Thanks to higher shipments, Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the country’s second-largest nickel ore producer, saw its income surging to P640.8 million during the first half of the year, compared to the P195.8 million it had in the same period last year. As for revenues, the company saw a...
The American Psychological Association (APA) has conferred the 2021 Global Citizen Psychologist Citation to Filipino psychologist Dr. Maria Regina M. Hechanova-Alampay for the development community interventions for mental health and drug rehabilitation. (DOST-NRCP Facebook page) The Department of...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, tripled its net income to P12.8 billion in the first half of 2021 from P4.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings were boosted by its...
On International Youth Day, Aug. 12, the National Youth Commission (NYC) stressed the youth's role in protecting human life and planetary health for the generations to come. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN In a Facebook video message, NYC Chairperson Ryan Enriquez urged the youth to focus their attention on...
The construction of a building in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is temporarily suspended following a gas leak explosion that injured one person Wednesday night. “Construction in the site will remain suspended pending investigation and safety assessment,” the Taguig City government said in a...
Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), the Philippines’ leading developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates, reported an 11 percent improvement in attributable net income to P603 million during the first half of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Megaworld...
Happy #famiDee DEELIGHTFUL For the Dees, happiness is being with your family. In photos are portraits of the Dee family’s travels and get-togethers Meet the Dees, through Beng Dee, one half of the power couple behind one of Manila’s largest F&B groups, Foodee Global Concepts, where she is...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- As the global accumulative COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 million, the latest update by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) showed on Thursday that the resurgence of the pandemic could be linked to the opening of borders and the relaxation of travel...
Five Philippine-Japan Concession projects with estimated investments of $7.5 billion are being pushed for implementation because these are critical for the country’s economic recovery. During a virtual briefing conducted by the Global Trade Venture Co., Ltd. (GTV) and Tokushima Auction Market...
There are important factors that must be taken into account when growing crops. This includes responsible use of fertilizer and resources, prevention of landscape pollution, waste reduction, and protection of wildlife. However, it is the basic requirements that are sometimes overlooked by...
Losing a loved one may take years or even a lifetime of recovery from grief. Marissa “Marz” Ebarle Middleton, 42, a homecare therapist, knows this feeling as she suffered from her baby’s loss seven years ago. Marissa “Marz” Ebarle Middleton, 42, a homecare therapist, with her fur...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE - OUR NEW ABNORMAL On July 4th, this column talked about my pipe dream that one day we’d send an all-female contingent to the Olympics. At the risk of being branded a traitor to my gender, I observed how these Filipina athletes seemed to have real drive and...
