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,...
Kevin Tan personally turned over the unit Everyone is still on a high in finally getting an Olympic gold medal, all thanks to Hidilyn Diaz. One of the many grateful individuals and companies that rewarded Hidilyn for her hard work is Megaworld Corporation. They awarded her with a P14-million...
The country’s first Olympic gold medalist only deserves the best – even when it comes to her new home here in Metro Manila. So when Megaworld announced on the day of Diaz’s win that it would give her a condo in Eastwood City, what it had in mind was not just some typical box unit. Today,...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan As we enter another two weeks of lockdown, the two biggest concerns people have are making money and food. Actually, even the “making money” part is ultimately so they can buy food. If this pandemic has highlighted anything, it is that food is important, and that...
Megaworld Corporation, the country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, reported a 7 percent decline in attributable net income to P5.0 billion in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, consolidated revenues...
Nesthy Petecio, the country’s first silver medalist in women’s Olympics boxing, will receive a P10 million residential condominium unit in One Lakeshore Drive inside the 11.2-hectare Davao Park District in Lanang, Davao City from tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan. Silver medallist Philippines' Nesthy...
