Media giant GMA Network, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has recently approved the declaration of a total of ₱2.4 billion in cash dividends, equivalent to ₱0.50 per share. “The total dividend declaration exceeds the company’s net income after tax for 2024, but remains well within...
From left: HMN President & CEO, Jimmy Ysmael; and HMC Chief Operating Officer, Edwin Magsino receive Healthcare Asia Awards 2025. AC Health’s healthcare provider group, Healthway Medical Network (HMN), received two of the top accolades at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2025 for its success in...
The Philippines received the second-biggest amount of loans and grants from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its co-financing partners last year, mainly to bankroll big-ticket infrastructure projects. The ADB's Annual Report 2024, published on Thursday, April 24, showed that...
DAVAO CITY – A new media platform dedicated to presenting authentic images and stories, including people, cuisine, rich culture, and thriving industries of Mindanao, was officially launched on Wednesday morning, April 2, in a mall here. Speaking at the Wednesday's Media Forum, Davao resident and...
To encourage wider taxpayer participation, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has appointed popular celebrities like Vice Ganda and Dingdong Dantes as tax advocates, leveraging their influence for its 2025 campaign. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. posted photos on Facebook on Wednesday,...
GMA Network’s groundbreaking advocacy, Panata Kontra-Fake News, won Gold in the Best Use of Partnerships category at the 60th Anvil Awards held on January 28 at the Manila Hotel. Receiving the award was Oliver Victor B. Amoroso, Senior Vice President and Head of GMA Integrated News, GMA...
Locals of Laguna could enjoy additional protection from floods as the Philippines has already secured financing totaling $905.26 million (about P50.67 billion) from a Korean bank. During the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G....
FILE - An olive ridley turtle drags sand to cover its nest after laying it at the Rushikulya River in Ganjam, south of Bhubaneswar, India, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout, File) BENGALURU, India (AP) — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near...
A wood pellet plant operated by U.K.-based energy company Drax Group is seen in Gloster, Miss., in 2024. (The Perfect Shot/Southern Environmental Law Center via AP) Shell got one. So did the pipeline company Enbridge. And last summer, energy giant Drax got its biggest one to date, worth more than...
Uy-led ComClark aviation project faces uncertainty as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is poised to reject its unsolicited project proposal, according to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center official. "DOTr will soon be sending to the proponent the rejection letter, which will contain...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is set to file a resolution to thoroughly investigate the purported price surge and other commuter complaints against Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS), especially Grab Philippines, especially during this holiday season. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
The Philippines will repay to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the initial loan it secured for the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) until 2052, or 24 years after the project is expected to be passable. Documents showed that Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, on behalf of the Philippine...
