Philippines’ richest Manuel B. Villar Jr. announced plans to put up a satellite casino in his newly-launched Villar City in addition to the one he is developing in the 80-hectare Global South integrated resort project. Being his legacy project, Villar is carefully designing Villar City to be...
Tycoon Andrew Tan-led Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) surpassed its pre-pandemic performance with net income rising 19 percent to P14.2 billion in the first six months of 2023 from its year ago level of P12 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said this was achieved...
Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc., one of the country’s top nickel exporters, reported a 48 percent jump in consolidated net income to P625.3 million in the first half of 2023 from P417.4 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
The anticipated Korean series “D.P.” season 2, starring Jung Hae-in and Koo Kyo-hwan, made its debut on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched shows and films on the streaming platform. “D.P.” is about a team of deserter pursuit (DP) in the Korean military police tasked to...
The European Union (EU) is planning to bring solutions to the Philippines’ perennial problem of slow and unreliable internet connection by launching a “digital economy package” to bring “fast and reliable connectivity.” (From left) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- The water temperature around the tip of Florida in the United States has hit hot tub levels, and may have set new world record for the warmest seawater, according to US media reports. People lounge on Daytona Beach, Florida, the United States, Sept. 7, 2020. (Xinhua) A...
“King the Land,” the Korean drama starring Lee Junho of 2PM and Yoona of Girls’ Generation, ranked second in Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched shows and films on the video streaming platform. (Netflix) Netflix released the rankings for the most watched TV shows and films...
PARIS, France -- Average global temperatures at the start of June were the warmest the European Union's climate monitoring unit has ever recorded for the period, trouncing previous records by a "substantial margin", it said on Thursday. The news comes as the El Nino climate phenomenon has officially...
The Philippines is set to host the Forbes Global CEO Conference in 2024 after getting the green light from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during a meeting with media company's officials on Thursday, June 1. *PH HOSTING - President Marcos agrees with proposals for the Philippines to host...
Eastland Heights is known for its natural beauty surrounded by various trees, which is home to some wildlife species (Images from Eastland Heights website) Several studies have shown that spending time in nature positively impacts well-being. Then how much more if one lives and resides in a...
As the nation celebrates the Global Day of Parents, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the full enforcement of the law that seeks to strengthen parents’ involvement in education. Gatchalian is referring to the Parent Effectiveness Service Act or Republic Act No. 11908 which establishes the...
CEBU CITY – The island of Bohol has been declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the first and only global geopark in the Philippines. UNESCO made the declaration during the 216th UNESCO Executive Board Session in Paris, France, on May 24, Gov....
