Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) posted a 34 percent jump in consolidated net income to P6 billion in the first half of the year as revenued rose 19 percent to P49 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it saw significant improvements in performance compared...
Contrary to his perceived persona of making headline-grabbing statements against individuals or groups accused of ties with communist groups, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. formally retired from the military service in a rather "quiet" ceremony over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. retires...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) paid tribute to a pilot who was among those who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend. (Photo Mike Benorelao / Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) “We mourn our fallen hero,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has defended the appointment of Major Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the incoming commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) amid strong opposition from a House lawmaker who implicated the general to the death of a Philippine...
The Philippines won three bronze medals at the 33rd International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), a contest where “exceptional high school students from various countries compete in the prestigious algorithmic competition to sharpen their informatics skills—such as problem analysis, design of...
Puregold Price Club, Inc., Lucio Co’s retail group, reported a 14.6 percent growth in consolidated net income to P2.02 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from the P1.76 billion earned in the same period in last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Puregold said consolidated...
St. Vincent (Photo by Zackery Michael) The grit of 1970s vinyl meets the grain of 1970s celluloid with “Down,” the infectious third advance offering from Daddy’s Home, the new St. Vincent album dropping May 14 by Loma Vista Recordings. Co-directed by St. Vincent (a/k/a Annie Clark) and Bill...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) reported a 36 percent drop in net income to P2.8 billion in the first quarter of the year as it continued to weather the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its operations. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it registered a...
Even in a time of public health crisis, making art is as essential as hand washing A year of fear in home isolation has put things in a different perspective. Forget the rat race we all lived in our pre-COVID time, people from all over the world are reminded of the things that are essential to...
With Vincent's music and Michael's design, it is going to be one spectacular performance Michael Cinco and Vincent Bueno The 65th edition of Eurovision will have a different tone, well, at least for its Filipino fans as a kababayan will be competing at the prestigious contest. Filipino-Austrian...
His single ‘Amen’ is something you should listen to Vincent Bueno (Photo by Roman Zach Kiesling from ORF) What do ABBA, Celine Dion, and Julio Iglesias have in common? Well, apart from being among the music industry’s brightest stars, they have all previously competed at the Eurovision Song...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. posted a 74 percent drop in net income to P8.7 billion last year from P33.2 billion in 2019 but is increasing capital expenditures as it is optimistic of a recovery in 2021. In a media briefing, ALI President and CEO Bernard Vincent O. Dy said the firm endured...
