Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV), the investment arm of the Aboitiz Group, and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP), have entered into a definitive agreement to jointly acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) from The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) for $1.8 billion. In a disclosure to...
The Bureau of the Treasury has surpassed its borrowing target with the sale of the government's first tokenized bonds. Deputy National Treasurer Erwin D. Sta. Ana reported that the government's sale of one-year tokenized Treasury bonds reached P15 billion, surpassing the initially planned amount of...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), a member of the Aboitiz group of companies, has started the public offering on fixed rate bonds from its P50 billion bond program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said it is offering 1.5-year Senior Fixed Rate Series F...
The Senate may be able to approve the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) next week, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Monday, November 20. Angara said the Senate will finish the period of interpellations for the remaining agencies that have yet to be...
FROM THE MARGINS Last Nov. 11, I attended the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) awarding ceremonies with my wife, Annie and our young granddaughter, Margarett. Dubbed as the Nobel Prize of Asia, the Ramon Magsaysay Award is bestowed on individuals who embody “greatness of spirit and...
PIANO SUPERSTAR Nikolay Khozyainov A good live performance is one that creates a connection between the artist and the audience, where the music not only sounds great but also feels emotionally resonant, and this was exactly what renowned Russian pianist Nikolay Khozyainov brought to Manila when he...
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., through Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr., has directed the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) to address all concerns in Mindanao following the magnitude-6.8 earthquake in...
From left: Philip Cu-Unjieng, project lead of Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum; Philip Barnes, country general manager of The Ascott Limited; Jordan Tan, Manila Bulletin head of business development; Faith Quijano, country sustainability champion and assistant residence manager of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States. Although this is largely an American tradition – a very major one at that – it is a holiday, and celebration of sorts that I have come to really grow to love. While the reason to celebrate has evolved from pilgrims...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formally sent a letter to the Senate declaring its opposition to decriminalizing abortion. In his letter to Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, CHR chairperson Richard Palpal-Latoc said the CHR strictly adheres to the 1987 Constitution that specifically...
DND Senior Usec. Irineo Espino (seond from left) leads the furling of the flag of the AFP Joint Exercise Dagat-Langit-Lupa (AJEX DAGITPA) during its closing ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officially...
The Bureau of the Treasury has decided to cancel its short-term borrowing plan for next week to give way for the government's maiden offering of blockchain-backed debt instruments. In a notice signed by Deputy National Treasurer Erwin D. Sta. Ana, the bureau has announced the cancellation of...
