OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Ah, the twists and turns of Philippine politics. Many people watched with bemusement the events surrounding the filing of candidacy and substitution in the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Supporters of the various personalities involved...
AllDay Supermarket, the fastest growing supermarket operator in the Philippines, is set to turn in a banner year, as net income jumped 61 percent to P265 million in the first nine months of 2021 from P165 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the...
AllHome Corp., the country’s pioneering one-stop shop home store, reported a 65 percent surge in net income to P973 million in the first nine months of the year despite intermittent pandemic lockdowns throughout the period. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it posted...
The advocacy-driven apparel brand reopens at SM Aura Premier with its holiday 2021 collection called ‘Inspiration’ PRODUCTS OF TRADITION Clockwise from top left: Gray Astrid dress, Bitaug scarf, Cassie denim, Yumi tote, and Harper jacket What the mother-and-daughter team from Mindanao, Baby...
Medilines Distributors Inc., a leading distributor of medical equipment in the country, is looking forward to partnerships with other world-renowned brands in the future. “We are always looking out for opportunities to serve more quality innovations to Filipinos and exploring business...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I had the opportunity to peruse the report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Philippines entitled, COVID-19 Impact Assessment on Returned Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The study, based on surveys conducted on...
President Duterte has named Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain as the chief implementer of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program of the government. Duterte, through a Memorandum by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea dated Nov. 3, Sadain has...
Former public works and highways chief Mark Villar is leading the May 2022 senatorial race, based on the latest non-commissioned survey conducted last October 17 to 27, 2021. The survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) said Villar and another senatorial candidate, radio and...
Senator Cynthia Villar has renewed her call for the development of farm tourism and schools in the Philippines as she launches the 6th edition of her Farm Tourism Book for 2021. The book, Villar said, consists of 2,805 listings of farm schools, tourism farms, learning sites and Technical Education...
Medilines Distributors Incorporated (Medilines) aims to retain its leadership in the distributor segment for critical medical equipment as the healthcare industry in the Philippines continues to grow. Based on a recent independent study made by Ken Research, spending on healthcare rose from P489.1...
AllDay Marts Inc. marked a successful debut at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) with its share rising 50 percent to P0.90 apiece and hitting the ceiling of the trading band immediately upon listing. The firm raised P4.5 billion from its oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO) of 6.86...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Buried in all the political noises surrounding the pre-election skirmishes among those seeking elective positions in 2022 was President Rodrigo Duterte’s participation in the 38th and 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...