Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is aiming to seal a deal to sell about 20 percent of subsidiary Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. to a foreign strategic investor in the next two months. In an interview, MPIC Chairman, President and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan said they have whittled the number of...
Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is investing ₱116.15 billion for capital expenditures this year as it expects its 2025 earnings to exceed the record performance in 2024. In a press briefing, MPIC Chief Finance, Risk, and Sustainability Officer Chaye Cabal-Revilla said...
An emotional Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. thanked overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore during his recent visit in the country. Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore flock to see Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. when the senator made a spontaneous visit to the bustling...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has filed a resolution directing the appropriate Senate committee to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation into the recurring incidents of collapsing bridges in the Philippines. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1319, Pimentel said that this is...
"Heads must roll". This was the stern statement issued by Senator Ramon "Bong" Revila following the collapse of the P1.2-billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela on Thursday night, Feb. 27. The ill-fated truck is stuck on the bridge and awaiting removal. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Revilla,...
Reelectionist Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. joined senior citizens in the simultaneous distribution of cash gifts to the qualified beneficiaries of the Republic Act (RA) No. 11982) or the Expanded Centenarians Act in Malacañan on Wednesday, Feb. 26. (Photo from the Office of Senator Ramon...
Sorteo Festival 2025 Opening Ceremony at the Carmona Town Plaza on Feb. 17 (Photo from Rep. Roy M. Loyola's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CARMONA CITY, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) here officially kicked off the Sorteo Festival 2025 on Monday, Feb. 17, marking its first...
Some senators didn't even bat an eyelash following president Rodrigo Duterte's remark that he would kill members of the upper chamber in order to help members of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate get into the winners' circle. For Senate President...
The Ayala Group is selling its telehealth provider KonsultaMD to Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation (mWell), the pioneering digital healthcare arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). In a statement MPIC said mWell has entered into agreements with the Ayala Group to acquire...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) digital healthcare arm mWell is pioneering the use of drones for the delivery of medicine in Southeast Asia in order to reach hard-to-access areas in the Philippines. In a statement, the firm said the service is designed to complement the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) favored the establishment of a Forensic Institute in the country to increase the number of forensic pathologists who can help law enforcers in solving crimes and addressing human rights violations. Supported by the CHR was the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No....
Senator Joel Villanueva urged President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 31 to certify the legislated wage hike bill in the Senate as urgent, emphasizing the need to improve the standard of living for Filipino workers. Villanueva, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and...
