Signing ceremony at the SBMA Corporate Boardroom on March 20, 2025. From left to right: Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino Jr., SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Subicwater Chairman Apollo C. Tiglao, and Subicwater CEO Benjamin E. Antonio III Subic Water and...
Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted an ocular inspection at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) following an alleged “tanim-bala” incident at the busy gateway on March 27. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson personally spoke with Mactan-Cebu International...
The brown taipan, Manuel B. Villar Jr., who recently disclosed that one of his real estate companies earned ₱1 trillion, is back as the Philippines’ richest man, after being briefly replaced by port and gaming magnate Enrique K. Razon Jr., as ranked by Forbes Magazine. There are 15 Filipinos in...
A consumer advocacy group urged lawmakers to eliminate lease requirements for broadband connectivity equipment, which it described as a major barrier to universal internet access. With the internet now becoming indispensable as electricity and water, CitizenWatch Philippines co-convenor Tim...
Mayor Francis Zamora, together with city government officials, break ground for the soon-to-be-built Makabagong San Juan Sports Center. Officials of the San Juan City local government on Friday, March 21, broke ground for two of its latest infrastructure projects - a sports facility and...
DMCI Holdings Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer Herbert Consunji Consunji-led DMCI Holdings Inc. is allotting about ₱70 billion for capital expenditures (capex) this year—including investments of affiliate Maynilad Water Services Inc., making its budget 45 percent more...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this March in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Quezon City, and Cavite Province at no extra cost. Maynilad’s...
Mayor Abby Binay Over 95,000 individuals, including those from EMBO barangays transferred to Taguig City’s jurisdiction and non-Makati residents, have benefited from Makati City's expanded healthcare services through its health centers, Ospital ng Makati (OsMak), and the mobile multi-service...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led First Pacific Co. Ltd. is directly investing ₱726.29 million in Maynilad Water Services Inc. through its ₱49 billion initial public offering (IPO) to offset a small portion of the dilution in the stake of subsidiary Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC). In a...
Maynilad President and CEO Ramoncito Fernandez Maynilad Water Services Inc. has firmed up plans for its initial public offering, targeting to raise up to ₱49.15 billion around the third quarter of this year, as further delays could limit its options. In a disclosure, the firm said its board of...
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. invested nearly ₱26 billion in capital expenditure (capex) last year to improve water and wastewater services in its service area. In a statement on Tuesday, March 11, Maynilad reported spending ₱25.75 billion on capex projects...
Filipinos receiving and sending money from overseas lost an estimated total of ₱8.37 billion in 2023 to "hidden" fees charged by banks and money remittance centers on foreign currencies, according to findings from transparency research commissioned by global fintech firm Wise. Kristo Käärmann,...
