With leaner aggregate revenues logged in the six-month stretch, the net income of Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) in the first half had declined by roughly 10% to P1.06 billion from the year-ago level of P1.17 billion. If reckoned solely on second quarter performance, the company’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time champion Naomi Osaka and fellow past U.S. Open winners Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem and Bianca Andreescu were given wild cards Wednesday, Aug. 14, into this year’s tournament. Japan's Naomi Osaka (AP) Osaka won the first of her four Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), Vice President Sara Duterte )Facebook) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong did not appreciate what he described as Vice President Sara Duterte's "politicized" statements...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has logged roughly P50 billion worth of aggregate savings for customers that have been availing of electricity services from the retail electricity suppliers (RES). According to ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, the scale of cost savings registered by RES...
Alcantara-led Alsons Power has sealed its first retail electricity supply (RES) agreement with Holcim Philippines, Inc., a leading supplier of cement and construction aggregates in the country. In the power supply deal inked by the parties, it was stipulated that “Alsons Power will supply 80% of...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — The British Open brought a final two hours of the worst weather to the world’s best players, and Billy Horschel was up for the fight. Billy Horschel of the United States reacts as his ball only just fails to drop following a shot from a bunker on the 16th hole during his...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, July 19, one he could have done without but perhaps should come to expect. Woods matched his highest 36-hole score as a professional — 156 — to miss the cut for the third straight time in a major. Tiger...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Shane Lowry was a surprising model of calm amid all the calamity in the British Open on Friday, July 19. Lowry was not immune from the endless punishment Royal Troon dished out on a day when Tiger Woods missed another cut, along with nine of the top 20 players in the world...
TROON (AP) — So much for the British Open being one last stand for Rory McIlroy in the majors this year. His best hope now is getting beyond one more day. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the third hole during his opening round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal was on the U.S. Open entry list released Tuesday, July 16, via a protected ranking, although that doesn’t necessarily mean he will compete in the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and playing sporadically....
By Xander Dave Ceballos Funds for the Green Green Green program should not be utilized for purposes other than promoting open green spaces, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) guidelines. Based on Local Budget Circular No. 158, the funds cannot also be used to pay personnel...
NORTH BERWICK (AP) — Rory McIlroy got back into his own little world a few days too late. Rory McIlroy (AP) The immediate aftermath of a U.S. Open he threw away — missing two putts in the 3-foot range — included a previously planned trip to Manhattan. McIlroy said he walked the High...
