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...
Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) Malaysian subsidiary has bagged two international awards as an excellent workplace and as a top global brand. In a statement, the firm said Universal Robina Munchy’s (URM) was named as one of HR Asia’s Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Malaysia chapter)....
Gokongwei Group's Universal Robina Corporation (URC) continues to expand SONEDCO, its sugar mill in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, even as it has evolved to become an integral part of the town’s legacy and the core of the local economy. For over 35 years, SONEDCO has grown from being just a...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes has proposed that the revenue from additional taxes on junk food and sweetened beverages next year be used to increase the funding for the Universal Health Care (UHC) program. ...
Okada Manila is expecting 2024 to be a better year for the integrated resort and casino on expectation that tourism will be normalized after the Covid crisis is almost over. In an interview, Okada Manila Chief Managing Officer Kenji Sugiyama said, “we still see more opportunity after Covid and...
Davao tycoon Dennis A. Uy has found a new partner in Japanese gaming firm Universal Entertainment Corporation (UEC), which has agreed to complete the partially-developed Emerald Bay Resort in Cebu. UEC will be developing the casino resort complex through Philippine subsidiary Tiger Resort Leisure...
By YVETTE TAN In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos wanted assemble the Infinity Gauntlet so he could eradicate half of all life in the universe because he claimed that genocide is what is needed to restore balance and to keep resources from being depleted by overpopulation. This was not his reason for...
Merbau Corporation, the renewable energy (RE) business unit of the Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings, Inc., has viably advanced to commercial operation its 13.811-megawatt peak (MWp) solar installation in Batangas City, a project touted as the biggest in the solar rooftop genre that has been...
The Gokongwei Group’s Universal Robina Corporation (URC) was once again ranked high among consumers’ most chosen FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) brands—showing that its segment-leading products are proving to be consistent favorites among Filipinos. In a statement, URC said Great Taste...
Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) net income grew six percent to P10.9 billion for the first nine months of 2023 from P9.7 billion in the said period last year due to higher foreign exchange gains and finance costs. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), URC's sales this...
President Marcos has approved the creation of the Universal Health Care Coordinating Council to oversee the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act nationwide. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) This was announced by Department of Health...
