AVANT GARDENER Farmers and fishers, despite being in professions that quite literally feed the nation, continue to be one of the most marginalized sectors of society, with many practitioners not even making minimum wage. No wonder many see farming and fishing as traps to escape instead of the noble...
CREC eyes Green Bond offering in 2025 By James A. Loyola After raising P5.3 billion from its initial public offering (IPO), Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) is considering the issuance of Green Bonds to help fund its aggressive $3-billion five-year expansion program. During the press...
The UK government’s MOBILIST Programme has invested P731 million in Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) which is equivalent to 13.77 percent of its P5.3-billion initial public offering (IPO). CREC has successfully completed its IPO and listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on...
AVANT GARDENER The Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) celebrated the closing of Farmers’ and Fisher Folk's month last May 30 with Paella a la Cordillera held at the Melvin Jones Grandstand. Twenty-six chefs from popular restaurants in Baguio, Manila, and Davao...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s firstborn Kevin Andrew L. Tan has been named president of their holding company Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) following the retirement of Kingson U. Sian from leadership roles in AGI, Megaworld Corporation, and Travellers International Hotel Group (TIHGI). Former AGI and...
The continuing nationwide expansion of SM Prime Holdings Inc., with the 86th mall opening in Caloocan City, is providing a venue for growth for many small and medium enterprises and communities. In a statement, SM said SM City Caloocan will better connect surrounding urban and rural communities,...
The local stock market is seen to remain volatile as sentiment continues to be weighed down by the weak peso, delayed interest rate cuts, and persistently-high inflation. “Broader market movements last week reflected a more hawkish US Fed, as officials indicated their lack of confidence to...
AVANT GARDENER This column concludes the three-part series on textile conservationist and cultural advocate Raffy Tesoro’s bid to revive Philippine muslin, commonly known as kulambo. Last week, I wrote about the economic potential of Philippine muslin, some of the challenges Tesoro and his team...
Eton Properties Philippine Inc., the domestic real estate arm of taipan Lucio Tan, is planning to launch two residential communities envisioned to be oases in an urban setting and introduce a new hotel brand in the next two to three years. Eton President and CEO Kyle C. Tan During the...
SM Supermalls President Steven Tan, SM Engineering Design and Development President Hans Sy Jr., Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan, Diocese of Novaliches Bishop Roberto Qrendain Gaa, Vice Mayor Karina Teh, and SM Food Retail Executive Director Hendrik Sy SM City Caloocan officially...
AVANT GARDENER (Part II) Last week, I talked about textile conservationist and cultural advocate Raffy Tesoro’s bid to revive Philippine muslin, more commonly known as kulambo, the fabric used as mosquito netting before plastic became de rigeur, and how for this revitalization to happen, training...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s holding company Alliance Global Group Inc. is infusing P2.61 billion into property development subsidiary Megaworld Corporation through subscription of new shares. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AGI said its Board of Directors has approved the subscription...
