ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro shared a "scary" incident that she encountered on Wednesday night, Dec. 11 involving police officers in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) that could be...
It’s no news that plastics harm the planet and its people, but we haven’t moved past this dialogue as they remain globally unmanaged and a grave threat to the environment. A sliver of hope was seen in March 2022 when 175 countries convened to develop the first treaty on plastic pollution...
The Philippines' public debt as a share to gross domestic product (GDP) rose in the third quarter alongside slower economic growth, even as private-sector debts continued to fall before the onset of downward interest rates. The latest Global Debt Monitor of the Washington-based Institute of...
Township developer Megaworld Corporation’s leisure subsidiary Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI) is investing an initial P5 billion to develop a 117-hectare integrated lifestyle community in the highlands of Cagayan de Oro City. In a joint disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Megaworld...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the investment holding company of tycoon Andrew Tan, reported an almost flat net income of P20.05 billion during the first nine months of the year versus P20.14 billion in the same period of 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm...
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), a leading nickel ore producer in the Philippines, reported a 67.6 percent drop in attributable net income to P502.6 million in the first nine months of 2024 due to lower nickel prices. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said this...
Megaworld Corporation, the country’s pioneer builder of townships, reported a 16 percent growth in net income for the first nine months of 2024 to P15.69 billion, from P13.5 billion in the same period last year, as all its key businesses improved. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
The Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), joined countries worldwide in celebrating Global Handwashing Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15. (DepEd / file photo) This year's theme, "Why Are Clean Hands Important?" emphasized the crucial role of proper hand...
The Ayala Group’s Globe Telecom reported that it has successfully held end-to-end satellite SMS customer trial in a remote area with no reception in Zambales through the low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites of partner Lynk Global Inc. The telecommunications firm said this is a milestone in its...
Philippine debt levels as a share to the economy fell across-the-board in the first half of 2024, according to the latest data from the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF), underscoring the "double-edged sword" wrought by the previously elevated interest rate environment. The...
This year's US presidential election and the Philippines' midterm polls next year, among other geopolitical and climate events, pose risks to near-term economic outlook here and abroad, according to the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF). "Political uncertainties and policy...
With the success of the first Tempur cinema in the Philippines, a new experiential showroom opened on September 10 in the same mall—Uptown Bonifacio in Taguig. Personalities such as Rambo Nuñez, Jason Webb, Justine Luzares, Inka Magnaye, Christian Bables, Arianna Evangelista, and John de Leon...
