Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) first-quarter earnings almost quintupled to ₱43.4 billion, surging by a sharp 388 percent from ₱8.9 billion a year earlier due to one-time gains from the partial sale of power assets and foreign exchange gains. The firm said its core net...
PHINMA Corporation of the Del Rosario family expects to sustain its growth this year on the strength of its education and property businesses "We are optimistic for sustained growth with the expected higher enrollment for Education, the accelerated implementation and completion of PHINMA Properties...
San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (SMFB) Chairman Ramon S. Ang expects the company to post strong earnings growth in 2025 and beyond as it continues to expand capacity and reach. The company started 2025 with strong momentum, posting robust first quarter results driven by sustained demand,...
I have been writing non-stop for almost 10 years. This is my first on my mom. My mother, Elena Catbagan Bonilla, is not the typical reassuring figure who evokes peace and calmness on days of struggles, nor the calming voice that could put you to sleep on a tranquil night. She has a temper,...
One more from San Miguel Corporation Chairman Ramon S. Ang’s brood of eight children is taking a bigger role in the diversified conglomerate. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Petron Corporation reported that 39-year-old Jacqueline L. Ang is one of the 12 newly-elected members of...
CEBU CITY – A blatant disrespect of the law. This was how a mayoral candidate in Palompon town, Leyte province described the non-appearance of the municipality’s former mayor who was supposed to be arraigned for two criminal charges filed against him. PALOMPON, Leyte mayoral candidate Dr....
Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan--Expect Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Vicente "Tito" Sotto III to step up his campaign in the final few weeks before the May 12 mid-term...
Cycling is a way of life for many, woven through the fine threads of Filipino history and continues to become the symbol of persistence and pursuit of personal merit. For some, it is a mode of mobility, a healthy and sustainable way of traveling from Point A to B. Others find it a lasting...
Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corp. reported a 66-percent drop in attributable net income to ₱279.55 million last year, from the restated 2023 profit of ₱831.27 million, due to high expenses and losses of its property business. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said...
From left to right: Light Fuels Retail Trade Manager, Dwight Christian Jonas Villon; Vice President and Head of Commercial Fuel Trade, Alvin Lato; First Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Atty. Constance Marie Lim, CPA; Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Brigitte...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (left), Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (Facebook) Administration Senate bets Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar and reelectionist Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. continue to...
Senators on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 welcomed the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) move to prepare for China’s possible invasion of Taiwan, which could affect close to 300,000 Filipinos that are currently living in the self-governing island. Map of Taiwan (MB file photo) This...
