The Us Surgeon General’s call on Monday for social media services to carry health warning labels makes for a great headline, but it will do little to change harmful habits. More forceful action is needed. Taking inspiration from the anti-smoking efforts that began in the

CEBUPACIFICAIRCEBU PACIFIC, operated by Cebu Air, Inc., is further expanding its domestic network by launching flights to San Vicente, Palawan from Cebu in October, it said on Wednesday.“Cebu Pacific is thrilled to expand our domestic network by introducing flights to San Vicente,” Alexander G. Lao,

MAYA BANK saw its deposits grow by 24% year on year to P32 billion at end-May as average savings account balances more than doubled in 12 months, it said on Wednesday.The digital bank’s depositor base also expanded by 74% to 3.7 million as of May

PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESPhilippine agriculture is at a crossroads. Should the country start commercially producing genetically modified or GM crops such as Golden Rice and BT eggplant? Or should it wait until more comprehensive scientific data are available to prove that such crops are truly safe

LISTED property developer Shang Properties, Inc. is bullish on its growth prospects for this year amid its planned project launches, an official said.“We are extremely optimistic about the future plans and projects in our pipeline and the opportunity to grow our footprint domestically,” Shang Properties

RAWPIXEL-FREEPIKPHILIPPINE BUSINESSES can benefit from cheaper and less resource-intensive small language models (SLMs) of artificial intelligence (AI), according to an IBM Philippines top official.“We should have SLMs, which use a smaller compute capacity, which become consumable and more affordable as far as users are concerned

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed lower for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday amid increased selling pressure from foreign investors.The benchmark index slipped by 0.04% or 2.77 points to end at 6,366.03, while the broader all shares index dropped by 0.06%

THE PESO depreciated anew against the dollar on Wednesday on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will keep benchmark rates elevated.The local unit closed at P58.755 per dollar, weakening by 13.5 centavos from its P58.62 finish on Tuesday, Bankers Association of the Philippines data showed.The

BW FILE PHOTOBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday that it plans to import 363,697 metric tons (MT) of rice to facilitate its plan to aid poor consumers by selling grain to them at the subsidized price of P29 per

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOJAPANESE trading company Sojitz Corp. is considering investing in cellular towers in the Philippines, while also expanding its footprint in the fertilizer market, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).In a statement on Wednesday, the DTI said Trade Secretary Alfredo E.