DAVAO CITY – The Davao Agilas stamped their class in the Red Bull Half Court Mindanao Qualifier on Sunday, Aug. 31, outlasting 26 squads from across the region to clinch the championship and a coveted ticket to the national finals in Manila on Oct. 18. Backed by head coach Jigger Saniel, the...
President Marcos has declared Monday, Nov. 4, as a Day of National Mourning for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine which ravaged several parts of the country last month. MOURNING THE LOSS — Families of landslide victims due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in Talisay, Batangas...
Bringing the German global home appliance brand Miele and the local food brand Half Saints together at the Miele BGC showroom is a stroke of marketing genius. Half Saints, led by Christine Roque and Jo Arciaga, has always stood for high quality, fresh ingredients, and culinary creativity that...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the revival of proposed legislation that aims to prevent rice wastage by pushing restaurants to standardize the serving of half-a-cup of rice. (From left) DA-PhilRice Deputy Executive Director Dr. Karen Eloisa Barroga and Development Communication...
Here's some good news to start the year 2023. (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda reminded Filipinos on Saturday, Dec. 31 that half a month's worth of salary awaits them as part of the windfall from the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN Law. “A 13.5th month...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a former professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Cebu City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Slotty Avila, 34, was served with the search warrant n...
Containerized cargo growth in its Manila and Batangas ports boosted Asian Terminal Inc. (ATI)'s net income by one percent to P1.14 billion on revenues of P6.1 billion, up 11.7 percent, in the first half of 2022 versus the same period last year. Revenues from South Harbor international containerized...
While DITO CME Holdings Corp posted a 10.6 times increase in revenues to P3.03 billion for the first half of 2022, with EBITDA growing 26 percent to P2.79 billion, the company bled P15.43 billion due to P7.26 billion in unrealized foreign exchange losses, as well as 135 percent and 423 percent...
Mobile wallet GCash has registered 66 million users as of mid-2022 because the company "chose to collaborate rather than compete" president and CEO Martha Sazon told a recent Mobile 360 Asia Pacific FinTech Summit. Collaborations with banks and other fintech providers helped GCash grow during the...
The recovery in air travel remains strong, based on the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s first half of the year passenger data released last night, August 4. “Demand for air travel remains strong. After two years of lockdowns and border restrictions people are taking advantage of...
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) registered a 50 percent increase in net income to $294.5 million in the first half this year from $196.7 million in the same period 2021 primarily due to higher operating income, higher net foreign exchange gain, increase...
Despite tough economic conditions, PLDT Inc. hauled in ₱94.3 billion in consolidated service revenues (net of interconnection costs) in the first half of 2022, up 5 percent versus the same period last year. Telco Core Income, excluding the impact of asset sales and Voyager Innovations, reached...
