BASIC ENERGY Corp. has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Japanese company Renova, Inc. for the development of the 50-megawatt Mabini Wind Power Project in Batangas.“Our collaboration underscores our commitment to fostering enduring relationships within the Philippine energy sector,” Basic Energy President and Chief

YIELDS on the central bank’s term deposits were mixed on Wednesday following hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).Demand for the BSP’s term deposit facility (TDF) reached P224.66 billion on Wednesday, below the P280-billion offer but higher than

IT’S TIME to call ourselves out over Ukraine. Because if the approach of the West, and the US in particular, doesn’t change very soon, the country risks being first pulverized and then overrun at enormous cost — to Ukrainians, Europe, and the US. No contrast could

SOFTWARE as a Service learning provider MaivenPoint Philippines targets to bring in its educational technology (edtech) platforms that aim to modernize the operations of companies and academic institutions.“This year, we are actively penetrating the local market… MaivenPoint Philippines aims to serve higher education institutions, training

1 of 4Hello Kitty: Peninsula Manila’s new guestHello Kitty and The Peninsula Manila are taking things to a new level with a Hello Kitty Afternoon Tea at The Lobby. Inspired by Hello Kitty’s signature red bow, the cute collection of afternoon tea classics includes Strawberry

On a trip to Colombia last year, Weihong Zhang was given a “mysterious bag of coffee” by his friend Francesco Sanapo, a three-time Italian Barista Champion. This was not quite as suspect as it might sound: Weihong is the owner of BlendIn Coffee Club, a

PHILIPPINE STAR/DEEJAE DUMLAOTWO ENTITIES have expressed interest in obtaining Islamic banking licenses, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officials said on Wednesday.“We are seeing two potential applicants, but they have not yet submitted applications. But we have held meetings with them already, discussing the requirements for

By Chloe Mari A. Hufana THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) committed grave abuse of discretion when it disqualified Smartmatic Philippines from bidding for the 2025 election automation project before it had even submitted a bid. In a decision penned

BW FILE PHOTOBy Kenneth Christiane L. BasilioMEMBERS of the progressive bloc in the House of Representatives have filed a resolution aimed at investigating China’s alleged recruitment of Filipino military personnel and the presence of Chinese sleeper cells in the Philippines.“The number of reports on dubious