DoubleDragon Corporation’s Hotel101 Global (Hotel101) has teamed up with Horizon Group for a major expansion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with plans to develop up to 10,000 hotel rooms worth $2.5 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, DoubleDragon said Hotel101 has signed a...
Ayala Land Inc., Megaworld Corp., Robinsons Land Corp., and SM Prime Holdings Inc., the Philippines’ top four property developers, are set to accelerate their premium residential projects over the next one to two years, in a bid to cushion the impact of slowing demand in the mass housing segment....
Japanese retail giant Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation (PPIH), operator of the popular Don Quijote and Don Don Donki store chains, has expressed interest in increasing their offering of Philippine-made goods. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said top...
Underscoring its commitment to international health cooperation and the advancement of equitable healthcare systems worldwide, the Philippines has taken center stage in global health diplomacy by assuming a key leadership role during the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA). In a statement, the...
MREIT, Inc., the real estate investment trust of pioneering township developer Megaworld Corporation, announced the appointment of Kevin L. Tan as the company’s new Chairman of the Board effective June 1, 2025. Tan served as MREIT’s President and CEO since the launch of Megaworld’s REIT...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, has deconsolidated McDonald’s Philippines franchisee Golden Arches Development Corp (GADC) from its financial statements to generate a one-time gain of ₱3.4 billion from the remeasurement of the investment’s...
Early shipment ore shipment and higher nickel prices led to a 1,568 surge in the attributable net income of Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. to ₱177.3 million in the first quarter of 2025 from just ₱10.6 million a year ago. The firm reported to the Philippine Stock Exchange that its revenues...
Hotel101 Global Pte. Ltd., the hospitality unit of tycoons Tony Tan Caktiong and Edgar Sia II’s DoubleDragon Corporation, has bought more time to push through with its merger with the company’s NASDAQ listing vehicle. The firm now has until July 23, 2025, to complete its merger with JVSPAC...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s township developer Megaworld Corporation reported a 16 percent growth in net income to ₱5.83 billion in the first quarter of the year as its growing focus on the provinces helped the performance of all of its core businesses. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
The Korean series “Weak Hero Class 2” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched shows and films on the streaming platform. Season 2 of “Weak Hero” ("약한영웅"), which delves into school violence, stars Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun, Ryeo Un as...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the investment holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew Tan, is cutting capital expenditures (capex) for 2025 following a decline in earnings in 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it is allotting ₱63 billion for capex this...
Japan and the United Kingdom (UK) have signaled concerns over a proposed measure in the Philippines that would impose a ban on the country’s export of raw minerals, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a statement on its website, the WTO said the country’s proposed “export...
