AVANT GARDENER I just returned from a trip to Taiwan. This was supposed to be a vacation, so I vowed not to think of work during my stay. Of course, this was impossible as I, as a human being, needed to eat, and of course, what we eat is grown, caught, or foraged by farmers and fishers. ...
The SM Prime Group has partnered with LinkedIn to launch the SM Digi-U program to provide learning opportunities and ensure the continuing education of its employees. SM Prime Group is comprised of SM Prime Holdings Inc., SM Supermalls, SM Engineering, Design & Development, and SM Development...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is tapping its new partner Hartasuma Sdn Bhd of Malaysia not just as supplier for its railway project but also to jointly explore the viability of other modes of transportation, such as cable car and monorail systems. In a media briefing after the formal...
K-pop boy band TAN will be returning to the Philippines to hold mall shows in Metro Manila and Cagayan de Oro. Composed of Changsun, Jiseong, Sunghyuk, Taehoon, Hyunyeop, Jooan, and Jaejun, TAN will hold three mall shows in September. On Sept. 8, they will have a show at the Market!...
Three months after Lucio Tan III took the helm as president of PAL Holdings Inc. (PHI), the parent company of the country’s premier flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), he reinstated key management positions in a swift move to build a corporate structure that strengthens the airline’s...
The Philippine stock market benchmark, the PSEi, had been stuck in the doldrums for months—trading within a tight 200-300 point band—before crashing below its support level to a nine-month low and underperforming other regional and emerging markets. China Bank Capital Corp. Managing Director...
MUMshroom’s products, among them, mushroom chips, gourmet bottles in savory variants, chili garlic mushroom paste, pickled mushroom, fritters/ kropek. The Covid-19 pandemic was a traumatic global event, bringing the whole world to a halt as a virus threatened humanity. But despite the many...
AVANT GARDENER I visited Bukid Amara in Lucban, Quezon, a popular vegetable and flower farm among tourists and farmers. The 2.5-hectare farm is a sight to behold. The first thing that catches the eye is a field of different types of flowers that stretch out from the farm entrance toward a...
Petunias are beautiful flowers that are easy to care for. Diego Roxas, the current Spokesperson for the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), spent the pandemic growing and selling petunias, and continues to do so on the side. READ: Putting passion into motion: How a young man’s childhood...
Tycoon Andrew Tan-led Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) surpassed its pre-pandemic performance with net income rising 19 percent to P14.2 billion in the first six months of 2023 from its year ago level of P12 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said this was achieved...
“Nobody knew who I was before McDonald’s." Thus, recounted George T. Yang who pioneered the fastfood chain business in the Philippines which catapulted him to fame and fortune. McDonald's Philippines Master Franchisee George T. Yang Now one of the country’s best-known tycoons, he fondly...
Lucio Tan’s aviation services unit MacroAsia Corporation reported that its consolidated net income soared 667 percent to P382.2 million for the first half of 2023 from the P49.8 million earned the same period in 2022 on the back of revenge travel. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
