AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan In early 2020, I interviewed Raymund Aaron of Villa Socorro Agri Eco-Village in Pagsanjan, Laguna. Aaron, whose business card says he is the resort’s Banana Chief, doesn’t just manage his family’s farm and resort. He also developed the resort’s most famous product,...
A solemn topping-off ceremony of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Santa Rosa’s first building, the Dr. Tony Tan Caktiong (TTC) Innovation Center, was held on August 3, 2021. The topping-off ceremony is a builders' rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent material) is...
Kusug Tausug Partylist has filed its certificate of candidacy, naming incumbent Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut its first nominee for a third term as member of the House of Representatives. Kusug-Tausug Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut shows the certificate of candidacy of the partylist organization filed on...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I got to listen to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Undersecretary for High Value Crops and Rural Credit Evelyn G. Laviña discussed the revised Philippine Coffee Roadmap, which is due to be released late this year. The Roadmap is a collaboration between the...
Township developer Megaworld Corporation is allotting P98 billion to develop an 85-hectare property along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in the municipalities of Marilao and Bocaue in Bulacan in 15 to 20 years. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it will transform the...
MREIT, Inc., the real estate investment trust of township developer Megaworld Corporation, has successfully listed its shares at the Philippine Stock Exchange. PSE data shows that MREIT’s share price closed at P16.70 per share, up P0.60 or 3.73 percent from its initial public offering price of...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan There’s a school of thought that’s been going around agriculture circles for some time, and that the industry needs to be repackaged as “sexy” in order to attract practitioners and investors. The most common way I’ve observed this being done is through marketing...
Eton Properties Philippines Inc. reported that it has secured a five-year office leasing contract in Centris Cyberpod Five, located in the BPO-IT lifestyle hub Eton Centris along EDSA, Quezon City . PHC President Karlu Tan-Say In a statement, the firm said the contract is with one of its existing...
Megaworld Corporation’s all-in-one, on-demand lifestyle delivery app PICK•A•ROO announced that it has now listed more than 1,000 well-known brands and more than 150,000 products across different categories. “We have been carefully curating and selecting our merchant partners to provide only...
I recently flew to New York and this was my experience By Jordan Tan TRAVEL RARE The best imagery that depicts the author's experience at the airport on his departure “Kamusta flight?” “Dami ba tao sa airport?” “Hassle ba lumipad ngayon?” “Did you have to wear a mask throughout...
Megaworld Corporation is spending P40 billion in 10 to 15 years to develop 462 hectares of beachfront and inland properties in San Vicente, Palawan into an eco-tourism township. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said this shows that it remains optimistic on the fast...
The Department of Health (DOH) played a major role in the procurement by government of allegedly overpriced face masks and face shields at the height of the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. DOH logo virus background Former Commission on Audit Chairperson Grace Pulido Tan pointed...
