MANILA, Philippines — Grocery chain Makro is coming back to the Philippines after nearly two decades, with the Ayala group and its Thai partner taking charge. This time, Makro will have modern facilities that are no longer exclusive to members. Ayala Corp. subsidiary ACX Holdings Corp. on Wednesday signed a partnership deal with Thai firm

The Indian cricket team picked up its 5th successive win in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025.

MANILA, Philippines — Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President Jose Arnulfo Veloso defended the pension fund’s investment in Alternergy Holdings Corp. and DigiPlus Interactive Corp., citing windfall from both listed companies. Veloso said the GSIS had already made P139 million from its exposure to online gaming firm DigiPlus, while its P1.45-billion investment in Alternergy, a

MANILA, Philippines—The UAAP said it will further investigate the unusual incident that occurred during the game between Adamson and the University of the Philippines in the Season 88 men’s basketball tournament. In the fourth quarter of their elimination-round matchup, the Soaring Falcons ended up playing with only four players on the court after a substitution

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is supporting proposals to ease bank secrecy laws amid mounting calls for accountability from government officials allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects. “As a corporate and capital market regulator, the SEC welcomes the proposed easing of our bank secrecy laws as a necessary measure to

FRANKFURT, Germany — German business sentiment unexpectedly fell in September, a closely watched survey showed Wednesday, in a setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he tries to revive Europe’s top economy. The Ifo institute’s confidence barometer fell to 87.7 points, down from 88.9 in August, breaking a run of eight straight increases. Analysts polled by financial

SYDNEY, Australia — Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66-million fine on Wednesday over “appalling” sales conduct as the firm grapples with fallout from a network outage linked to several deaths. A federal court ruled the company — one of Australia’s top telecoms providers — should be punished for selling products to vulnerable

BingoPlus, The country’s most comprehensive digital entertainment platform, sponsors the annual “Play it Forward” Paolo V. Tancoco Memorial Cup, organized by Next Generation, which was held last September 15 at the Sta. Elena Golf Club in Cabuyao City, in line with their advocacy of improving Filipino lives. The annual event was named after Paolo Tantoco,

Italy had a tough wake-up call in Pool F when it fell to Belgium in five sets last week. It made them realize that their title defense in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship will be tougher, with several nations fielding their vastly improved teams. With that in mind, Mattia Bottolo and the Italians came