Cebu-based Vivant Corp. reported a 21 percent surge in profit as robust earnings from its power generation portfolio and oil-fired plants offset higher costs in its retail segment and storm-related losses at its flagship utility. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, March 27,...
MEDIUM RARE Post Valentine, post Chinese New Year, our bon vivant Benjie issued a call to arms: Let’s do lunch at Red Jade! The invitations were flashed to Fermin, Putch and Joy, Olive and Niwa, Marivic, Manny, Janet, Rennie, Vanessa, Cap and Annie, Nancy and Arthur, Evelyn, Pacita. The lobby of...
With the invitation to his birthday party, bon vivant Benjie Yap, jewelry designer and collector of Asian antiques, requested of his guests, “Please come in red.” And they did. Happy red, healthy red shining with vitality, they appeared in a red tide of silk, satin, chiffon, and, for the...
Cebu-based Vivant Corp. weathered economic headwinds, posting a 24 percent rise in net income for the first nine months of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday, Nov. 13, the company said that its consolidated core net income (CCNI) grew to ₱1.9 billion in January...
Vivant Energy Corp.’s retail electricity unit, COREnergy, is poised to expand its customer base and energy solutions for businesses following the recent regulatory adjustment to the retail competition demand threshold. In a briefing on Thursday, Nov. 6, Jose Marko Anton G. Sarmiento, COREnergy...
The Philippines took home a major regional distinction at the 2025 Asian Water Awards after the Puerto Princesa Water Reclamation and Learning Center (PPWRLC) was named Water Quality Improvement Project of the Year, recognizing its groundbreaking work in sustainable water management and...
MEDIUM RARE Mooncake, anyone? Under the lunar calendar, the August Moon Festival happened last Oct. 6, a Monday. But as long as there’s a moon and mooncakes to share, you may still enjoy your mooncake, whenever and wherever. Maya was five years old when she discovered the moon in the mooncake....
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the connection of Lihangin Wind Energy Corp.’s (LWEC) San Isidro Wind Power Project to the Visayas grid, which would mark the entry of its wind capacity into the system. LWEC, a joint venture of Aboitiz Renewables Inc., Vivant Energy Corp., and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The parable of the rich man or Dives (Latin for “rich man”) and the beggar Lazarus is very wellknown. It is characterized by its simplicity and beautiful originality. In contrast to other stories, the characters are not distinguished by their moral state but simply by their...
Cebu-based Vivant Energy Corporation announced a new renewable energy (RE) investment in Luzon through its acquisition of a stake in a solar facility in Bataan. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday, Sept. 11, Vivant said it acquired a 40 percent equity stake in Samal Solar...
CEBU CITY – Metro Cebu is set to have steadier water supply as Vivant Hydrocore Holdings Inc. (Vivant Water) is set to begin bulk supply of potable water to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). Vivant Water President Atty. Jess Anthony Garcia recently announced that the company’s...
Despite lingering market pressures and last year’s sharp profit drop, Vivant Corp. quietly staged a recovery in its first-half net income by over a tenth this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the company said its end-June net income stood at ₱962 million, 11-percent...
