The Villar Group of Companies, through AllHome Corporation, has joined government and other private companies in signing a deal to procure Covid-19 vaccines from Astra Zeneca for its employees and their families as well as for donation to the government. AllHome was represented by its Vice Chairman...
Feuding factions of the Yanson clan continue engage in courtroom battles over control of the country's biggest bus conglomerate. "The legal battle for control of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) is far from over. Cases and countersuits are still pending before various courts to show...
An aquaculture firm is now awaiting the approval of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for its unsolicited proposal to breed and harvest fish and other seafood products in Pantabangan Dam, one of the largest dams in Asia. This, while the advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan started pushing for...
The Jollibee Group is expanding its PHO24, its Vietnam pho chain brand, with the opening of three stores this year as part of its target to open a total of 100 stores in the country. In a statement, Jollibee said PHO24’s first opening in 2021 is scheduled in February and will be located at...
This Filipino book may just be what you need to get your company or business the marketing boost it needs People rose above the challenges of 2020 through constant self-improvement, helping each other out and dreaming of a brighter tomorrow. Despite the pandemic and the economic crisis that has...
The Siy Cha Group of Companies from Sultan Kudarat, which have been in the motorcycle retail business for over 30 years, now wants a piece of the P37 billion delivery market for online merchants and their customers. The group will launch Amigo, an on-demand delivery service platform next month, to...
The Aboitiz Group has pledged to continue supporting the Philippine government in terms of addressing hunger and malnutrition as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. In a statement, Aboitiz Group said it believes collaborating with the government in its effort to combat hunger...
PLDT Inc. and wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) took down 3,011 sites that host illicit content featuring children, in compliance with National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) orders. The PLDT Group upholds protection from online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC)...
Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), subsidiary of Globe Telecom and operator of mobile wallet GCash, hauled in close to $1 billion investments to date from a private equity fund. ASP Philippines LP, a limited partnership fund managed by investment firm Bow Wave Capital Management, infused new...
Presuming it was named for the airport code of their favorite city, Barcelona; BCN of the Bistro Group has done it’s own share of traveling and changing neighborhoods. I recall it’s first incarnation in Legaspi Village, on the then-trendy culinary outpost of Bolanos St. Then pre-pandemic, in...
Leading global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC) is investing P6 billion to Fast Group (Fast), the Philippines leading end-to-end logistics player, to further boost Fast’s continued development and further expansion across the country. Brice Cu, CVC Capital Partners managing...
Century Properties Group Inc. is planning to raise up to P3 billion from a public offering of unsecured fixed-rate peso denominated retail bonds. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its Board of Directors has approved the plan to offer P2 billion worth of retail...
