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3 days ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
Camille Villar is proud of her Villar DNA, even as her critics continue to needle her with the label “nepo baby,” a term her father was not familiar with until she explained that the millennial label implies her success is based on her parents’ achievements. “Ah... child of owner,” he nods.
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1 week ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
The ASEAN+3 region Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) is urging member nations to remain united and refrain from resorting to anti-dumping measures against each other as the region realigns its exports away from the United States, following the announcement of higher tariffs, to intraregional trading partners. There are fears that China, which exports about $450 billion worth of goods to the US, may redirect those products to its ASEAN neighbors.
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1 week ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
Razon-led Manila Water, which holds the east zone water concession, has successfully maintained its non-revenue water or NRW at an average of 13.51 percent as of last year, according to Jose Victor Emmanuel de Dios, president and CEO of Manila Water. In a recent interview, De Dios said that Manila Water’s system loss averaged just 13.51 percent in 2024, a level considered healthy by World Bank standards, which classify NRW below 20 percent as low.
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2 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
No doubt about it, US President Donald Trump just blinked after starting a childish staring contest with China. Of course, he is already beginning to spin his “blink” by explaining that his sudden decision to grant a 90-day reprieve in the imposition of a raft of tariff increases against most of the United States’ trading partners is to allow negotiations for those countries that “did not retaliate” and are seeking concessions, while escalating the trade fight with China with additional tariffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
Golden Arches Development Corp.
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2 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
Razon-led Manila Water Co. is looking at more onshore investments for expansion even as it continues to keep an eye on offshore opportunities, according to Jose Victor Emmanuel de Dios, president and chief executive officer of Manila Water. In an interview, De Dios explained that while the company has expanded to Vietnam and Indonesia, and is aware of opportunities in other parts of the world, it sees more need for investments in areas outside of its east zone concession.
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3 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
With all due respect to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, who continues to defend the national government’s move to redirect the government-owned and -controlled corporations’ (GOCC) excess and idle funds, please stop trying to include the funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.
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3 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
Three months into 2025, so many things that I would have thought would be improbable have happened and continue to happen. Pretty much like a snake in the Chinese Zodiac calendar, this year keeps on slithering and sliding, shedding its skin and transforming. And as we enter the month of April, I also feel that this year will be a year-long April Fool’s Day of seemingly practical jokes that unfortunately have devastating consequences, as both local and global events continue to unfold.
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3 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), in partnership with the New Zealand embassy, last week held a meeting with key stakeholders for the second State of Climate Change forum at the Makati Diamond Residences. No less than New Zealand Climate Change Ambassador Stuart Horne attended the meeting last week to reaffirm New Zealand’s commitment to support the Philippines in advancing climate solutions.
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4 weeks ago | 
philstar.com | Marianne Go
It was an unexpected invitation to have lunch and meet Sen. Imee Marcos, especially because I am a business columnist. I was initially not sure if I should go to the lunch invitation at the La Cabrera in EDSA Shangri-La since politics is not normally what I write about in the business section of The STAR.
