Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, July 19 vowed to look into the legality of the purported transfer of around P90-billion worth of funds representing unused government subsidy for Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) back to the National Treasury. Go, chairman of the...
Two senators on Wednesday, July 17 expressed concerns on the transfer and utilization of the reserve funds from Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the unprogrammed fund of the national government supposedly to help fund other state services. “Although we understand...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage unit, diversifying its product portfolio by making its first foray into the meals preparation mega-category. The firm said it is now producing a new breading mix that offers a better – and very appealing – alternative...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the food and beverage unit of the Gokongwei Group, is forming a joint venture with Greencycle Innovative Solutions Inc. for waste management. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on July 9. 2024, URC said the waste management that will be done...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has unanimously passed on third and final reading a measure granting universal social pension worth no less than P500 to senior citizens. Approved in plenary session Tuesday night, May 21 on...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage unit, reported that two of its top-selling brands in Thailand – Fun-O and Tivoli – have landed in the rarefied list of the country’s most influential brands. In a statement, the firm aid Fun-O and Tivoli topped the...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Universal Robina Corp., through its Flour Division, has partnered with the local government and the Sariaya Tourism Culture and the Arts Office for a bigger and grander celebration of this year’s Agawan Festival. UNIVERSAL Robina Corp. (URC) Flour Division partners with...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the food and beverage unit of the Gokongwei Group, reported a 21 percent growth in net income to P4.4 billion in the first quarter of 2024 versus the same period last year due to higher operating income coupled with higher forex gains. In a disclosure to...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage manufacturer, reported a 12 percent decline in net income to P12.8 billion last year due to higher earnings from gain on land sale in 2022 while core profit actually increased. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
The Gokongwei Group’s food and beverage arm Universal Robina Corporation (URC) is putting up a new production plant in Malvar, Batangas that will produce many of the new products the firm will introduce in the coming years. “This mega plant will feature state-of-the-art manufacturing technology...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto wants to keep the government's free college education program unchanged, dismissing any proposals to set some qualification requirements. Recto, the chief architect of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE) Act, said that the national government...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (AnaKalusugan Party-list Facebook) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes underscored the need for a streamlined validating process from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to make healthcare more...
