The Aura With Maine Meet & Greet Event was held last May 27 at the vivo store in SM Megamall. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., 20 Mainers enjoyed bonding and striking their best aura poses with Maine Mendoza.The 20 attendees of this super-exclusive fan meeting were the winners of vivo Philippines’ Instagram challenge where they had to show off ...
Exhibiting the country’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) brilliance to the world, the Philippine Robotics National Team, represented by Grace Christian College, won the first place in the Breakthrough Award category in this year’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Morocco Open Invitational.Over 48 countries participated in the international robotics event last May 18-22, which was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Mexico ...
A vendor displays fish for sale at the Marikina Public Market. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Keisha B. Ta-asan, ReporterHEADLINE INFLATION may have decelerated within the 5.8% to 6.6% range in May due to lower prices of fuel, poultry and fish, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Wednesday. If realized, inflation would exceed the BSP’s 2-4% target for ...
BW FILE PHOTOBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) total outstanding debt hit a fresh high of P13.91 trillion at the end of April, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.Data from the BTr showed that the outstanding debt inched up by 0.4% from P13.86 trillion at the end of March.“NG outstanding debt increased by P54.24 billion ...
By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTHE HOUSE of Representatives on Wednesday adopted the Senate version of the proposed sovereign wealth fund bill, after the Senate approved the measure in the wee hours after 12 hours of debates. The Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill will now be sent to Malacañang just a week after President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. declared it an ...
FISHERIES output rose by 3% in the first quarter, reversing the 5.8% decline in the same period in 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR /EDD GUMBANTHE WORLD BANK has approved a $176-million loan for a new fisheries project in the Philippines.In a May 30 statement, the multilateral lender said its board of executive directors gave the go signal for the Philippine Fisheries ...
CENTURY Properties Group, Inc. is set to acquire full ownership of its two affordable housing subsidiaries as its Japanese partner Mitsubishi Corp. has decided to sell its share, the listed developer said on Wednesday.“This acquisition is part of the group’s strategic move to consolidate interests in the business segment where the market is robust, allowing us to create more value ...
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the legality of a 2002 National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) order that allowed any enfranchised public telecommunications provider to install high-speed landline and internet connectivity within Bonifacio Global City (BGC).In a 28-page ruling made public on May 31, the tribunal denied the petition of Bonifacio Communications Corp. (BCC) and its parent company PLDT ...
The 35-hectare township will feature a 600-meter beachfront. — ETON PROPERTIES PHILIPPINES INC.LUCIO C. TAN’S Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. plans to build a 35-hectare integrated township in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu as it continues to expand its core businesses.“The company’s plan to expand its core businesses is a strategic move that will help drive the company’s growth for the next five ...
METRO Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is looking to pivot to less-regulated industries such as food and logistics, its chairman said, pointing to the need to balance the firm’s risk portfolio.“We started in food and agriculture, that’s one part of it. We’re looking at the possibility of logistics as a major investment area for us,” MPIC Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said ...