Christmas decorations are lit up in this file photo. Customers of Manila Electric Co. will see higher electricity bills this month. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS in areas served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see higher electricity bills this month due to the

The Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2022 has concluded its search for the country’s most undaunted and unstoppable entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines is a program of the SGV Foundation, Inc., with the participation of co-presenters the Asian Institute of Management, the Department of

LISTED conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) announced on Wednesday that its consolidated core net income for the third quarter of the year reached P4.4 billion, an increase of 26% from the same period the previous year.MPIC officials said the 94% core net income improvement

SM INVESTMENTS Corp. (SMIC) reported a 50% growth in its nine-month consolidated net income to P42.9 billion from P28.6 billion a year ago due to increased economic activity.“We continued to gain momentum in our growth this quarter, supported by increased economic activity and strong consumer

JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) recorded P2.14 billion in attributable net income for the third quarter, up by 36.3% from P1.57 billion a year ago, after booking record sales, revenues, and operating income.In a press release on Wednesday, the company said three-month system-wide sales, which come

ANDREW L. TAN’S Megaworld Corp. posted P8.4 billion in nine-month attributable net income, up by 3% from last year, as sales beat pre-pandemic levels.Kevin L. Tan, the company’s chief strategy officer, said in a press release on Wednesday that while Megaworld’s bottom line “was tempered

INSTAGRAM.COM/LUISITARUM“LAND is the only thing in the world worth workin’ for, worth fightin’ for, worth dyin’ for, because it’s the only thing that lasts,” plantation owner Gerald O’Hara said to chastise his daughter Scarlett in Gone with the Wind.In the case of Paco (name withheld

MONDE NISSIN CORP. posted a P1.55-billion core net income in the third quarter, lower by 46% versus last year, as sales were affected by a product recall in Europe.“It was the high commodity costs that have been locked in and also the very high manufacturing

BW FILE PHOTOLISTED retail firm Puregold Price Club, Inc. recorded a 13% increase in consolidated net income to P6.5 billion for the three quarters to September as customer traffic boosted business activities.In its disclosure to the stock exchange on Wednesday, the company said its third-quarter

PHOTO FROM (L-R): FULLCIRCLEDISTILLERS.COM; DOUGLASLAING.COM; FLORDECANA.COM; REMYMARTIN.COMWE FOUND more than whisky at the Whisky Live and Bar Show 2023, since the whisky convention included more than just whiskies.• Douglas Laing’s Rock Island: The name is appropriate, as the whisky purports to have a “salty oceanic

CHELSEALOGISTICS.PHCHELSEA Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. said that while its performance is “significantly better” now than it was two years ago, it has yet to fully recover from the impact of the pandemic crisis.The company is “still catching up as [it is] not fully recovered,

THOMAS EVANS-UNSPLASHSPICINESS, or its perception, occurs in most cuisines worldwide. The chili pepper of the genus Capsicum (family Solanaceae) is one of the world’s most widely used spices, found in thousands of recipes and sometimes eaten as a stand-alone dish. One in every four people