AllDay Marts Inc. marked a successful debut at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) with its share rising 50 percent to P0.90 apiece and hitting the ceiling of the trading band immediately upon listing. The firm raised P4.5 billion from its oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO) of 6.86...
San Miguel Corp. president Ramon S. Ang (second from right) poses with boxers Eumir Marcial, Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam San Miguel Corp. president Ramon S. Ang personally handed financial incentives to boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial for winning silver and bronze medals...
Microtel by Wyndham, an international chain of limited service hotels with properties in strategic locations nationwide, has vaccinated 100 percent of its workforce in a bid to protect its employees and guests from the threat of COVID-19. This is according to Jose Mari del Rosario, President and...
House Deputy Speaker and 1PACMAN Partylist Rep. Mikee Romero on Thursday, Oct. 28 appealed for “urgent affirmative action” on the proposed “Eddie Garcia Act” that is pending in the Senate amid the controversy over the fatal shooting accident in the set of the US film “Rust" recently...
media San Miguel Corporation (SMC) recently mounted two more brand new Hyundai Rotem train sets on its 22-kilometer, P68.2 Billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT 7) and is on track to start operating next year. This was the second batch of train sets, after the first arrived from Korea last month....
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that its pandemic food relief drive that began in March last year continues to serve as a lifeline for struggling urban families. In a statement, SMC said the program has yielded close to two million pieces of nutribun and pandesal breads throughout Metro...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Board of Directors has approved the listing of the shares of Medilines Distributors Inc. (MEDIC), paving the way for its planned P2 billion initial public offering (IPO). For its maiden offering, MEDIC will be selling up to 825 million primary and secondary shares from...
Google-Philippines-office Digital transformation can create up to P5 trillion in annual economic value by 2030, according to a new Google Philippines - commissioned report released Oct. 19, 2021. Of this value, P3.5 trillion could come from technologies that help businesses mitigate the economic...
National Scientist Dr. Ramon C. Barba, who was behind the year-round availability of fresh mangoes, was laid to rest on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City. (Screengrab from DOST Philippines Facebook page) The Philippine government accorded a state...
National Scientist Dr. Ramon C. Barba, who was behind the year-round availability of fresh mangoes, is set to be accorded a state funeral on Saturday, Oct. 16. National Scientist Ramon C. Barba (NAST PHL) The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), the country’s...
The Philippines has batted for a transparent and predictable regulatory environment in the services sector more than providing access to services markets amid an uneven progress among economies in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Trade and...
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) emerged as Top Employer of the Year at the 2021 Asia CEO Awards—at a time dominated by continuing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, SMC said it bested other major Philippine conglomerates across several criteria, including outstanding...