FILMMAKER Rafael Manuel’s debut film Filipiñana recently won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

February is the month when I usually write about love in the View from Taft column. But this year, I want to write about something that might be love in its truest form: the capacity to see what is real. The Filipino language has many words that touch on insight. Kaalaman for knowledge. Pananaw for […]

Today I will discuss three related topics, so we go straight to the numbers. Last week the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the country’s GDP performance in the fourth quarter (Q4) and that of the full year 2025. It was a disappointing 3% in Q4 and thus, the full year growth was only 4.4% — […]

US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump said on Sunday he planned to close the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts for two years for reconstruction starting in July. The national arts and entertainment center in Washington has been marked by turmoil in recent months following Mr. Trump’s appointment of himself as chairman, his […]

On Jan. 28, in a unanimous vote of all participating associate justices, the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed with finality its July 25, 2025, decision, which declared the articles of impeachment against Vice-President Sara Duterte unconstitutional. “The Resolution is immediately executory …No further pleadings will be allowed,” SC spokesperson Camille Sue Mae Ting told reporters in […]

THE physical CD edition of Filipino band Dilaw’s first full-length album, RARARA, is now available at indie vinyl record shop Backspacer Records in Pasig City.

DUBAI — The Middle East does not need another confrontation between the US and Iran, and Tehran needs to reach a nuclear deal with Washington, the diplomatic adviser to the president of regional power United Arab Emirates said at a World Governments Summit panel in Dubai. Iran and the United States will resume nuclear talks […]

TAIPEI — Taiwan must look to fellow democracies, not China, for trade and economic cooperation, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday, as his government mapped out how the island plans to work with the United States on areas like AI and critical minerals. Senior Taiwanese and US officials last week discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence, […]

BEIJING — China and Uruguay should work together to advance an “equal and orderly multipolar world”, President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Yamandu Orsi on Tuesday, as their nations signed up to cooperate in areas from trade to the environment. Mr. Orsi’s visit is the first by a South American leader to the Chinese capital since […]

Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a Silicon Valley giant as the  Founding Father of Personal Computer Hardware, was a most practical but quiet nationalist who deserves recognition as a Philippine hero in the global knowledge age. He may already be an international hero in an age where AI is transforming into a digital teammate of human decision […]

LOS ANGELES — Bad Bunny, the Latino rap star whose forthcoming Super Bowl gig has ignited a culture wars controversy, won the top Grammy prize on Sunday, a first for a Spanish-language album, with Debí Tirar Más Fotos, a celebration of his Puerto Rican roots. The 31-year-old performer-producer edged out fellow megastars Kendrick Lamar and […]

REAL ESTATE developer Pueblo De Oro Development Corp. (PDO) said it has invested P13.5 billion in mixed-use and residential developments in Cagayan de Oro, targeting the higher-end market segment. In an e-mail to BusinessWorld, PDO President and Chief Operating Officer Prim B. Nolido said the company has 10 active projects this year, covering residential communities […]

DAVAO-BASED property developer Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) said it is targeting a full sell-out of units in its newly launched condominium-hotel project TRYP by Wyndham Samal this year, citing growing interest in beachfront and resort-style properties in the region.

CAVITE’S growth prospects are anchored by significant commercial developments and key infrastructure projects. Nestled just south of Metro Manila, Cavite is rapidly emerging as a prime investment hotspot in the Philippines, fueled by ambitious public infrastructure projects and substantial commitments from leading developers. On the public side, the province is benefiting from various infrastructure initiatives. […]

METRO MANILA’S condominium market is expected to see residential vacancy rise to 25% this year as unsold units in mid- and lower mid-income segments continue to weigh on the market, property consultancy firm Colliers Philippines said. In its Fourth-Quarter Property Market Report, Colliers projected that the region’s residential vacancy rate would peak in 2026 before […]

OFF-GRID POWER supplier DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) is earmarking at least P2.4 billion in capital expenditure (capex) for 2026 to start construction on power projects aimed at meeting rising demand in its service areas. Speaking to reporters last week, DPC President Antonino E. Gatdula, Jr. said this year’s capex would be significantly higher than the […]

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) will shift its turboprop operations to hubs outside Manila following the relocation of flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “All its turboprop operations to and from Manila will be discontinued effective March 29,” the flag carrier said in a media release on Monday, adding that it will re-route all turboprop flights […]

ELON MUSK said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI in a record-setting deal that unifies Mr. Musk’s AI and space ambitions by combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot. The deal, first reported by Reuters last week, represents one of the most ambitious tie-ups in the technology […]

In this B-Side episode, BusinessWorld explores the evolving Filipino workforce through the lens of executive coaching.Tina Sioson, President of the Internati...

SYDNEY — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its benchmark policy rate for the first time in two years, saying the economy was growing faster than expected and inflation was likely to remain above target for some time. The Reserve Bank of Australia now joins the Bank of Japan in being the only other developed-world […]

VIVANT SOLENERGY Anilao Corp., a subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corp., is proposing a P6.2-billion hybrid solar farm in Anilao, Iloilo, to add renewable energy capacity to the Visayas grid. In its filing with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Vivant Solenergy said it aims to build a 173-megawatt (MW) solar farm paired with a […]