Tap the app, DingDong will answer
Dantes’ platform is scheduled to be rolled out in September. The prolonged lockdown imposed by the government starting March to stem the spread of COVID-19 made multiawarded actor, director, producer…
Drunk baker aims to lift the spirit
The Drunk Baker’s Lemon Olive Oil Cake with rum cream cheese and strawberries (left) and Whiskey Brownies.—CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS FROM JOEY SILVESTRE BY MARK TAN I have to confess, there are…
After brief trade truce, US slaps levy on Canadian aluminum
WASHINGTON — After more than two years of browbeating and trade sanctions on Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump strong-armed the United States’ neighbors into agreeing to supplant a 25-year-old…
Stocks barely budge on Wall Street; S&P 500 just shy of high
NEW YORK — Stock indexes barely budged on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 just shy of its record once again. A woman wearing a mask passes a sign…
Colombian fast food chain bets on automated restaurants
A customer picks up his order from a locker while others place their orders via touchscreen at a MUY restaurant, a Colombian fast-food chain that is planning to turn its…
CLI posts 41% jump in reservation sales
The Soberano family’s Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) said real estate prospects remained strong in the Visayas and Mindanao despite a slowdown in the broader economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
PSEi retreats as investors pocket gains
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) saw a slight pullback on Friday as investors booked profits after a four-day rally. By the closing bell, the PSEi was down 0.34…
Lower electricity demand pulls down First Gen H1 profit to $183M
First Gen Corp. continued to make a profit despite the new coronavirus disease pandemic, but the bottom line fell 22 percent year-on-year to $183 million in the first half of…
Alsons income surges 375% with Mindanao plants in full operation
Against a tide of falling profits due to the pandemic, Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) saw its first semester net earnings hit P1.4 billion, 375-percent higher compared to P293 million…
Group bucks 1-year moratorium on all debt payments
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) warned lawmakers against a year-long freeze on debt payments, fearing good intentions might lead to worse problems since most of the country’s bank…