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....
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan The passing of veteran actor Susan Roces has left many people in mourning. Roces was not only a stalwart of Philippine cinema, she was also a kind soul who touched the lives of many. A reader sent us a photo of Agriculture Monthly’s 15th Anniversary issue which featured...
The Philippines continued its medal rampage at the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Monday, May 16, 2022, anchored on victories from gymnast Carlos Yulo, the dancesport team and bowler Merwin Tan in Hanoi, Vietnam. Carlos Yulo competes in vault en route to winning the gold medal. (POC-PSC Images) The...
Emperador Inc. is raising its capital expenditure budget to expand its overseas whisky business while sister company Megaworld Corporation is expanding its reach in the domestic front. During the Emperador’s annual stockholders’ meeting, is was disclosed that the firm increasing its capital...
If you see an orange 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi parked in a food park, that’s Kombi Brew (sometimes spelled KombiBrew), a mobile coffee shop whose unique creations has been steadily gathering a loyal fanbase that began with the biking community, but now includes everyone else. Budz Badua runs...
SINGAPORE DELIGHTS Clockwise from top left: Fried Pomfret with Taucheo, Chap Chye, Curry Yong Tau Fu, and Wagyu Rendang at One Kind House My affair with Singapore is a slow burn. And yet, although I consider Hong Kong my gateway to the world, it was to Singapore that I first went on a work trip....
LT Group Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed the founder’s grandson Lucio C. Tan III to replace his uncle Michael G. Tan as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the conglomerate. In a statement, LT Group said Michael Tan will continue to serve in his capacity as...
