K-pop group IVE sent a wreath to a funeral hall for seven-year-old student Kim Ha-neul, who was stabbed to death by a teacher at an elementary school in Daejeon, South Korea on Feb. 10. Kim Ha-neul was stabbed by a female teacher surnamed Myeong, 48, inside a storage room of an audiovisual...
Ayala Corporation and San Miguel Corporation led 29 Philippine conglomerates and businesses that made it to Time magazine and Statista’s inaugural 500 Best Companies in Asia-Pacific for 2025. The ranking of 500 of the Asia-Pacific’s best companies by Time and Statista is based on a formula of...
Celebrate love with an indulgent five-course dining experience at Morton’s The Steakhouse from Feb. 13 to 16. Savor world-class USDA prime steaks, exquisite appetizers and sides, fine wines, and impeccable service—because nothing says romance like a perfectly cooked steak. Begin your meal with...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI), the supermarket and department store chain of Cebu’s Gaisano family, is optimistic about its growth opportunities in the Visayas. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it is aggressively expanding its retail network through...
Tanco-led STI Education Services Group, Inc. (STI ESG) is investing ₱950 million for the construction of a new state-of-the-art campus in Alabang designed to meet the evolving needs of students in the 21st century. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it has broken...
Fashion designer Kim Rieul, who gained attention for designing hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) suits for K-pop boy band BTS, was found dead in Namwon, South Korea on Feb. 11. He was 31. Based on Korean media reports, the Namwon Police Station announced that at about 9:10 p.m. KST on Feb....
(Bayan Muna Party-list) Various party-list groups vying for seats in the House of Representatives also kicked off their respective campaigns for the 2025 mid-term elections on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Unike the district representatives who hold...
ILOILO CITY — A new court ruling backed Olivia Yanson as majority owner of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) — the country’s largest bus conglomerate that includes the popular Ceres buses that has routes to this city from Manila — and not her four children. The Bacolod City...
Century Properties Group (CPG) of the Antonio family is developing a ₱2.7 billion residential project and P215 million waterpark as part of the second phase of its Azure North Estate in San Fernando, Pampanga. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it is strengthening its...
An efficient bus transport system is crucial for inter-province mobility and economic growth. The largest land transport conglomerate in the country pointed this out as the Yanson Group of Bus Companies reiterated its commitment to help the government facilitate people’s mobility to travel for...
Premiumlands Corporation (PLC) and Industrial Holdings and Development Corporation (IHDC), both owned by Francis Lloyd Chua, are launching a ₱255 million tender offer for minority-held shares of Asiabest Group International Inc. (ABG). According to a disclosure filed with the Philippine Stock...
The Bistro Group marked its 30th anniversary with a celebration on Jan. 28 at Hard Rock Cafe in S Maison, Pasay City, reflecting on three decades of shaping the casual dining scene in the Philippines and unveiling new restaurant concepts. It all started in 1994 when Chairman and CEO William Stelton...
