Sy-led SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) is on track to open its second arena, SM Seaside Cebu Arena, next month as it has been barely affected by the spike in construction costs because the project was nearly completed before the global oil crisis started. “Fortunately, we’re almost done with...
Zobel-led conglomerate Ayala Corp. has secured its first Singapore dollar-hedged loan through a $100 million (or Singapore dollar equivalent) sustainability-linked facility with DBS Bank Ltd. In a statement on Monday, May 11, Ayala said the facility further diversifies its funding sources while...
Police forces in Albay and nearby areas have been instructed to step up the necessary preparations for possible lahar flows and other public-safety problems for residents near the Mayon Volcano due to potential heavy rains from Tropical Storm “Caloy.” “We are in constant coordination with...
In what is seen as a move to compel former Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to come out of his hiding place, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered an all-out investigation into all complaints and records of discrepancies in the conduct of the drug war during his...
As one of the favorite punching bags of critics, the announcement of who’s in and who’s out in the list of most complained government agencies was a nerve-wracking experience for top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP). And PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. appeared to...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed to sustain the operation against smuggled and illegally-manufactured cigarettes as authorities continue to intercept and bust distribution networks despite the series of successful operations in the past months. The aggressive drive was given focus...
Police would prefer intervention plans than law enforcement actions on the minors involved in the viral video of alleged harassment of passengers of a jeepney in the middle of the road in Las Piñas City. For one, there was no crime committed and the incident stemmed from a disagreement between the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Dipolog City’s first-ever converted tricycle was unveiled recently by the Department of Science and Technology Smart and Sustainable Communities Program and the Dipolog School of Fisheries (DSF). In June 2025, a conversion kit was given to Arvin Almirol, a tricycle driver for...
Eleven police commanders in Ilocos Region were booted out of their posts after they were found lacking in good performance in their respective areas of responsibility. Those relieved were two intelligence officers with a rank of Police Lieutenant Colonels; another middle ranking officer assigned in...
There will be no work suspension for over 106,000 policemen on May 1 as they were tasked to secure the rallies and other activities during the Labor Day celebration across the country. And this is a sacrifice that deserves commendation, according to Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the...
SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the investment holding company of the Sy family, reported a seven-percent growth in consolidated net income to ₱21.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, from the ₱20.1-billion profit it earned in the same period last year, reflecting steady performance across its...
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the Philippines’ largest integrated property developer, is signaling a more cautious approach to its expansion plans as geopolitical volatility in the Middle East threatens to disrupt the domestic economy. In a briefing, Jeffrey C. Lim, SM Prime president and chief...
