MUFG Bank Ltd., Japan’s largest commercial lender, is prepared to finance nuclear energy projects in the Philippines as part of its regional sustainable finance strategy, though it favors smaller reactors over reviving the country 's dormant, large-scale assets. In a media roundtable, MUFG...
DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the country’s leading online games provider, is seeing an improvement in its second-quarter performance despite current regulatory and economic challenges as it continues to implement mitigating measures. In a media briefing after the firm’s annual stockholders’...
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. (DigiPlus), the country’s premier digital entertainment provider, has named finance veteran Ping Chen as its new president after Andy Tsui stepped down following more than four years of service as president and director of the company. Chen’s appointment came after...
The Supreme Court (SC) has denied for lack of merit the petition filed by Chinese businessman Chen Julong, alias Richard Tan or Richard Chen, who sought the dismissal of the charges of importation of P6.4 billion worth of dangerous drugs in 2017. In a decision that affirmed the rulings of both the...
Tycoon Andres Soriano III’s A. Soriano Corp. (Anscor) has earned ₱300 million in less than a year from the sale of its 22 percent stake in TBG Food Holdings Inc., the owner of The Bistro Group restaurant business, to Bounty Fresh founder Tennyson Chen’s Inoza Business Holdings Inc. for...
Big businesses were asked in 2022 to take accountability for their plastic packaging. Those with P100 million or more in assets were tasked to gradually recover 80 percent of their plastic product footprint by 2028. Over 2,000 companies are obliged to do that. Three years have passed and, alas,...
Losing grip of the momentum is the last thing Far Eastern University would want to think about in the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament. FEU's Chen Tagaod (UAAP Media) The Lady Tamaraws are coming off a two-game winning streak, with the last one against the UE Lady Warriors, 25-23,...
K-pop idol Chen of EXO completed his five-city “2024 Chen Fan-Con: Beyond the Door Asia Tour” with a sold-out show in Manila. Chen performed, and interacted and created special memories with Filipino fans on Nov. 23 at the New Frontier Theater. He launched the fan-con in Seoul and...
K-pop boy band EXO member Chen will be holding his fancon in Manila and other Asian cities. It was announced on Sept. 23 that Chen will have his “2024 Chen Fan-Con: Beyond the Door Asia Tour.” In Manila, Chen will have the fan-con on Nov. 23, Saturday, at the New Frontier...
Far Eastern University stunned top seed National University, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23, to keep its title campaign alive in UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball on Saturday night, May 4, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Chen Tagaod leads FEU with 12 points against National University. (UAAP Media) Chen...
Jonna Perdido erupted for a season-high 24 points as University of Santo Tomas survived defending champion De La Salle in an epic five-set thriller, 25-18, 25-23, 14-25, 16-25, 15-12, in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday night, Feb. 25, at the Mall of...
Taiwanese actors Stan Huang and Xuan Chen are currently starring in the GagaOOLala BL (boys’ love) series “VIP Only.” In “VIP Only,” Stan plays the role of a chef who owns a restaurant while Xuan is a writer who lives upstairs in the same building. Taiwanese actors Xuan Chen (left,...
