TACLOBAN CITY – Governors Edwin Ongchuan of Northern Samar and Sharee Ann Tan of Samar pushed key road projects in Samar Island. TAN (left) and Ongchuan (center). (FB) Tan thanked Ongchuan for the strong collaboration and support for the proposed projects in a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11....
Saavedra-led Citicore Energy REIT Corporation (CREIT), the country’s first renewable energy (RE) real estate investment trust, has been assigned a strong Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.), with a Stable Outlook by Philippine Rating Services Corporation. An Issuer Credit Rating is an...
Investors in the local stock market will be watching out for cues from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ policy meeting this week. The local market was able to bounce back last week, supported by active trading and net foreign inflows. In the process, the market was able to get past the 6,000 and...
Megaworld is set to expand its township developments in Luzon and Visayas, adding at least two new projects covering more than 300 hectares. These townships will integrate residential, commercial, and leisure spaces, continuing the company's push for urban growth outside Metro Manila. Lourdes...
AVANT GARDENER I spent part of the holidays watching a couple of Kdramas and one thing I noticed was that both placed a value on farming but totally in passing. If you were a casual watcher and not someone on the lookout for agricultural content, they would have been easy to miss. Beware,...
Havitas Properties Inc., a niche real estate developer put up by industry veterans and tycoon Michael Tan, is developing two leisure projects in Batangas and La Union worth about P2.1 billion while laying the groundwork for its entry into the economic housing segment. “Rather than focusing...
Adding a touch of youthful energy to the Philippines' delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Lucio Tan III, grandson of Filipino tycoon Lucio Tan, joined government officials in courting global investors. Tan, the millennial president of the LT Group, was more than just a...
AVANT GARDENER Last week, I guested on The Powerful Komiksman Podcast hosted by Jerald Dorado, aka komiksman, which can be viewed in full on YouTube. We were introduced by Jean Karl Gaverza who runs Philippine Spirits, a website dedicated to the various mythological creatures that can be...
Tanduay Distillers Inc. is aiming to penetrate new markets in Europe and Latin America this year after successfully venturing into the Czech Republic and South Korea in 2024. In a statement, the firm said “Plans are underway to establish a brand presence in France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, the...
Township developer Megaworld Corporation, the real estate arm of tycoon Andrew Tan’s Alliance Global Group, is set to launch at least two more townships outside of Metro Manila this year. The firm said it is continuously ramping up its portfolio of integrated developments in the provinces and the...
SM North EDSA Imagine a world powered by the sun, the ultimate source of life. As climate change worsens due to fossil fuel use, sustainable energy alternatives are more crucial than ever. The Philippines, with its abundant sunlight, is uniquely positioned to harness solar power and help combat...
Property developer DoubleDragon Corporation, a partnership between tycoons Tony Tan Caktiong and Edgar Sia II, has set the interest rate for its planned P10 billion issuance of long-term peso retail bonds at 7.77 percent per annum. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm...
