Riza Lozada Financial literacy will have to be inculcated in the minds of Filipinos to achieve a secured future, Sen. Sonny Angara said.

Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BRC), owner and operator (through its subsidiaries) of the Solaire Resort and Casino, reported P4.072 billion in net profit last year to reverse a P1.315 billion loss a year ago.

Asian businesses will be challenged this year as a result of the impact of the worsening political situation in some European countries and China’s weakening economy, the outcome of the annual outlook and risk conference of a credit insurance firm indicated.

Jerry Maglunog Seventy percent of all ATMs (automated teller machines) in the country or over 7,000 ATMs are magnets for skimmers who victimize unsuspecting depositors of their cash via unauthorized withdrawals from their accounts. The reason: most of the ATMs are not equipped with pin pad shield, the most basic element to prevent skimmers from taking advantage of the ATM …

Brussels—The European Union committed 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) to help Athens deal with what even EU leaders now call the “humanitarian crisis” hitting Greeks in the wake of the financial crisis that left the nation on the brink of bankruptcy.

Washington—The United States is escalating a food fight with Indonesia, charging that the Southeast Asian country violates world trade rules by blocking imports of fruit, produce and meat.

ADEN, Yemen—Suicide bombers attacked a pair of mosques Friday in the Yemeni capital, unleashing monstrous blasts that ripped through worshippers and killed 137 people in the deadliest assault yet targeting Shiite rebels who have taken over large parts of the rapidly fragmenting nation. At least 13 children were among the dead.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) reported its 2014 net income grew by 2.7 percent to P867.55 million from P844.77 million a year ago.

A bigger proportion of the population or about one in every four Filipinos were considered poor in the first half of 2014 due to government restrictions on rice imports and the lingering effects of a killer typhoon, state data released last Friday showed.

Riza Lozada The Philippines is being groomed as a model country for mobilizing funds to address climate risks. A World Bank (WB) report stated that the country is home to 16 provinces considered among the top 50 places in Southeast Asia that are vulnerable to sea level changes.