AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan The passing of veteran actor Susan Roces has left many people in mourning. Roces was not only a stalwart of Philippine cinema, she was also a kind soul who touched the lives of many. A reader sent us a photo of Agriculture Monthly’s 15th Anniversary issue which featured...
The Philippines continued its medal rampage at the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Monday, May 16, 2022, anchored on victories from gymnast Carlos Yulo, the dancesport team and bowler Merwin Tan in Hanoi, Vietnam. Carlos Yulo competes in vault en route to winning the gold medal. (POC-PSC Images) The...
Emperador Inc. is raising its capital expenditure budget to expand its overseas whisky business while sister company Megaworld Corporation is expanding its reach in the domestic front. During the Emperador’s annual stockholders’ meeting, is was disclosed that the firm increasing its capital...
If you see an orange 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi parked in a food park, that’s Kombi Brew (sometimes spelled KombiBrew), a mobile coffee shop whose unique creations has been steadily gathering a loyal fanbase that began with the biking community, but now includes everyone else. Budz Badua runs...
SINGAPORE DELIGHTS Clockwise from top left: Fried Pomfret with Taucheo, Chap Chye, Curry Yong Tau Fu, and Wagyu Rendang at One Kind House My affair with Singapore is a slow burn. And yet, although I consider Hong Kong my gateway to the world, it was to Singapore that I first went on a work trip....
LT Group Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed the founder’s grandson Lucio C. Tan III to replace his uncle Michael G. Tan as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the conglomerate. In a statement, LT Group said Michael Tan will continue to serve in his capacity as...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the "Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act", which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, more than doubled its net income to P23.8 billion last year from the P10.26 billion posted in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its earnings were bolstered by the resurgence in activities...
Letran head coach Bonnie Tan is urging his graduating big man Jeo Ambohot to further improve his game now that the 6-foot-7 center has bared his plans of joining the upcoming PBA rookie draft. Coach Bonnie Tan (left) and Jeo Ambohot (Photo from GMA NCAA) Speaking after the Knights’ 81-65 drubbing...
MREIT, Inc., the real estate investment trust of Megaworld Corporation, has declared a cash dividend of P0.243 per share to its shareholders based on its income for the first quarter of 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the cash dividends will be payable on May...
Still, proceed with caution. The virus has not gone away. Here’s a piece of advice from experts in travel, retail, dining, drinking, and clubbing, fashion, finance, arts and cultural activities, and other fields to help us surely and safely reclaim life as we used to know it. * Love Marie...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina “Helen” Tan has revealed the signing of a law establishing the Southern Luzon Multi-Specialty Medical Center, which she said would help decongest hospitals in Metro Manila amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (From left to right) President Rodrigo Duterte, Quezon Rep....
