The government has greenlighted San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) ₱95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project, a 19.37-km, six-lane elevated road, that will run along the banks of the Pasig River. In a statement, SMC said PAREX will start from Radial Road 10 in the City of Manila to C-6...
Asia United Bank announced the recent passing of its Director and Vice Chairman Ramon Y. Sy at the age of 91. “A pillar in the banking industry, Mr. Sy joined AUB in March 2012 as Vice Chairman,” the bank said in a statement. AUB Vice Chairman Ramon Y. Sy It noted that “He was instrumental...
EU hints resumption of trade negotiations with PH The EU said it is currently assessing the possible resumption of bilateral trade negotiations with the Philippines as the 27-European country union steps up its strategic engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. European Union (EU) In its Joint...
Alsons Power-Zamboanga The Alsons Power Group’s San Ramon Power, Inc. (SRPI) recently turned over 205 reams or more than 100,000 sheets of bond paper to eight public schools located in SRPI’s host barangays of Sinubong, Pamucutan, and Talisayan, Zamboanga City. The SRPI donation will enable the...
RL Commercial REIT, Inc. (RCR), the real estate investment trust of Robinsons Land Corporation, successfully listed its shares at the Philippine Stock Exchange with its share price holding steady amid a weaker market. 32437 RCR makes history as the Philippines’ largest publicly-listed REIT with a...
Allowing fully-vaccinated individuals in limited dine-in and personal care services in areas under alert level 4 is not a discriminatory move, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Tuesday, Sept. 14. A restaurant staff cleans a table after the IATF allowed indoor dining in NCR at limited...
More than 300 Japanese guests from Japan’s leading corporate and financial institutions have participated in the virtual Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) that highlighted the Duterte administration’s efforts to push for a much stronger and more inclusive economy in the post-COVID-19 pandemic...
Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, a fisherman from Concepcion, Zamboanga Sibugay, and one of the five recipients of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, is not new to challenges. Through his leadership, the fishermen in his municipality were able to stop the rampant conversion and destruction of nearby...
MB File Photo As the national fencing team prepares for its departure next week for another bubble training in Ormoc City, other national sports associations (NSAs) are also gearing up to do the same in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year. Philippine Sports...
San Miguel Corporation will soon provide affordable and reliable potable water to more people in Bulacan. In a statement, SMC said it has formalized agreements with seven water districts in the province, to be covered by Stage 3 of its Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP). 30944 These include...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is wasting no time in preparing the Filipino athletes that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as host country Vietnam could not give a definite timetable for the holding of the biennial event. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, who is...
The first batch of trains that will be deployed for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project is expected to arrive in the country by the first week of September, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said. In a Facebook post, Tugade said these trains, consisting of six...
