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Thursday, 13 August 2026
12 hours ago

WINNING | Maya takes its AI playbook from fintech to talent

Maya is taking the AI-first playbook behind its digital financial services business into another critical arena: building its workforce, using technology and experience design to make hiring and employee journeys faster, clearer and more relevant.
13 hours ago

Epson targets digital workflow bottlenecks with faster scanning

Businesses pushing deeper into digital workflows still face a decidedly physical bottleneck: converting large volumes of paper records into usable, searchable files quickly and reliably. Epson is betting that faster scanning, automated document handling and a compact footprint can help offices close that gap.
13 hours ago

‘Vote of confidence’: Lopez family, new investor raise P6B for ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN Corp. is raising a sizable P6 billion in fresh equity in a deal that will not only fund its turnaround but also reshape the ownership of one of the country’s best-known media groups.
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13 hours ago

Vivant core profit drops 19% as plant outages weigh on earnings

Vivant Corp. posted a 19-percent drop in consolidated core net income to P784 million in the first half of 2026, as unplanned outages at some of its conventional power plants offset gains from higher revenues.
14 hours ago

INSIDER VIEW | Line rentals: How to shield power consumers

In June and July 2024, electric cooperatives in Western and Eastern Visayas were hit with line rental charges of as much as P5.67 per kilowatt-hour, according to a resolution filed in the House of Representatives by power sector party-list representatives. Three years earlier, when an NGCP submarine cable failed, Iloilo’s power distributor owed P66 million in a single month, about P1.54 per kilowatt-hour landing on households that had nothing to do with a broken cable.
18 hours ago

JG Summit first-half core profit falls 37%, Cebu Pacific faces fuel pressure

JG Summit Holdings’ first-half core net income fell 37 percent to P13 billion as higher fuel costs weighed on Cebu Pacific, offsetting stronger earnings from property, food and key investments.
18 hours ago

Smarter fraud defenses, onboarding could unlock PH MSME growth

The Philippine financial sector needs stronger fraud prevention and more efficient merchant onboarding to bring more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the formal digital economy, according to banking, fintech and payments industry leaders.
18 hours ago

SM Investments outpaces PH economy as first-half profit grows 8% to P46B

SM Investments Corp. grew first-half net income by 8 percent to P45.9 billion, outpacing the Philippine economy as its banks, malls and retail businesses continued to expand despite a tougher operating environment.
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