The Department Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared on Friday, Feb. 3, that it has completed a flood control project in Vintar, Ilocos Norte worth P44 million. DPWH photo DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan said the structure will protect the residents from heavy flooding and significantly reduce...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has secured an investment commitment from ride-hailing service Grab, which could translate into 500,000 jobs. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. meets with the Chief Executive Officer of Grab Holdings, Inc., Anthony Tan, and other officials...
COL Financial, the leading online stock broker in the Philippines, is bullish about the prospects of the local equities market and sees the Philippine Stock Exchange rising to 7,500 to 8,250 once it sets a strong base after a much-needed correction. “PSEi punched over its downtrend line, 200-day...
Tanduay Distillers Inc. reported that its business continued to grow in 2022 as it improved its operations and distribution to increase market share and venture into new markets overseas. “With the help of the management and marketing teams, we were able to bring Tanduay to more people. Our...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Eggs have been on everyone’s mind, especially after the latest onion fiasco. Supply has been low due to a number of factors, including the spread of avian flu and the resulting reluctance of some growers to continue with their businesses because of this, plus the...
SM Group throws massive support behind Dinagyang, the mother of Philippine festivals MERRYMAKING ON CALLE REAL Contingents from different tribes of various barangays in Iloilo City presenting their dance in the Dinagyang Festival 2023 celebration at the Freedom Grandstand (Juan Carlo de Vela) Over...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a road project that is expected to boost agriculture and tourism in Pangasinan. DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel M. Tan said the 916-meter road project in Barangay Bolaoen in San Fabian town will provide a quick and safe route from the...
NorthPort interim head coach Bonnie Tan hopes that Joshua Munzon can finally realize his potential as he starts afresh with the Batang Pier in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup. Joshua Munzon looks to start afresh with NorthPort (PBA Images) The Batang Pier acquired the Fil-American forward after...
The newly-completed P29 million flood mitigation structure in the coastal town of San Juan, La Union has provided protection to the millions of residents including tourists in the area known as the “Surfing Capital of Northern Philippines,” the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan “The onion problem is a symptom of a problem,” Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) President Danny Fausto said in the organization’s monthly presscon. He was addressing the onion shortage issue that has wracked the country, even reaching...
BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) has bagged the Industry Champion of the Year and Top Sustainability Advocate in Asia awards, both for the second time at the 2022 Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In a statement, the bank said the Industry Champion award...
CATBALOGAN CITY – Gov. Sharee Ann Tan has welcomed the surrender of 13 communist rebels in Samar to the 8th Infantry Division on Tuesday, Jan. 17. "We have reaped what we have sown. Our anti-insurgency campaign together with our End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) programs has proven to be...
