Tablescaping, the art of composing a visually intentional dining table, has grown in popularity in recent years. And its own creative community is populated largely by women who found, often in the compressed solitude of the pandemic years, that the table was one of the few spaces still entirely...
DAGUPAN CITY – Mayor Belen T. Fernandez here has issued Executive Order No. 9, Series of 2026, implementing energy conservation measures due to the ongoing conflict overseas. Fernandez said all government offices, barangays, and publicly funded activities are required to implement energy-saving...
DAGUPAN CITY – The city government has cancelled the Gilon Gilon ed Dalan parade and street dancing competition during the Bangus Festival this year due to the ongoing overseas conflict. “The Bangus Festival is more than a parade—it reflects our unity, courage, and pride. Even without Gilon...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for the shift from framework development to active implementation of regional sustainability goals as it assumes its role as the 2026 Chair of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF). During a joint meeting of the ACMF and the Working...
East West Banking Corp., the lender controlled by the Gotianun family, is projecting continued growth this year after reporting that net income jumped 21 percent in 2025 on the back of double-digit gains in interest income and improved operational efficiency. According to a filing with the...
The antitrust watchdog Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has greenlighted the joint venture (JV) between the Yuchengco and Aboitiz families to develop a 184-hectare (ha) industrial park in Tarlac province as an expansion of Lima Land Inc.’s TARI Estate. With PCC clearance, Yuchengco...
MRC Allied Inc. has agreed to sell a 21 percent stake to two private investors for ₱315 million to help pay down debt and fund corporate obligations. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, Jan. 19, MRC said the company’s board of directors approved the issuance of 315...
Aboitiz Economic Estates continues to set the benchmark for industrial development in Southeast Asia, earning the title of Best Industrial Developer at the 2025 Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards. This distinction is further reinforced by TARI Estate’s recognition as Southeast Asia’s Best...
HONG KONG — Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has begun due diligence on PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. and its assets, a process that will determine whether the conglomerate makes a formal bid to acquire the water utility from the Villar family. “We signed a non-disclosure agreement with...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. successfully debuted on the Philippine Stock Exchange after its ₱34.33 billion initial public offering (IPO) was heavily favored by investors, ending 2.7 times oversubscribed. In a briefing before the listing, Maynilad Chief Finance Officer...
A Catholic church will soon rise in Dagupan City – the Shrine of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new landmark of faith was held on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The church honors the devotion of the late spouses Jimmy and Remedios Fernandez. Archbishop Socrates Villegas...
Metro Manila’s West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has decided to exercise in full the ₱5.32 billion upsize portion of its ₱34.33 billion initial public offering in response to strong investor demand for the firm’s stock. In a statement, Maynilad said that, after the...
