The Muntinlupa City Council has set the public hearing to investigate Maynilad Water Services’ prolonged water service interruption that has severely affected customers in Muntinlupa and other cities and municipalities. The City Council’s Committee on Environment will hold the hearing at 8:30...
64206 Ceres Transport Inc. (CTI), a member of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies which operates major routes in Luzon, committed to continue serving the riding public despite the challenges of the pandemic during its Feb. 7, 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting. Yanson matriarch Olivia V. Yanson led...
Senator Grace Poe has called on Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) to address water service interruptions in the west service zone of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) as residents reported to her office their harrowing experience of having no water for 42 hours straight....
Newly-listed Monde Nissin Corporation (MONDE) and liquor maker Emperador, Inc. will be joining the prestigious Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) starting Feb. 14, 2022. The PSE announced that its January to December 2021 stock performance review showed that the two firms will be among the 30...
63893 The latest report of Ookla®, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, identified PLDT Inc. and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. as having the fastest broadband and 5G mobile networks in the country, as of the second half of 2021. Using 325,396 user-initiated 5G...
Restaurant chain operator Figaro Coffee Group, Inc. (FCG) is moving forward with its expansion plans this year with the opening of 41 stores on its three brands as it sees the economy reopening this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it plans to open 29 Angel’s...
Housing developer 8990 Holdings Inc. is planning a follow-on offering worth as much as P26.59 billion, consisting mostly of shares held by existing stockholders. In a statement, 8990 President and CEO Anthony Vincent Sotto said “the company views the follow-on offering as a re-IPO to re-introduce...
PLDT20-SMART_Anti-OSAEC PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 179,000 online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) sites as of January 31, 2022. In a statement, both telcos likewise lauded government measures to amend legislation and strengthen multi-sectoral solutions...
This student-celebrity reminds us that strong desire and persistence leads to excellence STAR PUPIL Actor Zaijian Jaranilla Earning a diploma is no walk in the park. Being a student is difficult, made even harder by the ongoing health crisis. Learning in general requires great effort and diligence....
From top left: Austal Philippines’s FSTR Ferry in Cebu; Oleochemical plant in Misamis Oriental; Sarangani Power Plant in Sarangani Province; and Davao International Container Terminal in Davao del Norte. Bigger projects underway this 2022 In 2021, Aboitiz Construction, Inc. (ACI) implemented...
The Insurance Commission (IC) lauded the state-owned Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) and CARD Pioneer Microinsurance, Inc. (CPMI) for an agreement on agriculture insurance. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said the co-insurance agreement between PCIC and CPMI would help...
Housing developer 8990 Holdings, Inc. reported a 41 percent hike in gross revenues to a record P20 billion last year from the P14.2 billion generated in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the milestone was achieved despite the twin challenges brought on by the...
