Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday said buying back Petron from San Miguel Corp. would help foster competition and provide a vehicle for subsidies which the government needs to ensure to mitigate the impact of an oil price surge as tension between Russia and Ukraine...
The Philippine Stock Exchange will be returning to its full-day 5-hour trading schedule starting March 1, 2022 as new COVID-19 cases continue to decline, specially in the National Capital Region. PSE President & CEO Ramon S. Monzon In a Memorandum, PSE President Ramon S. Monzon said the...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has assured Filipino farmers a wider state-funded program that would install solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) on their paddy fields and plantations. Senator Ping Lacson (Facebook) Lacson revealed this plan in a dialogue with farm leaders...
Opposing candidates for the gubernatorial seat in Pangasinan province are both rallying for presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio. Reelectionist Governor Amado Espino III and his rival, Ramon Guico on Saturday, Feb. 19 both...
SMC SLEX inaugurals P14-B SLEX elevated extension launched By Emmie V. Abadilla San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has formally inaugurated its completed P14-billion South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Elevated Extension project meant to solve traffic congestion in Metro Manila. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte,...
President Duterte led the inauguration of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Elevated Extension Project in Alabang, Muntinlupa City that is poised to end the perennial traffic congestion in the southern part of Metro Manila on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Screengrab from PCOO Facebook livestream) The...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is planning to double the capacity of its P10-billion advanced cement manufacturing facility in Davao to 100 million bags after it starts full commercial operations later this year. In a statement, SMC said its aim is to reduce reliance on imports and avoid delays in...
Cash dividends paid out by companies listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange to common shareholders improved by 17.3 percent to P402.18 billion in 2021 from 2020’s P342.88 billion, boosted by real estate trust issues of listed firms. Data collated by the bourse show that this translates to...
The master sculptor’s legacy in Philippine art is crystal clear as he turns 77 ArtSpeak Ramon E.S. Lerma When walking through the main hallway of the Tower Club, once located at the top of the Philamlife Tower, one couldn’t possibly miss the sculptures proudly displayed side-by-side, set...
Blaming market conditions, DITO CME Holdings Corporation has formally informed the Philippine Stock Exchange that it is deferring its P8 billion stock rights offering but the bourse said it has yet to approve the deferment. “The Exchange was notified by DITO CME Holdings Corp. that its...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla The 2019 Southeast Asian Games was a major success for the athletes and officials that persevered to make the hosting of the biennial meet an unforgettable moment in history. But as the country grapples from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the woes extending...
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) reported that its group-wide reforestation initiative nationwide has resulted in the planting of 3.8 million trees since 2019 to date. The conglomerate said in a statement that it has recently completed planting over 26,000 trees in Angat, Bulacan together with the town’s...
