The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the voluntary trading suspension sought by Asiabest Group International Inc. (ABG) in response to shareholder calls for transparency and to avoid speculation while awaiting the final appraisals of assets to be infused into the company. “The...
In line with its transformation into an infrastructure conglomerate, Asiabest Group International Inc. is offering shares worth up to ₱24.66 billion and acquiring the infrastructure and real estate companies of its chairman, Francis Lloyd Chua, for ₱15 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
Construction tycoon Francis Lloyd Chua has taken over the chair of the board of directors of Asiabest Group International Inc. and replaced the Japanese directors representing the Okada Group’s Tiger Resort Asia Ltd. This comes after Chua’s Premiumlands Corp. (PLC) acquired control over...
Businessman Francis Lloyd Chua’s Premiumlands Corporation (PLC) and Industrial Holdings and Development Corporation (IHDC) have finally kicked off the P255 million tender offer for a third of the capital of Asiabest Group International Inc. held by the public. In a disclosure to the...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (left), Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) House Assistant Majority Leaders Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre can't help but recall...
Premiumlands Corporation (PLC) and Industrial Holdings and Development Corporation (IHDC), both owned by Francis Lloyd Chua, are launching a ₱255 million tender offer for minority-held shares of Asiabest Group International Inc. (ABG). According to a disclosure filed with the Philippine Stock...
Asiabest Group International Inc. (ABG) will be transformed by businessman Francis Lloyd Chua’s PremiumLands Corporation (PLC) into an end-to-end infrastructure business group encompassing the whole industry ecosystem. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), ABG said it will...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified reelectionist Mayor John Lloyd Pacete of Bugasong town, Antique province from the May 2025 elections. PACETE (FB) In a 15-page ruling, the Comelec First Division cancelled Pacete’s Certificate of Candidacy...
US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Courtesy of Austin / X ) American servicemen who have been deployed to Palawan to be part of...
The United States has ramped up its efforts to help the Philippines safeguard its sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea​ and recently creat​ed a dedicated task force for its ​ally in the region. ​The task force is called Task Force-Ayungin, which is named after...
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Brunei's Defence Minister Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof during the ASEAN Defence Ministers' informal Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo: Austin / X account) The United States government has created a new military task force...
