center of a...


By The Financial District
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Quarrying Blamed For Antipolo Floods
Continued quarrying in the Antipolo mountains has been blamed for the disastrous flooding that regularly hits the area, despite its...

By The Financial District
Sep 2, 20242 min read
D. Edgard A. Cabangon: A Modern Business Hero
Dominic Edgard A. Cabangon, Chairman of the ALC Group of Companies, was recently recognized as a Modern Hero by the Philippine Chamber of...

By The Financial District
Aug 30, 20244 min read
Looming Energy Crisis
The Philippines is on the brink of a significant energy crisis as the Malampaya natural gas fields, a critical energy source supplying...

By The Financial District
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Railway Renaissance In Motion
The Philippines is on the cusp of a monumental transformation, one that promises to revolutionize its transportation landscape and usher...

By The Financial District
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Key Insights Into The Global Workplace
Despite slight improvements, global employee engagement remains static, with only 23% of employees feeling involved and enthusiastic about..

By Gerry Urbina
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Energy Transition: Idealism vs. Pragmatism
The recent filing of a case against Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla by Sanlakas and the Power for People Coalition...


By The Financial District
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Almost Half Of The World Sees Their Area As Gay-Friendly: Gallup’s Latest Report
Gallup's latest report reveals a nuanced landscape of global acceptance toward gay and lesbian individuals.

By The Financial District
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Digital Age Dirty Money
Money laundering, the clandestine process of legitimizing illicit funds, poses a significant challenge worldwide, with criminal syndicates..

By The Financial District
May 17, 20243 min read
The Shadows In The Corridors
In recent months, the Philippines has found itself grappling with a startling revelation: the possibility that Chinese nationals are...


By Lito U. Gagni
Apr 23, 20243 min read
New Building Code Pushed For Telcos
There is a need for the government to "reconfigure" the building code to allow telcos to allocate more investments for the necessary last...


By Lito U. Gagni
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Cong. Joey Unveils Economic Growth Playbook
Once again, Cong. Joey Sarte Salceda, the maverick Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, unveiled an economic growth playbook..


By The Financial District
Mar 27, 20241 min read
More Than Half of Japanese Sleep Less Than Recommended Hours
More than half of children in Japan are not meeting government-recommended sleeping hours.
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