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The Philippine Stock Exchange has penalized First Gen for disclosure violations. Underneath the sanction is a question every family business eventually answers: whose clock are we on?

From the country's most powerful policymakers to its most influential spiritual leaders, these are the Filipinos whose influence is shaping the nation today.

From founders and executives, these are the most powerful and influential names in business in the country.

The garden shops and commercial buildings along the stretch of Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City are on land that was supposed to be part of the highway. What happened?

Martin Andanar had a fast-paced career as a TV newscaster and helped shape policy as comms chief of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Now he’s serving coffee to surfers in his own cafe in Siargao.

In this exclusive excerpt from his new book From Great Debt to Great Deals: How I Built the Fastest-Growing Company in Asia Pacific, entrepreneur Steve Sy takes us through one of the most challenging chapters of his life, and how he came out of it stronger and more resilient.

The American soldier and teacher, who grew up in the plains of Kansas and made his way to the hills of Cavite, lived a rich and fascinating life. After the Philippine-American war, he settled in the country, married a Filipina, became a writer, and bought many parcels of fertile land along the Tagaytay Ridge, some of which still bear his name today.

News sources say both automotive giants are reconsidering the merger. For Nissan, both scenarios—pursuing a merger or maintaining the status quo—carry their own sets of risks and rewards.

If the 1980s had Bagets, the ‘90s had Pare Ko. The movie about Filipino youth culture eschewed the typical depictions of teenagers in favor of something real and raw, and, in the process, made stars out of its young leads like Jomari Yllana, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Jao Mapa, and Claudine Barretto. Three decades later, writer and director Jose Javier Reyes reminisces about making the movie and whether he’d ever consider making a sequel.

For people who are so against sex ed being taught in school, where would you prefer kids learn about it?

The founder and proprietor of popular Filipino restaurant Florabel now has a restaurant group of 25 outlets, including Crisostomo, Sisa’s Secret, Corazon, and Mr. Franks. Here’s her remarkable story.

When attending Rorate Caeli masses, “one notices something very far from your regular Misa de Gallo: solemnity, prayer, the Sacred. No gimmicks, just mass.”

Vicente Alvarez Dizon might not have the same name recall of contemporaries like Fernando Amorsolo, Vicente Manansala, Galo Ocampo, or Victorio Edades, but his contributions to the burgeoning Filipino art landscape of the early 20th century are invaluable.