The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Philippines’ fresh loan that aims to support the government’s universal health care (UHC) program. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said it approved a $600 million policy-based loan to the Philippines to provide quality and...
Should she win in the 2022 presidential race, Vice President Leni Robredo is targeting to earmark P216 billion worth of assistance to families badly hit by the pandemic during her first 100 days in office. Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the 47th Philippine Business...
HYBE Corp., which manages K-pop groups BTS, TXT, Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and Universal Music Group (UMG) have launched a global audition to form the next pop girl group in the US. The two companies launched the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition to launch a global, diverse and...
Universal Robina Corporation, the food and beverage unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc., reported a 40 percent jump in attributable net income to P10.52 billion for the first nine months of 2021 from the P7.5 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Phiippine Stock Exchange,...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) reported that its international operations have been able to adapt to the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, URC President and CEO Irwin Lee said the past year had been challenging because of the COVID-19 pandemic. URC LOGO...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law will not be affected by the government’s increasing expenditures for coronavirus treatment. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the Duterte administration has proposed P80 billion for...
The rock legends will transfer their catalog and assign future releases to the Universal Music Group. Aerosmith and Universal Music Group recently announced a partnership that will see Aerosmith’s entire recorded music catalog transfer to a new home in UMG. Said agreement will also assign...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque told the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to immediately pay private hospitals, saying the government cannot afford to derail the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential...
The world must soon come up with a universal standard of proof of coronavirus vaccination of people to facilitate safe and smooth travel across borders. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine government issued the latest appeal for an internationally recognized...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that the seven products of Bukidnon’s largest dairy farm are now halal-certified. (Universal Harvester Dairy Farm Maramag Bukidnon Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST-X through Provincial Science...
Universal Robina Corporation is selling its controlling stake in Australian joint venture firm Unisnack ANZ to minority partner Intersnack Group, one of the leading manufacturers of savoury snacks in Europe. Unisnack ANZ is a leading snacks and biscuits company based in Australia and New Zealand....
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) reported a 45.7 percent hike in attributable net income to P8.05 billion for the first half of 2021 from P5.53 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings growth was mainly driven by lower finance...
