Ticket prices at the Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2 have increased starting Aug. 2. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN CONSUMERS in Metro Manila face higher transport costs this month after recent hikes in train fares and […]
BIR files 127 tax evasion complaints
PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed 127 complaints of tax evasion amounting to P6.1 billion against companies and its officers before the Department of Justice (DoJ). “All of the cases […]
Toll collection on NLEX-SLEX connector road starts Aug. 8
NLEX Corp. will begin collecting toll on Aug. 8 at the first section of the connector road which runs from Caloocan City to España Boulevard in Manila. — COMPANY HANDOUT TOLL COLLECTION at the North Luzon Expressway […]
PCC conducts market inquiry on proposed BancNet-PCHC merger
PONGSAWAT PASOM-UNSPLASH COMPETITION WATCHDOG Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is conducting a market inquiry on interbank electronic fund transfer services, as it reviews the proposed merger of BancNet, Inc. and Philippine Clearing House Corp. (PCHC). “The review […]
PLDT net income jumps 22% to P9B
BW FILE PHOTO PLDT Inc. saw a 22.4% increase in its attributable net income to P9.44 billion in the second quarter from P7.71 billion in the same period last year after booking higher revenues and lower operational […]
ACEN expansion lifts income by 24% to P2 billion
AYALA-LED ACEN Corp. reported an attributable net income of P2.21 billion in the second quarter, up 24.2% from a year ago, boosted by its renewables expansion. “Our growth continues to be robust midway through 2023. We’ve made […]
9 Works Theatrical counts the many reasons to see tick, tick… Boom!
THE CAST of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick… Boom! (clockwise from the foreground, right): Khalil Ramos, Jef Flores, Kayla Rivera, Vien King, Reb Atadero, and Tanya Manalang. By Giselle P. Kasilag THERE are many reasons to watch Jonathan […]
San Miguel unit posts flat first-half net income
SAN MIGUEL Food and Beverage, Inc. (SMFB) reported a consolidated net income of P18.8 billion in the first semester, which the listed manufacturer described as “steady” amid a challenging market environment. No comparative figure was given by […]
Local artists and artisans the focus of this weekend’s MaArte Fair
1 of 3 GET your wallets ready for this weekend: the MaArte Fair is back at the Peninsula Manila. The Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI) is holding MaArte at the Pen from Aug. 4 to […]
AboitizPower’s renewable energy unit joins Singapore firm’s wind project
BRADY BELLINI-UNSPLASH ABOITIZ POWER Corp. (AboitizPower) said its renewable energy arm Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI) had entered a partnership with Vena Energy to invest in the latter’s 102-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Rizal and Laguna. “We […]