Antonio R. Ocampo, Jr. has been appointed as the new president and director of First Metro Investment Corporation, taking over from Jose Patricio A. Dumlao who retired last June 30 after four years with the company. Ocampo, an executive in the Metrobank Group with over 30 years of experience in...
First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos during the launching of her Lab for All project in Tacloban City, Leyte (Liza Marcos' Facebook page) Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez says the "Lab for All" project, headed by First Lady Liza Araneta...
The commercial operations of the P7.0 billion Palayan binary geothermal power project of Energy Development Corporation (EDC) will partly quench the energy thirst of the Luzon grid, as this will add up 28.9 megawatts into the system. The facility serves as an expansion of its 140MW Bacon-Manito...
Citizen scientists from the coastal town of Lobo in Batangas province return home after a recent monitoring dive in a nearby marine protected area. Clean energy leader First Gen Corporation and nonprofit sister organization ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. (AFI), have organized an 18-member team of citizen...
President Marcos has shared scenes from former first lady Imelda Marcos' birthday celebration at the Malacañan Palace. Former first lady Imelda Marcos celebrates her 95th birthday at the Malacañan Palace on July 2, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos) Marcos took to social media anew to...
In a move to foster healthier Filipino communities, Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation (TMPF) turned over a fully equipped mobile laboratory to the city government of Bacolod on June 27 at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos. METROBANK...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos expressed their well wishes for former first lady Imelda Marcos on her 95th birthday. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos) The first couple took to social media on July 2 to greet the Marcos matriarch, posting photos of her with them. "Happy happy...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 2,000 residents of this city benefited from free medical and laboratory services in the “Lab for All” program launched by First Lady Liza Marcos on Thursday, June 27, at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos here. AT least 2,000 residents of Bacolod City...
Clean energy provider First Gen Corp. has launched its eco-program "Create for the Climate" to help elementary students understand complex climate change concepts through storytelling sessions and action projects. Under the program, students create presentations showcasing their improved...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) has acquired a stake in fintech company First Circle for $7 million (about P410 million), to help boost lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines. A June 15 disclosure showed that the IFC board approved on June 13 its equity investment...
"Whether I made him a waiter and or, he responded like a gentleman, is between us." This was First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos' response to the viral clip of her taking Senate President Chiz Escudero's champagne glass and having a sip from it during the recent Vin D’Honneur at the Malacañan Palace....
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Thursday, June 13 said he was being "gentlemanly" in waiting for First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during a recent event at Malacañang Palace. (Screenshot from RTVM's Facebook page) Escudero offered this explanation as he sought to address the viral...
