The Marcos administration will deploy ₱12.3 billion using surpluses and fresh budget allocations to settle multi-year financial arrears owed to state universities and colleges, according to a government joint administrative order. The national government plans to tap ₱7.8 billion in...
CEBU CITY — SM Prime Holdings Inc. is setting its sights on top-tier global talent, including Grammy-winning Filipino-American artist Bruno Mars, to anchor the lineup at its newly opened SM Seaside Cebu Arena, according to the company’s top leadership. The Sy family-led property giant aims to...
Cebu City-SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) has given a sneak peek of the ₱7-billion SM Seaside Cebu Arena in its South Road Properties (SRP) estate to trade, industry and corporate partners before the grand opening on July 11, 2026. The trade launch drew 400 guests from the events,...
Remember Jee Ick Joo? Yes, he was the South Korean executive who was killed right inside the Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame in Quezon City after he was kidnapped by erring cops under the guise of an anti-illegal drugs operation. His death became a symbol of the abuses...
If your social media feed has been filled with jokes about being "trentahin na kasi" or "kaming mga trentahin," you 're not alone. Behind the humor is a reality many people are beginning to experience as they approach their 30s: career shifts, evolving priorities, and physical changes,...
SM Investments Corp. and its major subsidiaries clinched a combined 24 awards at the 16th Asian Excellence Awards. The parent company bagged eight distinctions from Hong Kong-based publication Corporate Governance, including the Sustainable Asia Award, Asia’s Best CSR, Best Corporate...
A director at Jollibee Foods Corp. cashed in on a recent rebound in the fast-food giant’s stock price, diverging from the founding Tan family and top executives who have spent months aggressively buying up shares to shore up the market valuation. Antonio Chua Po Eng, a Jollibee director and the...
Nartatez tells chiefs of police: Step up police visibility, support DepEd programs on student welfare Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units to intensify crime prevention programs and other efforts to keep schools safe and...
The Marcos administration is proposing a record ₱7.2 trillion national budget for fiscal year 2027, an increase of six percent over the current year, as the government seeks to counteract an economic slowdown triggered by geopolitical conflict and domestic spending scandals. According to National...
The Sy family’s SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) and BDO Unibank Inc. led the seven largest Philippine public companies in the Forbes Global 2000 ranking for 2026. For the 24th year, Forbes’ Global 2000 ranked the largest public companies in the world using four metrics—sales, profits, assets, and...
Once upon a time, well but not so long ago, then young police officer Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. would make it a point to sit down with school authorities in areas where he was assigned as chief of police and discuss police presence inside school. Not exactly to conduct patrol or stay inside...
Arthaland Corp., the boutique green developer controlled by the Po family, is expanding deeper into the mid-market residential segment to diversify from its traditional luxury portfolio and capture broader demand amid an industry-wide supply glut. Oliver L. Chan, Arthaland executive vice president...
