BUTUAN CITY – Police seized two kilos of suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in a buy-bust operation in Cagayan de Oro City on Saturday, Dec. 13. A suspected drug pusher was arrested in the operation. The contraband recovered from the 41-year-old high-value individual was hidden inside a...
ILOILO CITY – A court has temporarily stopped the construction of a P1.5-billion river park and seawall that is part of a flood control project in San Jose de Buenavista, the provincial capital of Antique. The Regional Trial Court-Branch 11 issued a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO)...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Saturday, Dec. 6, that it has expanded its patrol presence off Zambales with the deployment of BRP Cape San Agustin (MRRV-4408), which took over maritime operations after BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) returned to port for resupply and crew rest, Commodore Jay...
Megawide Construction Corp. is raising ₱1.5 billion from the issuance of three-year, peso-denominated fixed-rate notes this month as it takes advantage of lower interest rates to refinance obligations. The firm informed the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that the debt instrument will be enrolled...
Healthway Medical Network (HMN), the healthcare unit of Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health), launched the Healthway Cebu Velez General Hospital (HCVGH) following months of upgrading the recently acquired Cebu Velez General Hospital. AC Health said the launch marks a major milestone in its...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two soldiers were killed in an encounter on Wednesday, Dec. 3, with the New People’s Army in Barangay Babaclayon, San Jose de Buan town, Samar province. The fatalities were two technical sergeants under the 81st Military Intelligence Company. Troops were conducting intelligence...
There are moments in real estate when you step back, look at the land before you, and realize you are witnessing something rare like the birth of an entirely new business district. Not a mere expansion, not an incremental upgrade, but the shaping of a future center of gravity for an entire region....
Laurean Residences, the latest flagship project of Ayala Land Premier (ALP), is set to redefine the Makati skyline. Soon rising 65 stories along Dela Rosa Street, this crown-inspired tower signals a new chapter for ALP—one where design, heritage, and hospitality intersect to shape a more inspired...
Jacob Cortez took charge as De La Salle University struck back at archrival Ateneo, 78-72, to seal the last Final Four berth in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday, Nov. 26. With the crucial tiff living up to the hype, Cortez and Mike Phillips...
Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) raised ₱4.19 billion from the sale of shares in its real estate investment trust, AREIT Inc., boosting its public float as it prepares for a fresh asset infusion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), ALI said it sold 100 million AREIT common shares at...
De La Salle University has always shown its strong will to hurdle adversities, even in the most difficult times this Season 88. Motivated to bounce back from its heartbreaking losses in previous games, the Taft-based squad rebounded by beating reigning champion University of Philippines, 87-82, to...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) gave China a dose of its own tactics on Sunday, Nov. 23, after BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) shadowed two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, said the BRP Cabra closely...