Malacañang has underscored the importance of keeping the financially beleaguered Philippine Airlines (PAL) "in the air" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6 that the...
Alliance Global Group Inc., the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is now gearing up to develop its casino project in Boracay Newcoast after the President Rodrigo Duterte lifted his ban on the development of casinos on the world-famous resort island. “We will proceed with our casino project in...
Megaworld Corporation reported that it has booked around 415,000 square meters of office leases since early last year despite challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said around 60 percent of these lease contracts booked since...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I’ve always maintained that owning a farm is the original Filipino dream. Unfortunately, like many dreams, owning a successful farm can be challenging. Aside from the difficulty in acquiring adequate farmland suitable for the crops or livestock one wants to cultivate or...
2 platinum and 1 gold awards heaped on his latest coffeetable book The Visionary, The Philanthropist Megaworld Foundation’s newest coffee table book entitled The Visionary, The Philanthropist was recently recognized by the prestigious Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals in...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Agriculture industry. This is the name we call everything that falls under the terms “agriculture,” which, contrary to popular misconception, isn’t just about planting and harvesting. Agriculture work isn’t limited to farming, but that’s for another column....
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on final reading a bill that provides for nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:10 and mandates additional protection and development of the nursing profession in the country. Nurses in PPE House Bill No. 9389 or the New Philippine Nursing Practice Act...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan What do avocados, bananas, oranges, and kale have in common? The answer is that their popularity in the Western — and by extension, global — market are the results of heavy marketing campaigns. Contrary to popular belief, these beloved crops didn’t achieve prominence...
Emperador Inc. is planning a secondary listing by way of introduction on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its Board of Directors has granted authority to the management to deliver all the necessary requirements for a Secondary...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Chocolate and bananas are a delicious combination, but did you know that these two crops also pair well together in the field? Cacao has been on the news lately. What isn’t talked about is how many cacao farmers have been commenting that it takes a long time - about four...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, tripled its net income to P12.8 billion in the first half of 2021 from P4.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings were boosted by its...
Meet John Ken Gomez, a 21-year-old fine arts student who immortalized Hidilyn's Olympic win with his charcoal sketch Everyone's jaws dropped after getting a glimpse of the prestigious condominium that was given to Hidilyn Diaz after her historic gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kevin Tan,...
