San Miguel Corporation affiliate Bank of Commerce (BankCom) has upsized its peso bond offering by almost four times its original offer size due to strong demand from retail and institutional investors. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it achieved its biggest peso bond...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A 54-year-old farmer was shot dead in Sitio Silangan, Barangay Buhaynasapa, this town, on Monday night, Feb. 17. Police identified the victim as Lito. Investigation said the victim was driving a motorcycle on his way home when he was shot by two men onboard a motorcycle....
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old soldier was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 17. A SOLDIER was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on...
The San Juan City Police, led by Col. Deodennis Joy Marmol, was lauded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora for being the top-ranking police unit in the PNP's Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) for January 2025. According to the PNP, the San Juan...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang has issued a public warning about a deepfake video that falsely depicts him endorsing an investment opportunity. Ang on Monday, Feb. 17, took to Facebook to denounce the fraudulent video, explaining that scammers used...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Saturday, Feb. 15, that the implementation of cashless toll collection on major tollways in Luzon will start next month, specifically on March 15. Citing information from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), the DOTr said this means that all...
WORD ALIVE Everybody wants to be happy. But happiness is a very elusive thing. And the reason is we don’t agree on what it means to be happy. Some maintain that you can be happy if you have lots of money, including ill-gotten. Others believe in the saying, “Eat, drink and be merry for...
(Photo by Patrick Garcia) A total of 59 couples, including three elderly couples, exchanged "I dos" in San Juan City's Valentine's Day Kasalang Panlungsod on Friday, Feb. 14 at the San Juan Gymnasium. The mass wedding was officiated by Mayor Francis Zamora and was also attended by his wife Keri...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A 47-year-old driver was allegedly stabbed to death by a construction worker while gambling in Barangay Santa Isabel, this city, on Thursday evening, Feb. 23. Police identified the victim as Ronaldo M. Salvania, married. Investigation said that Salvania was gambling...
Mayor Francis Zamora together with city officials during the free neuter and spaying event in San Juan. Around 300 cats and dogs in San Juan City were neutered and spayed during the city government's free spay and neuter event aimed at promoting responsible pet ownership among San Juaneños and...
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...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A private armed group surrendered unlicensed firearms to the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office on Feb. 7 in Barangay Papaya, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija. POLICE process the surrender of illegal guns in Nueva Ecija on Feb. 7. (PRO-3 FB) Turned over were five...
