(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding senators to pass before the end of the 19th Congress the counterpart to the House-passed measure on an expanded social safety net initiative granting a monthly stipend to all...
The Senate on Tuesday, August 27 approved on third and final reading the bill amending certain provisions in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2620 would pave the way for a mandated lower premium contribution...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have agreed to continue a potato farming program that has significantly enhanced overall farm productivity in the Philippines. “Since its inception, this program has exemplified the power of public-private partnerships in...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the food and beverage unit of the Gokongwei Group, reported that its core net income improved by five percent year-on-year to P6.7 billion in the first half of the year as higher tax provisions offset its operating income growth. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
Department of Finance (DOF) Ralph Recto clarified on Tuesday, July 30, that the remittance of P89.9 billion in unused funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is not illegal. Recto said this during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, as he addressed...
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...
