Quintel USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation, has signed a Master Purchase Agreement with a telecommunications operator ranking among the top five full-fledged wireless carriers in North America. Cirtek said the product approval is for Quintel to...
The continuous appreciation of Philippine peso versus other currencies may continue to pull down water rates in Metro Manila until the first quarter of 2021. MB File photo. (ALVIN KASIBAN) This is because of the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) tariff mechanism that Maynilad Water...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company Inc. will experience a rollback in their monthly billing starting October until December, a top official of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System's (MWSS) Regulatory Office (RO) said. MB file photo In a virtual briefing, MWSS...
Fruitas Holdings, Inc. (FHI) re-allocating P165 million of its initial public offering proceeds to cover the acquisition of the site of its buko (young cononut) water commissary and its new headquarters. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the P165 million is part of the...
The domestic automotive industry has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to reconsider its safeguard investigation on imported cars as sales took a dive in August. A joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association...
Union Bell in file photo After a six-month absence, Philippine horse racing finally makes its much-awaited return on Sunday at the Metro Manila Turf Club Inc. in Malvar, Batangas. The approval to resume horse racing was relayed to the Philippine Racing Commission by Kenneth Ronquillo, head of...
Anjo Yllana (green shirt, background) with 'Eat Bulaga' hosts (Facebook) After more than two decades of being part of the television variety show "Eat Bulaga," TV host Anjo Yllana has bid farewell to the noontime show. The 52-year-old shared through social media last Aug. 11 that he submitted...
Coach Ron Dulay (Marinerang Pilipina) Former Ateneo volleyball players Gretchen Ho and Jem Ferrer paid respects to veteran coach Ron Dulay, who passed away Monday after a battle with bone marrow disease. He was 48. “Sad news today,” said Ho in a Twitter post. “Coach Ron was the one who asked...
Isabela Blancas overcame depression and started One Closet, a social enterprise that encourages sharing through fashion Photos by Dexter Nanual Isabela Blancas inside the One Closet shop Three years ago, Isabela Blancas was a 13-year-old girl living in Metro Manila suffering from depression. She...
Incoming CrossFit Inc. owner Eric Roza (Photo from Eric Roza's Instagram account @rozaeric) Incoming CrossFit Inc. owner Eric Roza is a step closer to reforming the fitness company and the crossfit community. In a social media post Saturday, Roza announced that he and founder Greg Glassman, who...
In this file photo, the Creamline Cool Smashers celebrate after bagging the 2019 PVL Open Conference title. (Sports Vision Images) The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is reaching out to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) with a request for the resumption of team training following the recent...
In this file photo, Jamie Christine Lim, daughter of PBA great Samboy 'Skywalker' Lim, shares a light moment with her mother and former PAG-IBIG Fund CEO Darlene Berberabe during the awarding ceremony of the +61kg kumite event in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at World Trade Center in Pasay last...
