OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The Lobien Realty Group (LRG), one of the country’s foremost real estate consultancy and property investments firm, says office demand will be in the upswing this second half of 2022. In fact, according to LRG, leased office space has already doubled from 8% in Q2 of 2021...
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the weekly physical album chart in Korea two weeks after their official debut. Korea’s Hanteo Chart announced that NewJeans’ debut album “New Jeans,” which was released on Aug. 1, sold 311,271 copies and garnered a physical record index of 368,387.34...
Century Properties Group, Inc. posted a 20 percent growth in net income for the first six months of the year to P549 million from the P457 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated revenues for the first half of 2022...
LT Group, Inc. (LTG), the flagship of taipan Lucio Tan, reported a 313 percent surge in consolidated attributable net income to P15.40 billion for the first half of 2022 from the P3.73 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to launch a water source system, which it said, would benefit local farmers in Zamboanga Sibugay. The project is called Community Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) and DAR officials said it it promises to boost vegetable...
Militant and terrorist organizations in the southern part of the country took a setback after the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) facilitated the surrender of nine members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member in Maguindanao and Basilan provinces...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The police authorities confirmed that a businessman was abducted by an armed group in Kalilangan town in Bukidnon province on Friday, August 12. The kidnappers are demanding P2-million ransom for the immediate release of the victim identified as Engr. Abdel Fahar Mapandi, a...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, posted a 3 percent decline in attributable profit to P8.2 billion while reported net income dipped 6 percent to P12 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AGI said consolidated revenues rose by...
Modernizing luxury Auto Nation Group, the official importer and distributor of Mercedes-Benz in the Philippines, has just launched the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. This fifth generation has been thoroughly redesigned and steps up the game for luxury compact sedans. The new C-Class blends sportiness...
The Department of Trade and Industry has issued suggested retail prices (SRP) bulletins on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) and school supplies taking into consideration increased prices in raw materials and distribution costs. The two new SRP bulletins will take effect Friday, Aug....
Big bakers have expressed willingness to reduce the use of sugar in the production of bread products, particularly pandesal, to help alleviate the tight supply of sugar, support sugar farmers, and promote healthy eating in the country, Johnlu Koa, president of the country’s largest commercial...
Transportation and logistics company 2GO Group, Inc. (2GO) is back in the black, netting P109 million earnings for the second quarter of the year, from a net loss in the same period in 2021. In aggregate, 2GO Group, Inc. delivered P 8.7 billion in revenues and P74 million in net income for the...
