Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival screening schedules Excitement is reaching an all-time high as the much-anticipated Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival draws near. With Puregold CinePanalo at the forefront of supporting the Philippine movie industry, the festival will spotlight emerging and established artists through its films. With a theme centered on Mga […]
Vista Shaw, The Spectrum, Wil Tower, and Laureano di Trevi Towers unveil big-cut units
Four prestigious condo developments recently unveiled their big-cut units at an exclusive event called “Plethora.” Four prestigious condo developments—Vista Land’s Vista Shaw, The Spectrum, Wil Tower, and Laureano di Trevi Towers—recently unveiled their big-cut units at an exclusive event called “Plethora,” which was held at the Brittany Hotel in Taguig […]
PHL secures $4B in German pledges
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz answer questions from the members of the media during the joint press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, March 12. — YUMMIE DINGDING/ PPA POOL PHOTO By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter GERMAN COMPANIES on Tuesday pledged $4 billion (P220 […]
Metal production rises 4.8% by value in 2023
DAVID HELLMANN-UNSPLASH By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter PHILIPPINE metal production by value rose by 4.8% in 2023 on improved prices and higher output, data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) showed. In a report, the MGB said the value of production reached P249.05 billion in 2023, up by […]
Philippines improves one spot in global connectedness index
BW FILE PHOTO NEW DELHI, India — The Philippines inched up a spot in the latest ranking of the most globally connected markets in the world, according to Germany-based logistics giant DHL. In the DHL Global Connectedness Index, the Philippines ranked 65th out of 181 countries, with 2022 as its […]
PHL among most at-risk countries to food security shocks — Moody’s
Farmers of onions and rice check the drying soil in Barangay Central, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, which has resulted in 118 million pesos in agricultural damage province-wide. Drought may strike thirty areas nationwide by the end of March due to El Niño phenomenon, according to an official of the Philippine […]
Ayala Corp. income surges to P38.1B; ALI plans merger with 34 units
AYALA CORP. (AC) saw a 39% rise in its 2023 net income to P38.07 billion, driven by stronger performances of its business units, the listed conglomerate announced on Wednesday. The company’s core net income improved by 48% to P41 billion in 2023, driven by its banking, real estate, and energy […]
Lower nickel ore prices drive 53% decline in NAC’s profit
NICKEL ASIA Corp. (NAC) saw a 53% decrease in its attributable net income to P7.9 billion for 2023, primarily attributed to the decline in nickel ore prices, the company announced on Wednesday. Revenues from ore sales dropped by 16% to P21.4 billion from P25.5 billion in 2022, the company said […]
PSE OK’s Cebu Landmasters’ P5-B follow-on offering
THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the planned P5-billion follow-on offering of property developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI), slated to be listed on April 12. The offering comprises a base offer of three million Series A preferred shares with an oversubscription option of up to two million preferred shares, […]
The Future of Food: The benefits of farm-to-table, according to a farmer
PHILIPPINE STAR —WALTER BOLLOZOS WHILE farm-to-table dining sounds like a call for sustainability or a cue for luxury, the path food takes from soil to plate uncovers many issues in the agricultural sector. Carlomagno Aguilar, co-founder and Chief Farmer and Head Farm Consultant at FarmYields, Inc. (also known as Carlo […]