CEBU CITY – Police arrested a resort owner in Compostela town, northern Cebu after several firearms were recovered during a raid in his house at dawn on Sunday, September 24. POLICE seize various firearms from the house of a resort owner in Compostela town, northern Cebu. (CIDG Mandaue City...
NAGCARLAN, Laguna – An Indian businessman was gunned down on Thursday morning, September 7, in Barangay Silangan Kabubuhayan here. Police identified the victim as Chahal Karnail Singh, 62, a resident of this town. Initial investigation said that residents heard two gunshots. Minutes later, the...
An Indonesian businessman has donated close to P42 million to the Philippines and committed to further help the country in building low-cost housing for Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Indonesian businessman Dato’ Sri Tahir in Malacañang on May 30, 2023. (RTVM...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman and former councilor was robbed of more than P1-million in jewelry and cash in his house in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, April 1. Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said the 59-year-old victim left his house on March 31 for a...
GONZAGA, Cagayan – A 43-year-old businessman was allegedly abducted here on Monday, March 27. Police are conducting an in-depth investigation and hot-pursuit operation against the kidnappers of Romel Hoseña Barwasi of Barangay Progressive, this town. Capt. Shiela Joy Fronda of the Cagayan Police...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 54-year-old businessman was gunned down in broad daylight in Barangay Bayubay Sur, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur on Thursday, March 23.  Police identified the victim as  Agustin Pajarillo of Barangay Mira, Bantay, Ilocos Sur.  Investigation...
ROSARIO, Batangas -- A 44-year-old businessman was shot dead by a lone gunman near the municipal hall in Barangay Poblacion here on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Rosario Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Anselmo Javier Jr., a resident of Barangay Bayawang here. Police said the victim was...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Arsenio “Toto” Barcelona, president of Harbest Agribusiness Corporation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. As anyone who’s met him knows, he’s fun to talk to and is a font of knowledge. He was also a good friend of former Manila...
CRIME scene probers process the area in Barangay 3, Bacolod City where a Chinese businessman was found dead following a shooting incident in Barangay 5 Tuesday, June 14. (Photo courtesy of Kirby Federez) BACOLOD CITY – Police are looking into property dispute within the family as possible motive...
Police arrested a businessman who allegedly tried to kidnap his former live-in partner in Parañaque City on Wednesday afternoon, April 13. The suspect, identified as Franklin John Abanilla, 37, a resident of San Pedro, Laguna, was nabbed by members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team...
Listed firm Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. further expanded its market share to 8.3 percent in the first half this year from a leaner 7.1 percent last year, securing its stature as the third biggest player in the deregulated downstream oil industry in the country. Phoenix Petroleum Logo Citing...
Doesn't the Philippines want investors over? President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This was President Duterte's incredulous reaction to attacks against his former economic adviser Michael Yang, who is being linked to the issue of overpriced medical supplies in the middle of the coronavirus...