The SM Group, through its retail subsidiaries, is expanding its product lines and enhancing accessibility nationwide to meet the rising demand for beauty and wellness products. In a statement, SM Investments Corp. said SM Beauty offers more than 1,000 beauty brands across its 77 branches, with...
The SM group’s retail and hotels units are seeking to boost sales by enhancing their customer experience strategies in response to consumers’s preference for personalized shopping and lifestyle experiences. A recent 2025 global consumer trends report by experience management firm Qualtrics...
Bayan Muna Party-list on Wednesday, April 30, told National Security Council (NSC) assistant director general Jonathan Malaya to stop lecturing them about patriotism following the militant group's criticism of the government's purchase of a BrahMos cruise missile system. The group's former...
SM Store Makati SM Investments Corp.’s retail arm, SM Retail Inc., reported that its efforts to tap into the rapidly growing Gen Z demographic as a new consumer market is bearing fruit. Data from the SM Store, the department store business of SM Retail, reveals a 13-percent increase in in-store...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) plunged as investors sold down shares in panic due to fears of a global trade war as countries are taking retaliatory measures slapped harsh tariff rates by the US. The Philippine benchmark fell by 261.34 points or 4.3 percent to close at 5,822.85 on...
People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) Prolonged droughts, wildfires, and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic...
The Typhon mid-range capability (MRC) arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 for the Salaknib Exercise between the Philippine Army and United States Army Pacific. (Photo: USARPAC) The Philippine government called out China anew for its continued criticisms of the Typhon mid-range capability...
Havitas Properties Inc., a niche real estate developer put up by industry veterans and tycoon Michael Tan, is developing two leisure projects in Batangas and La Union worth about P2.1 billion while laying the groundwork for its entry into the economic housing segment. “Rather than focusing...
(Photo courtesy of Holcim Academy) Holcim’s recent launch of the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy marks a pivotal moment in the push for greener practices in the built environment. By offering an open-access platform designed to empower professionals with tools and insights on low-carbon,...
National Security Council (NSC) Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The Makabayan bloc’s endorsement of an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is nothing but “political opportunism”, the National Security Council (NSC) said. In a press conference Friday,...
Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook, PPAB) Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores says Vice President Sara Duterte's recent death threat against President Marcos ought to be...
ILOILO CITY – Two controversial former policemen are seeking elective posts in Iloilo province. Charlie Sustento Jr. and Jonathan Pinuela are running for congressman and provincial board member, respectively, in the fourth district. FORMER police officers Charlie Sustento Jr. (left) and Jonathan...
