Emperador Inc., a leading global spirits firm controlled by tycoon Dr. Andrew Tan, saw it share prices rise in both Singapore and the Philippines after the listing of its shares in the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). The firm’s listing at the...
BDO Unibank Inc. is giving its shareholders cash dividends amounting to P4.39 billion as well as a 20 percent stock dividend after delivering a 51 percent increase in net income to P42.8 billion last year. During the Bank’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting, BDO President Nestor V. Tan reported that...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Arsenio “Toto” Barcelona, president of Harbest Agribusiness Corporation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. As anyone who’s met him knows, he’s fun to talk to and is a font of knowledge. He was also a good friend of former Manila...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan We need to focus on ensuring national food security now to prevent shortages in the future. Various groups and individuals have been sounding this alarm, particularly in the last few months. As the country transitions to a new administration, with President Marcos also...
Jollibee Foods Corporation is still optimistic about its growth prospects this year despite new challenges posed by rising costs and disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Over the years, we have been unrelenting in our commitment to create value for both our shareholders and the...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan The blue ternate may finally be getting its moment. The blue ternate (Clitoria ternatea), also known as butterfly pea, also known as Asian pigeonwings has been the darling of small farmers for a while now. Its scientific name comes from the word clitoris because that’s...
Township developer Megaworld Corporation expects to continue recovering this year from the impact of the pandemic and sees stronger growth compared to 2021. “We already started to focus on growth again. Consequently, we are targeting higher reservation sales this year, and are expanding our...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Two weeks ago, I sat down with Chit Juan, president of the Philippine Coffee Board to discuss the state of Philippine coffee, especially after two years of pandemic lockdown. Last week’s column focused on producers. Now, we focus on consumers. Even as Philippine coffee...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is increasing its capital expenditure budget by 33 percent to P60 billion this year. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that the higher capex budget is in preparation for a further improvement in...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Pacita “Chit” Juan, president of the Philippine Coffee Board to discuss the state of Philippine coffee, especially after two years of pandemic lockdown. There are two ways to look at this. One is, from the side of the producers, which for this purpose...
Megaworld Corporation is increasing its planned capital expenditures by 39 percent this year to P50 billion as it banks on improved mobility and a more revitalized economy this year. In a statement, the firm said around 75 percent of this year’s budget will be spent for real estate developments,...
Kusug Tausug Party-list. Shernee Tan-Tambut slammed on Friday, June 3 investigative journalist's Raissa Robles’s recent Twitter post wherein the latter sarcastically said that plans to open up Mindanao to tourism would increase local bandits' prospects for kidnapping. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep....
