Transportation and logistics service provider 2GO Group Inc., a subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation, reported a 126 percent jump in net income to P240 million in the first nine months of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its earnings were a turnaround...
Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Christopher de Venecia on Wednesday, Nov. 9, questioned the lack of government-provided incentives for Filipino creatives who have won prestigious international awards as he compared how athletes have gotten benefits for achieving the same. (Unsplash/Manila Bulletin)...
Langham Hospitality Group launches upper midscale brand Ying’nflo in Wanchai LIKE A FRIEND'S APARTMENT, ONLY BETTER The design philosophy is about transforming mundane spaces Langham Hospitality Group celebrates its 20th anniversary by launching Ying’nFlo, an upper midscale hospitality brand,...
Hann and Accor groups have agreed to expand their partnership for the construction of two more luxury hotels as part of its $2 billion integrated lifestyle resort development in Clark. According to a company statement, the deal was signed recently in Singapore by Garth Simmons, CEO Accor –...
The Jollibee Group has relaunched Japan’s world-famous Beef Bowl Chain, Yoshinoya, in the Philippines with the opening of its Glorietta 1 Mall branch in Makati. Yoshinoya is Jollibee Group’s first ever Japanese food chain, making it a strong addition to the foreign franchised brands currently...
BDO Unibank is providing financial support to critical water infrastructure projects of San Miguel Corporation’s Luzon Clean Water Development Corporation (LCWDC) and Razon Group’s Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project. In a statement, the bank said its “unwavering support to these initiatives...
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...
