Ayala Malls gathers its merchants in its bid to redefine the post-pandemic mall experience STRIKE A POSE Fernando Zobel takes a selfie with partner merchants, media guests, and Ayala Malls executives The social and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic has been devastating with the dramatic loss...
National Security Advisor Clarita R. Carlos has visited Palawan and the Kalayaan Group of Islands amid the continuous tension over territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. (Photo courtesy of WESCOM Facebook page) after meeting with Wescom officials at the Antonio Bautista Air Base , Carlos...
Max’s Group, Inc., the largest casual dining restaurant group in the Philippines, reported that its net income of P281.1 million in the first half of 2022 organically grew by 18 times compared to the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm noted that its...
There was no order either from President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. or his Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said on Monday, August 15. Sugarcane farmers (Manila Bulletin...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The Lobien Realty Group (LRG), one of the country’s foremost real estate consultancy and property investments firm, says office demand will be in the upswing this second half of 2022. In fact, according to LRG, leased office space has already doubled from 8% in Q2 of 2021...
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the weekly physical album chart in Korea two weeks after their official debut. Korea’s Hanteo Chart announced that NewJeans’ debut album “New Jeans,” which was released on Aug. 1, sold 311,271 copies and garnered a physical record index of 368,387.34...
Century Properties Group, Inc. posted a 20 percent growth in net income for the first six months of the year to P549 million from the P457 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated revenues for the first half of 2022...
LT Group, Inc. (LTG), the flagship of taipan Lucio Tan, reported a 313 percent surge in consolidated attributable net income to P15.40 billion for the first half of 2022 from the P3.73 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to launch a water source system, which it said, would benefit local farmers in Zamboanga Sibugay. The project is called Community Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) and DAR officials said it it promises to boost vegetable...
Militant and terrorist organizations in the southern part of the country took a setback after the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) facilitated the surrender of nine members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member in Maguindanao and Basilan provinces...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The police authorities confirmed that a businessman was abducted by an armed group in Kalilangan town in Bukidnon province on Friday, August 12. The kidnappers are demanding P2-million ransom for the immediate release of the victim identified as Engr. Abdel Fahar Mapandi, a...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, posted a 3 percent decline in attributable profit to P8.2 billion while reported net income dipped 6 percent to P12 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AGI said consolidated revenues rose by...
