Cathy Yang
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How to automate lechon? Food makers look to post-pandemic normal
As Metro Manila and other high-risk areas ride out another lockdown extension, food manufacturers are looking at ways to integrate as much automation as they can into the process. → Read More
Philippine economy's twin engines reboot, seek state support
Outsourcing and construction, two of the Philippines' economic drivers, are seeking a gradual easing into the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as they sought state support for a restart. → Read More
Billionaire Razon says Philippines should allow some businesses to reopen
Billionaire Enrique Razon said Wednesday businesses that can test their employees for COVID-19 and bring them to work should be allowed to reopen, as the government weighs the 'tough choice' between saving lives and keeping the economy from dying. → Read More
'Health passports' and face masks seen as aviation looks to new normal
A traveler checks in and tags his bags at the airport with no human contact and readies a 'health passport' containing health data. This could be the new normal for air travel when the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, stakeholders said Tuesday. → Read More
'High tech, low touch' is new normal as banks see economy through COVID-19
A self-confessed 'old fashioned' boss, Bank of the Philippine Islands President Cezar Consing admits to working in the office instead of at home every other day during the COVID-19 lockdown, as he looked ahead to the new normal when most transactions are done digitally. → Read More
Reducing POGO exposure part of 'portfolio management': DM Wenceslao
Diversifying portfolio to reduce exposure to offshore gaming is a business decision and is “nothing discriminatory,” the CEO of real estate firm DM Wenceslao said Friday. → Read More
Fruitas eyes new food parks, over a hundred stores in aggressive expansion
The food and beverage kiosk operator will open some 150 to 250 outlets this year, said director and chief financial adviser Calvin Chua, adding that the firm was 'on track' to reach its 2,000-store goal by 2023. → Read More
AI, digital transformation to enhance Filipino productivity: Microsoft PH boss
Artificial intelligence and digital transformation can enhance the productivity of Filipino workers and help boost the economy despite posing a threat to low-skilled jobs, Microsoft country general manager Andres Ortola said Wednesday. → Read More
Virus slows aviation, unnerves markets as PH economy braces for shock
Airlines lost up to 100,000 seats per week, as the Philippines restricted travel to and from China, Hong Kong and Macau. The impact of fresh restrictions on South Korea will depend on how it is handled, said Aileen Clemente, president of Rajah Travel Corp and former head of the ASEAN Tourism Association. → Read More
What SM Supermalls President Steven Tan learned from late founder Henry Sy
Before his death, SM founder Henry Sy had regular coffee dates with his lieutenants, including the would-be president of SM Supermalls, Steven Tan. → Read More
SM suffers sales hit in Philippines, China due to virus scare
Tan said SM would proceed with its plan to build an eighth mall in China, located in Yangzhou in Jiangsu province, which will add 220,000 square meters to SM's footprint there. One of its 7 current malls in China, SM City Tianjin, is among the largest in the world with a gross floor area of 565,000 square meters. → Read More
'Tala' opens digital gateway to decades-old Viva
The three-year-old song from Sarah Geronimo became a surprise hit 3 years later, and during the Christmas season at that. → Read More
Nadine still has ‘valid contract’ with Viva, says boss Vic
Lustre announced her departure from Viva Artists Agency in late January, calling her contract 'illegal.' Viva has threatened legal action against her. → Read More
Nothing onerous with LRT-1 contract, operator says
The Ayala-Pangilinan consortium that operates the LRT-1 said Tuesday that there was nothing onerous with its contract with the government as the agreement was drafted by the government itself and not negotiated with the company. → Read More
Virus worry trims LRT-1 ridership by 10 percent: operator
The LRT-1, which runs from Pasay City in the south to Quezon City in the north, carries up to 500,000 passengers daily. → Read More
Manila's 'significant' gains vs poverty must translate to inclusive growth: IMF
Manila must ensure that poverty alleviation efforts are 'targeted' rather than depending on effects of social programs to 'naturally go down,' said Changyong Rhee, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department. → Read More
Bangko Sentral to ensure security of digital transactions: Diokno
Digital banking “is safe” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno assured the public Friday as the government reviews existing regulations to enable further growth of electronic payments. → Read More
Peso at 'fair value' vs dollar, may trade at P51-P54 in 2020, says Diokno
The peso is currently among the three strongest currencies in the region, led by the Thai baht, Diokno said in an exclusive interview with ANC. → Read More
Rate cuts good, but 'clarity' over global issues better for business: Citi CEO
As central banks around the world cut interest rates to boost their economies, the head of one of the world's largest financial companies said interest rates can only do so much and businesses want 'clarity' more. → Read More
Panda Express hopes to duplicate Jollibee success in PH expansion
MANILA - The founder and CEO of Panda Express said he wants to duplicate the success of Jollibee as the American restaurant chain expands in the Philippines. → Read More