Last January, SM Investments Corporation was one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). This was the second time SM was cited in the said index, which measures gender equality across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal...
Just a few hours away from Manila is a 4.8-hectare agri-forest farm in Cavinti, Laguna. FarmShare Prime, as its owners say, “is a community-engaged farm in the Philippines. Setting itself as the center of the Backyard Animal Raising Technique for community profitability and sustainability.”...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) registered a net income of P23.4 billion last year, 48 percent lower than the P44.6 billion earned in 2019. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, The firm’s consolidated revenues declined to P394.2 billion in 2020 from P502.0 billion in the year before....
Eight firms under the SM group of companies received Golden Arrow Awards from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) for performing well in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). In a statement, the conglomerate said this is an assessment benchmarked against international best...
As a teenager, my only exposure to steak was at our French restaurant. It was a local cut of tenderloin steak with the bearnaise sauce. With onion rings on the side, it was my go-to dish every time I visited the restaurant. From there, I graduated to a more sophisticated steak as a student at...
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported a P18.0 billion consolidated net income for 2020 versus P38.1 billion in the previous year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated revenues...
Seven members of the SM Group of Companies, led by flagship SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), clinched 10 awards for their high scores in the recently concluded 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessments. For the 2019 ACGS Assessment, three award categories were recognized:...
SM Prime Holdings, Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, has listed its latest P10 billion Fixed Rate Bond Series M and N offering through a virtual listing ceremony. SM Prime Chief Finance Officer John Nai Peng C. Ong and Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp....
If you love your steak, miss eating out, and feasting on that pink, marbled slab of beef, then read on and celebrate! The carnivores of the world are getting a bad rap. Most of the food columns nowadays will wax rhapsodic about plant-based dishes—about healthier, leaner diets, and bring-up topics...
Prime Metroline Infrastructure Holdings Corporation (Prime Infra), the core infrastructure business of port magnate Enrique K. Razon Jr., and its foreign partners are planning to put up a massive biorefinery within Metro Manila. To be specific, Prime Infra is partnering with WasteFuel, a...
SM Prime Holdings Inc. has set the interest rates for its P10 billion Peso-denominated Series M, 2.5-year retail bond at 2.4565 percent due on 2023, and Series N, 5-year retail bond at 3.8547 percent due on 2026. In a statement, SM Prime said it issued an aggregate principal amount of P5.0 billion...
The private sector's takeover of water districts often results in job losses to government employees, something that worries the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). LWUA Administrator Jeci Lapus said that because of the joint ventures (JV) between private companies and state-owned water...
