The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading a bill that provides for the mandatory allocation of 15 percent of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment of local government units for health services, including the distribution of free medicines to their...
Online delicatessen shop collaborates with Philippine industry leaders for a variety of causes As Christmas draws closer, we start to feel the festive cheer. The Bow Tie Duck, online delicatessen and groceries delivery in Metro Manila, reminds us of the essence of the holiday—giving. “What...
Rei Tan (left) and Maja Salvador IN line with its ongoing 12th anniversary celebration and the upcoming birthday of its President and CEO Rhea Anicoche-Tan, Beautéderm Corporation officially launches REIKO and KENZEN Beautéderm Health Boosters with Maja Salvador as brand ambassador. REIKO and...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan If you live in or have been to Baguio City, you’ve probably heard of or visited Narda’s Handwoven Arts and Crafts, a Benguet institution. The company is named after its founder, Leonarda “Narda” Capuyan, an Igorot entrepreneur who helped popularize Cordillera’s...
The House Committee on Health, through the initiative of ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena 'Niña' Taduran, will investigate the questionable sale of two lots belonging to the Philippine Orthopedic Center to a couple at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a court ruling against it. The...
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust of township developer Megaworld Corporation, is finalizing the acquisition of four prime, grade A, Philippine Economic Zone Authority-accredited properties from its sponsor by next month. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, posted a hefty 173 percent jump in net income to P17.3 billion in the first nine months of 2021 from P6.4 billion during the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm attributed its...
Sustainable properties have the perception of being expensive, exclusive, and out of reach for ordinary people. EDGE certification, an innovation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is seeking to change that by simplifying the certification process with...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Last July 8, 2021, the Department of Agriculture declared Lipa City ASF (African Swine Fever)-free. Lipa was one of six Batangas cities considered “recovered from ASF.” The others are San Jose, Malvar, Rosario, Taysan, and Nasugbu. Through concentrated efforts between...
Megaworld Corporation, the country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, reported a 6 percent improvement in net income to P8.6 billion in the first nine months of 2021 from P8.1 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan In December 2020, the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) started planting urban gardens on its premises under its new Medical Center Chief, Dr. Afdal B. Kunting, with the help of Kids Who Farm (KWF), a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching urban gardening for...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan There is a (rightfully) growing concern over the shrinking number of people engaged in the agriculture industry. But for those who have chosen farming as their livelihood, it’s a profession that gives them much joy, despite the many hardships they face. A while back, I...
