State-run Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) is intensifying efforts to recover ₱107 billion remitted to the national treasury to rebuild its deposit reserve cushion even as executives maintain operational targets remain intact despite the reduced capital base. PDIC President and Chief...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) expanded its debut international bond offering by $50 million, tapping strong demand from global investors to raise its five-year debt issuance to $350 million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the airline’s parent company PAL Holdings Inc....
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) has long evolved beyond the President 's annual report to the nation. Over the years, it has become one of the country 's biggest fashion events, drawing almost as much attention to the personalities arriving at the Batasang Pambansa as the speech...
JC Tan started projecting a sexy image via several BL series in the past. (Kilala ng sangkabaklaan!) But he had his lmiitations. (Ay ako pang-unli pwede bro!) “Hindi lang ako nakikipaghalikan. Hindi ko kaya makipaghalikan sa kapwa lalaki. May nagsabi sakin na isang aktor na gawin namin kasi...
COL Financial Group Inc., the country’s largest retail stock brokerage, is maintaining its year-end benchmark stock index target of 7,500, betting that cooling crude prices and potential capital market catalysts will outweigh risks stemming from escalated tensions between the United States (US)...
Top township developer Megaworld Corp. has raised an additional ₱147.1 million from the latest sale of shares in its real estate investment trust (REIT) unit, MREIT Inc., to increase its public float ahead of its fifth wave of asset-for-share swap. The Andrew Tan-led property firm said it sold...
With the groundbreaking of Legacia, Dolmar Land Inc. marked another milestone by introducing a new community in Baliwag City, Bulacan, on July 3. The 25-hectare master-planned development aspires to be a residential enclave for growing families who are building their dreams while keeping their...
Asia-Pacific business leaders are demanding stricter artificial intelligence (AI) governance and tighter cross-border policing to counter the surge in sophisticated online scams and cyber fraud across the region. The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, formalized a...
Megaworld Corporation, the flagship real estate company of tycoon Andrew Tan, has raised a total of ₱5.6 billion from multiple block sales of shares of real estate investment trust unit MREIT Inc. between April and July 2026, in preparation for the fifth wave of asset infusion into MREIT In a...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) raised $300 million through its debut international bond offering, tapping global debt markets to fund its network expansion and fleet modernization following a successful financial turnaround. The flag carrier’s wholly owned subsidiary, Primero Agila Limited, priced the...
A director at Jollibee Foods Corp. cashed in on a recent rebound in the fast-food giant’s stock price, diverging from the founding Tan family and top executives who have spent months aggressively buying up shares to shore up the market valuation. Antonio Chua Po Eng, a Jollibee director and the...
As Manila Bulletin Property & Living marks its anniversary this June, the section presents a special feature, “Cities of Tomorrow,” exploring the future of urban living. Bringing together insights from leaders across the real estate, design, and home sectors, the feature poses a timely...
