After almost two decades, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) that would link Quezon City to Bulacan is now on track for completion as the government is committed to make the rail line operational by the fourth quarter of 2022. (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, after President...
A world-class mode of transportation. President Rodrigo Duterte (second from left) sees the new MRT-7 train sets up close for the first time during their unveiling at Tandang Sora station on Dec. 15, 2021. (Screenshot from Facebook live) That's how President Duterte described the Metro Rail Transit...
Whoever said that President Duterte doesn't know how to have fun? (Screenshot from Facebook live) (Screenshot from Facebook live) The 76-year-old Chief Executive appeared to have a blast Thursday, Dec. 16 when he inspected the newly-unveiled train sets of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-7 along...
Max’s Group Inc., the Philippines’ largest casual dining group, has recently named its former Group Chief Operating Officer and marketing veteran Ariel P. Fermin as its new president. Fermin takes over from Roberto F. Trota and will now be in charge of the overall commercial and operational...
Ramon Magsaysay 2021 awardee Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, along with sectoral representatives, have great expectations on Vice President Leni Robredo’s "Hanapbuhay para sa Lahat (Jobs for All)" plan should she win the presidency in the 2022 polls. Ramon Magsaysay 2021 laureate Roberto “Ka...
Linya Linya teams up with Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) for a limited-edition shirt collection inspired by the 63rd Ramon Magsaysay awardees What do you believe in or fight for? In this day and age, people have become more expressive thanks to the internet and social media. Whether it’s...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry through the Board of Investments (BOI), is holding a forum to encourage firm receiving government incentives to go public. In a statement, the PSE said they will conduct an initial public offering (IPO)...
The audacity of doing good It was the 63rd year that the Ramon Magsaysay Awards (RMA) had been presented, but the event still has not lost its luster. Once again, four individuals and one organization emerged from a deep search to join the ranks of distinguished laureates who have been honored with...
Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corp. (SPNEC), the developer of what is planned to be the largest solar project in Southeast Asia, has kicked off its P2.7 billion initial public offering (IPO) which will run until Tuesday, Dec. 7. Based on documents filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on the different people and governments of the world to embrace "radical solidarity" as nations begin to rebuild from the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screengrab from Ramon Magsaysay Awards Facebook page)...
Four individuals and an organization, among them a Filipino fisherman, were formally given Tuesday, Nov. 30 their prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award--Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Roberto 'Ka Dodoy' Ballon (Photo courtesy of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation) Dubbed by the Ramon Magsaysay...
The Keepers Holdings Inc., retailer Lucio Co’s liquor import and distribution business, has successfully listed its P4.5 billion follow on offering shares at the Philippine Stock Exchange with its share price rising 12.7 percent to close at P1.69 apiece. PSE President Ramon S. Monzon said The...
