K-pop idol group BTS members RM and V reflected on their lives while fulfilling their military service for 18 months. RM and V were discharged from the military on June 10 after enlisting on Dec. 11, 2023. RM served in the Korean Army’s 15th Infantry Division band in Hwacheon, Gangwon...
K-pop idol group BTS members RM and V have been discharged from the military on June 10 ahead of their 12th debut anniversary. RM and V appeared before the media together at the Sinbuk-eup Sports Park soccer field in Yulmun-ri, Sinbuk-eup, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. "After coming to the...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is making moves in the distribution utility (DU) and its generation business through an ongoing partnership with South Korea. In an ambush interview with Ronnie L. Aperocho, Meralco’s executive vice president and chief operating officer...
MSpectrum, Inc., a wholly owned solar subsidiary of the Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco), turned over a120-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar rooftop project to DHL Supply Chain to power its training center in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The project is estimated to generate approximately...
Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman and chief executive officer of the country’s largest power distributor, Manila Electric Company (Meralco), hopes President Marcos will appoint a capable successor to outgoing Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla. On the sidelines of Meralco’s Annual...
SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) reported a decline in its first-quarter net income for the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), SPNEC said its total net income during the first three months of 2025 slid to ₱12.4 million, which is a significant drop from its figure last year...
Ready to go toe-to-toe, tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan said rival Globe Telecom Inc. is still “far behind” PLDT Inc. in the broader telecommunications sector, as the Ayala-led firm’s new leadership charts an ambitious course to become the most profitable telco in the Philippines. Last month,...
NUSTAR Resort and Casino unveiled its newest crown jewel—the ultra-luxurious NUSTAR Hotel—on May 8, 2025 in Cebu. The 223-room property marks a major milestone for the resort, embodying a refined blend of world-class accommodations, modern elegance, and heartfelt Filipino hospitality. Gracing...
Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. reported that its income fell by eight percent in the first quarter of the year as the telecommunications giant faces a market slump driven by global economic uncertainties. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PLDT said its overall core income declined...
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), the real estate development arm of the Gokongwei Group, has opened its NUSTAR Hotel—the first ultra-luxury Filipino-branded hotel in the country. Located within the NUSTAR Integrated Resort in Cebu City, RLC said the new hotel is a bold statement of its ambition...
Power and water utilities propelled a 17 percent growth in Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s first quarter core net income to ₱6.6 billion in 2025 from ₱5.6 billion in 2024. The firm said that, “Improved financial and operational performance across MPIC’s portfolio led to a...
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corporation’s budget-friendly Go Hotels will have to take a back seat as the company focuses on growing more upscale brands under its ₱125 billion five-year expansion and premiumization plan. In a media briefing after the RLC annual stockholders’ meeting, RLC...
