Despite an upbeat start in January, capital market observers agree that 2025 was a disappointing year for the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) as the local bourse underperformed significantly while its regional peers rallied. The PSE index closed the final trading day of 2025 at 6,052.92 points,...
Citicore Power Inc. (CPI) is distributing shares of solar energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) to its shareholders Edgar Saavedra and Oliver Tan to consolidate their direct interest in the publicly listed CREC. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), CREC said CPI...
AVANT GARDENER I was invited to the 10th Filipino Faces of Biotechnology (FoB) Awards presented by the Department of Agriculture Biotechnology Program Office (DA Biotech Program). Now in its 10th year, this award is given to scientists, civil servants, farmers, communicators, and student leaders...
Top township developer Megaworld Corp. raised ₱1.86 billion through the sale of equity in its real estate investment trust (REIT) and its integrated resort subsidiary. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, Dec. 22, Megaworld said the company sold 98 million shares of MREIT...
Lucio Tan III stood on the same tarmac where his grandfather once cemented Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) global ambitions, a generational handover that pairs the flag carrier’s legacy with tech-driven pursuit of fiscal efficiency. The delivery of PAL’s first Airbus A350-1000—the centerpiece...
DoubleDragon Corp., the real estate venture of tycoons Tony Tan Caktiong and Edgar Sia II, is targeting a twentyfold increase in annual profit over the next decade as it pivots toward global expansion and a debt-free balance sheet. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, DoubleDragon...
TACLOBAN CITY — The government is now selling P20 rice under the Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas program in Jiabong, Samar. Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan said the program aims to put quality rice within reach for all families, particularly those struggling with rising prices of basic goods. She noted...
AVANT GARDENER A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to eat what I harvested. While this is nothing new, what made the experience different was it was served in one of the iconic restaurants of the city I grew up in. I have never known San Juan without Cafe Ysabel. To me, it is synonymous with...
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), one of the largest property developers in Southeast Asia, has completed the ₱3-billion redevelopment of Iloilo Central Market and Terminal Market—two of the city’s largest and most historic public spaces—in partnership with Iloilo City government. In a...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the conglomerate led by tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, reported a robust 24-percent year-on-year growth in net income in the first nine months of 2025 to ₱24.8 billion, boosted by a one-time gain and strength of its core businesses. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
Stock market investors will focus on a data-heavy week, with trading cues centered on the release of inflation and economic growth figures and the highly anticipated listing of Maynilad Water Services Inc. shares following its massive initial public offering (IPO). However, Philstocks Financial...
As a horror writer, the question I get asked most is how I came to embrace the genre. I always have the same answer: I didn’t choose horror; horror chose me. I’ve always been interested in the supernatural. Even though I grew up in Manila, I was raised in a way that I now realize may have...
