GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A threat to withhold funding for the University of the Philippines (UP) has been made apparently in response to a call for an “academic strike.” It appears irrelevant that the call was originally made not by UP by its affluent neighbor...
What can you give to President Duterte this Christmas? Four empowered Filipino women who are based in Australia have thought of possible gifts for President Duterte during the holidays. These women are: Mrs. Oceania Olivia Rosete Wheeler, Mrs. Australasia Kristine Aseron Santos, Mrs. Australia...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar As the nation continues to grapple with a pandemic that has affected more than 406,000 Filipinos and has claimed the lives of more than 7,700, a cavalcade of typhoons and severe tropical storms have battered our country in a span of weeks....
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay As I write this column, Typhoon Ulysses has transformed Cagayan and Isabela, the home province of my mother, into an ocean of tears and tragedy. Prior to its arrival, the typhoon ravaged towns and cities already reeling from the devastation...
Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), the Gotianun family’s holding firm, reported a three percent improvement in attributable net income to P8.9 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from the P8.6 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said they are evaluating this year’s national budget to determine whether there is need to augment it to help the victims of the recent typhoons that ravaged Luzon and parts of the Visayas. “We are in the process of evaluating the damage of the series...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Major TV networks in the US have projected that former Vice President Joseph Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. And while President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede as he exhausts legal remedies, world...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A devastating super-typhoon ravaged the country last week, narrowly sparing Metro Manila but leaving a wake of destruction in large parts of Bicol. Not only did it displace thousands of families, it also battered the region’s agricultural...
The Philippine delegation is targeting to attract over 1,300 buyers and generate a modest $31 million worth export deals at the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE), significantly lower than the $300 million the Philippines realized during last year’s China International...
The Villar group continues to move into the changing consumer landscape with the launch of its new Get All online delivery service app which offers on-demand delivery, vehicle rentals, shuttle, and shopper services to key cities inside and outside Metro Manila. In a statement, the Villar group...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) reported a 54 percent drop in consolidated net income to P15.2 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from the P33.1 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said consolidated revenues for the...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) reported a 38 percent drop in consolidated core net income to P7.7 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from P12.5 billion in the same period last year. In a press briefing, MPIC President Jose Ma. K. Lim said the lower profit is largely...
