Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, tripled its net income to P12.8 billion in the first half of 2021 from P4.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings were boosted by its...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Quezon City government on Thursday, August 12, joined forces to vaccinate 5,000 public transport drivers in the city during the Vaccine Express drive-through vaccination that will run until August 13. Vice President Leni Robredo and Quezon City Mayor...
LT Group, Inc. (LTG) posted a 63 percent drop in attributable net income to P3.73 billion in the first half of 2021 from the P10.03 billion earned in the same period in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said “This is mainly due to the higher provisioning for credit...
A top health expert has reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during the recently-concluded VHealthy webinar series of the Villar Group. Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, a UST professor and a microbiologist, explained how vaccines could help a person to develop anti-bodies that...
President Duterte got the full backing of the head of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) in stripping a Metro Manila mayor with the power to distribute cash assistance (ayuda). LPP national president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr said that as the Chief Executive,...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) reported a higher net loss of P181.9 million in the first half of 2021 from the P84.7 million incurred in the same period last year as it continued to reel from the effects of the pandemic. “The prevailing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic undermines the...
The Aboitiz Group has ramped up the vaccination of its team members, amid the surge of the highly transmissible Delta variant in the country, to fulfill its commitment to prioritize their health and safety while ensuring continued operations to keep the economy running towards a “better...
The Aboitiz Group has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a nationwide mentoring program that targets to help agriculture-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become digital. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In partnership with DA, the Aboitiz Group...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and the Mental Health Research Advisory Group (MHRAG) have launched a 102-page manual which seeks to streamline mental health research in the country. (DOST-PCHRD) The "Quality Mental Health...
Fixing a 35-year-old "oversight" of the country in the International labor scene is among the top priorities of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III during his year-long stint as chairman of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Government Group. (Mark...
Universal Robina Corporation is selling its controlling stake in Australian joint venture firm Unisnack ANZ to minority partner Intersnack Group, one of the leading manufacturers of savoury snacks in Europe. Unisnack ANZ is a leading snacks and biscuits company based in Australia and New Zealand....
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV “has always been a valued ally” of the opposition, Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman said on Thursday, July 29, as they are still open to working with him in a bid to come up with a united opposition for 2022 polls despite his latest tirade against...
