President Duterte has encouraged members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) who passed the 2020-2021 Bar Examination to practice law, whether in private or in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). President Duterte meets the Presidential Security Group (PSG) troopers who passed the...
KROMA Entertainment, a company backed by the Globe Telecom Group, recently launched its “tradigital” brand of entertainment combining the physical and virtual worlds via extended reality (xR) disguise. Unlike green screen execution, xR disguise is a more dynamic and intense production, allowing...
Shared services provider, Asticom Technology Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom, reached the P2-billion revenue mark in six years of operations and manages 5,000 workers to date. 79358 Launched in March 2015 as a staffing and managed services solutions company, Asticom now operates as...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s eldest daughter Aika asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the spread of a fabricated sex video claiming to be her on various internet sites and social media platforms. Aika Robredo (Photo courtesy of Leni People’s Campaign) In a letter...
Malaysia's edotco Group Sdn Bhd (edotco), through its wholly-owned Philippine subsidiary, is now the country's leading Tower Company (TowerCo) with 3,073 telecom towers, after its deal with the PLDT Group. The PLDT deal also establishes the edotco Group’s position as the 6th largest TowerCo...
Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. on Tuesday, April 19, signed a landmark Sale and Purchase deal for P77-billion worth of 5,907 telecom towers and related passive telecom infrastructure. The P77 billion transaction price makes this deal the largest ever acquisition of...
Max’s Group Inc. (MGI) reported a net income of P451 million last year, a significant turnaround from the P1.68 billion net loss it incurred in 2020 due to cost savings realized from rightsizing and more efficient operations. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said that,...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya has expressed concern that voters may confuse the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino party-list group’s acronym with the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program‘s 4Ps. The group also...
Aboitiz Construction projects in Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THPAL) and Tecnimont and JGC Philippines Joint Ventures (TJJV) recently achieved 11 million safe man-hours without lost-time injury. 78026 In line with its commitment to promote safety culture, Aboitiz Construction achieved 8.3...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) reported a net loss of P318.10 million last year, a 29.2 percent improvement from the P449.60 million net loss it suffered in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its net sales for the year reached P31.21 billion, almost the...
A member of K-pop boy band Astro announced that he is enlisting in the Korean military to fulfill his duty as a citizen. MJ, 28, the oldest member of Astro, will be enlisting in the military on May 9, the first member of the group to do so. MJ (front, center) with other Astro members (Twitter)...
Karapatan, a human rights group in the Philippines, called on the suspension of the Facebook pages and accounts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and its spokesperson Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy-Partosa for being “instruments of disinformation.”...
