SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, has committed to expand its energy source portfolio gearing towards clean energy across all of its business segments over the medium term as part of its sustainability program. “Sustainability has always...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a Hiroshima family of politicians, with a reputation of seeking the middle ground and a fondness for baseball. Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council's chairman Fumio Kishida (AFP/File)...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is going to the polls with Prime Minister Yoshihide...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year's landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (AFP/File) The...
Prime Edge owner Benny Benitez, right, talks to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio and Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Ryan Gregorio. (SBP Photo) From the national sports associations (NSAs) of basketball, golf, badminton and gymnastics, each have improved their...
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. is planning to raise up to P10 billion from the third tranche of its P100 billion fixed-rate bonds with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it has filed with the SEC an application for...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) reported a 183 percent jump in consolidated net income to P20.1 billion in the first half of 2021 from the P7.1 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said consolidated revenues rose 4 percent to...
Tolkien fans, start the countdown! Just last Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, Amazon Studios finally announced that the multi-million dollar “Lord of the Rings” TV series is set to launch this September 2022. Image courtesy of Amazon Poised to have five seasons, the high-anticipated epic fantasy series...
SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported a 12 percent growth in consolidated net income to P11.6 billion in the first half of 2021 from P10.4 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm...
Broadcasting firm Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC) has formalized its plans for a back door listing at the Philippine Stock Exchange through Prime Media Holdings Inc. (PMHI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Prime Media said it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement...
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide paid tribute to the "strong bond" between Japan and the Philippines on the occasion of the two country's 65 th anniversary of friendship and the 10 th anniversary of strategic partnership. In a video message released on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the Japanese...
Clarkson and girlfriend, Lisa, survey the land from the back of a Range Rover. Clarkson’s Farm (Amazon Prime, eight-episode limited series) Motoring aficionados will be familiar with Jeremy Clarkson, as he was the host/co-host of Top Gear and The Grand Tour for 13 years. Now 60 years of age, his...