MANILA, Philippines — The state-controlled Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) has approved a total of 19 Enhanced Community Mortgage Program (ECMP) projects nationwide, aiming to secure housing for more than 3,400 families. In a statement on Thursday, SHFC said that moving forward, it expected to approve more ECMP projects in the coming weeks. The approvals are

Japanese organizers admit public awareness of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya “needs to be higher” as they look to ramp up interest with Friday marking a year to go until the start of the sporting spectacular. The pandemic-delayed 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China, featured about 12,000 athletes–the biggest Asian Games in history boasting more competitors

MANILA, Philippines — DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has partnered with Philippine First Insurance Co. Inc. (PhilFirst) to launch the local online gambling industry’s first surety bond program, promising to guarantee up to P1 million per player. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the company led by tycoon Eusebio Tanco said the surety bond automatically applied to the

NEW YORK, United States —  US stocks finished mixed Wednesday while the dollar moved higher as markets digested the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates for the first time in 2025 and signaling it could enact two more cuts this year. The moves largely corresponded to market expectations and follow recent economic reports showing weaker job

Scandal and management upheaval have shaken the Swiss firm

Scandal and management upheaval have shaken the Swiss firm

“I am the human resources head in a family business,” says R, 40. “I report directly to the owners, who tell me that I let employees get away with many things. They say I am too nice to everyone. They want me to be firmer and to enforce the rules more. I understand where they