Uy-led UC Malampaya Philippines Pte. Ltd. is seeking resolution of the P27.3-billion dispute on capacity payments for the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power project; and it formally lodged this concern in a Senate hearing as one of the major issues that the company wants to be accorded with...
A year of changes By Jose Ostonal Lavanderas , oil on canvas, by Fernando Amorsolo Despite the lull in business activity as a result of the pandemic, the art auction scene has managed to survive and even thrive. Leading auction house León Gallery will close the year with its annual last-quarter...
Photo from ONE Championship Geje Eustaquio became the lone Filipino and Team Lakay fighter to take home a win in ONE Championship held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium recently. Eduard Folayang, Lito Adiwang and Kevin Belingon of Team Lakay and Kyokushin Karate Champion Ramon Gonzales all lost to...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its food division San Miguel Foods, has ramped up its local corn purchases, now up 20 percent from September, as part of its commitment to source its raw materials locally. As of now, the company’s total year-to-date corn purchases stand at 524,155 metric...
Senator Ralph Recto yesterday sought for an accounting of the funds being allocated to government financial institutions for lending to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Senator Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) This transpired at the Senate hearing for the...
Senator Ralph Recto yesterday sought for an accounting of the funds being allocated to government financial institutions for lending to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Senator Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) This transpired at the Senate hearing for the...
Diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will install a 200-megawatt solar farm to underpin the energy requirements of its P740-billion Bulacan airport project. The company said it wants that mammoth infrastructure venture to become the showcase of ‘clean energy’ investment...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is continuing its efforts to deliver food donations to thousands of families in some 22 provinces and cities ravaged by three sucessive super typhoons, with total donations reaching P15 million to date and rising. “We continue to get appeals for help from so many...
Businessmen are hopeful that the newly signed RCEP will stimulate trade, investment and digital transformation among member countries. Amb. Benedicto V. Yujuico, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), cited the timely completion of the world’s biggest free...
The country’s biggest power generation companies are eyeing to join the competitive selection process (CSP) of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) so they can corner contracts on the utility firm’s future power...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has unveiled over the weekend major rail and road networks to be incorporated in its P740-billion Bulacan airport project. “These projects make up the massive infrastructure network that make the airport accessible from Metro Manila and various points of...
After 8 years of negotiations, trade ministers from 15 countries are set to sign tomorrow, Nov. 15, the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), creating the world’s biggest free trade area (FTA) agreement. “The RCEP has finally been concluded and finalized by all trade...
