Top hitter Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền has opted to withdraw from the Vietnam national team a few days before the start of FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship in Thailand. Tuyền begged off to participate in the global meet slated Aug. 22 to Sept. 7 due to personal and family reasons...
The Gotianun Group’s Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) has appointed John Richard B. Sotelo as its new Chief Marketing Officer, poaching the veteran executive from rival Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FDC, which also has interests in real estate...
ILOILO CITY – Two books were launched on the Indigenous Peoples of Panay and Guimaras Islands in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IPs) on Saturday. “Panagway” and “Bádbad” were unveiled at the Iloilo City campus of the University of the Philippines...
PHINMA Corp. reported a consolidated net loss of ₱226.92 million in the first half of 2025 from a profit of ₱170.93 million in the same period last year due to losses of its construction materials and property units amid “pressure from the macroeconomic environment and the impact of seasonal...
Real estate magnate Manuel B. Villar Jr. ranks as the only Filipino in the top 100 of Bloomberg’s Billionaire’s Index, a list of the world’s 500 richest based on their total net worth. Villar placed 99th in the list with a net worth of $23.1 billion, $617 million or 2.7 percent more than a...
Phinma Education Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Del Rosario-led Phinma Corp., is aiming to venture into Vietnam in two years’ time while continuing to expand its footprint in Indonesia and the Philippines In an interview, Phinma Education President Chito B. Salazar said “We’re hoping we can...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) welcomed the state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) as its anchor investor after the fund acquired ₱500-million worth of shares from the Antonio family through a block sale. In a statement, the firm said the acquisition of a strategic stake from...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon said there is no confirmed cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) yet in eight barangays of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. “No cause for alarm yet,” he said as specimens are still undergoing laboratory testing by the Department of Health...
VisMin property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. has beefed up its board of directors by adding two more independent members: former Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) president Eugene Acevedo and outgoing president of University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) Dr. Winston Conrad B. Padojinog. ...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental announced on Thursday, July 10, the suspension of classes in elementary schools from July 10 to 11 due to reported cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon has issued Executive Order...
Richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar, founder and Chairman of Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. and several more publicly-listed companies, released a photo showing him in good health as a response to fake news that he had suffered a heart attack and had passed away in Singapore. The photo, taken inside...
New Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Francis Ed. Lim President aims to transform the commission into “a no-nonsense regulator—firm when necessary, but always fair, efficient, reliable, and professional.” Lim officially took over on June 10, 2025, from Emilio B. Aquino after...
