MB NEWSMAKERS Top row, from left: Mylo Speech Buddy Founder Vincent Rocha, President of Bingo Plus Rafael Jasper Vicencio, President & CEO of HSBC Philippines Sandeep Uppal, Dr. Victor Erwin Jocson, Head of Star Magic PR (representing Bini) Thess Gubi, Co-Chairperson of Kawayan Collective...
For Tajara Leisure and Hospitality Group President and CEO Cyndy Jarabata, it is high time for more luxury brands to enter the real estate sector in the country to attract foreign market. She also discussed the importance of brands for luxury residences, buyer’s profile and their motivation to...
AVANT GARDENER A lot of farms in the Philippines are made up of small plots of land, which is why the government encourages the formation of cooperatives, to take advantage of economies of scale. The Philippine Chamber of Cooperatives was created to further increase the opportunities that...
Almost everything we buy today comes packaged in plastic. It’s no news it’s ubiquitous and erodes our environment. The lack of sustainable packaging choices only worsens the crisis—a situation leaving consumers in limbo. After all, how can we choose better when such options barely...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – Governors Edwin Ongchuan of Northern Samar and Sharee Ann Tan of Samar pushed key road projects in Samar Island. TAN (left) and Ongchuan (center). (FB) Tan thanked Ongchuan for the strong collaboration and support for the proposed projects in a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11....
Saavedra-led Citicore Energy REIT Corporation (CREIT), the country’s first renewable energy (RE) real estate investment trust, has been assigned a strong Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.), with a Stable Outlook by Philippine Rating Services Corporation. An Issuer Credit Rating is an...
Investors in the local stock market will be watching out for cues from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ policy meeting this week. The local market was able to bounce back last week, supported by active trading and net foreign inflows. In the process, the market was able to get past the 6,000 and...
Megaworld is set to expand its township developments in Luzon and Visayas, adding at least two new projects covering more than 300 hectares. These townships will integrate residential, commercial, and leisure spaces, continuing the company's push for urban growth outside Metro Manila. Lourdes...
AVANT GARDENER I spent part of the holidays watching a couple of Kdramas and one thing I noticed was that both placed a value on farming but totally in passing. If you were a casual watcher and not someone on the lookout for agricultural content, they would have been easy to miss. Beware,...
Havitas Properties Inc., a niche real estate developer put up by industry veterans and tycoon Michael Tan, is developing two leisure projects in Batangas and La Union worth about P2.1 billion while laying the groundwork for its entry into the economic housing segment. “Rather than focusing...
Adding a touch of youthful energy to the Philippines' delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Lucio Tan III, grandson of Filipino tycoon Lucio Tan, joined government officials in courting global investors. Tan, the millennial president of the LT Group, was more than just a...
