Engineering and housing firm Megawide Construction Corp. posted a 26-percent jump in consolidated net income to ₱265 million in the first quarter of 2026 as its construction business remained strong amid the onset of the Middle East crisis. The firm reported to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)...
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust (REIT) of Andrew Tan-led Megaworld Corp., is aiming to grow big enough to join AREIT Inc. in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) benchmark index’s basket of 30 companies within the next two to three years. During the PSE’s Strength Access and Reach...
SANTA CRUZ, Zambales – Police arrested two suspects in the murder of a doctor, her baby, and helper on Dec. 4, 2024, in this town. Police identified one of the suspects as the husband of the victim, Dr. Lynette Metra. He was apprehended in Barangay San Vicente, Baguio City on Friday, May 15. The...
HOTSPOT One source of our national pride happened 60 years ago this year: The election of former Supreme Court Chief Justice César Bengzon to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Nicknamed the world court, the ICJ is one of the major organs of the United Nation. It is tasked with settling...
BACOLOD CITY – Western Visayas pair Andrei Villanueva and Ma. Victoria Cruz took the spotlight by completing a six-gold haul in the dancesport youth category to become the most bemedalled athletes so far in the National PRISAA Games Tuesday, May 12. Villanueva and Cruz put on a show with their...
The Philippine stock market is expected to remain cautious and bearish as investor sentiment stays tied to developments in the Middle East and the impact of the conflict on the domestic economy. “The local market is expected to move with a bearish bias this week as it deals with the...
HOTSPOT Were organizations of journalism, press freedom, human rights and civil liberties negligent in “defending the rights” of former journalist Jay Sonza? This was the question hurled by a journalist-friend from Cagayan de Oro. It got mixed and mostly surprised reactions from organizations....
Saavedra-led Megawide Construction Corp., an engineering firm also engaged in the infrastructure and housing businesses, reported a 24 percent growth in net income to ₱669 million in 2025 from ₱538 million in 2024 on the back of higher construction margins and stronger real estate sales. In a...
Legendary talent maker Johnny Manahan, known in the industry as Mr. M, is leading TV5’s push to discover the next generation of Philippine entertainment stars through its newly launched talent arm, Star Worx. At 79, the former head of ABS-CBN’s Star Magic reaffirmed his reputation for spotting...
HOTSPOT The last time the middle class “revolted” was in 2016. It was quite impossible to see the revolt in plain election results, but it was clear in the exit polls conducted on Election Day. According to the SWS, the exit polls showed the following: The higher the class, the more the appeal...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta was misgendered and then personally misattributed a popular quote from actor Piolo Pascual in one fell swoop Wednesday, April 29 during the House Committee on Justice 's impeachment hearing on Vice President Sara Duterte. It all started when justice panel...
Our minds can act as limitless playgrounds when we put our imaginations to the test. For artists, the creative imagery that comes to life is the result of countless hours of coming up with a vision. What follows is an extensive process of bringing these imagined visions to life. It almost seems...
