TOPLINE HAS BUSINESS INTERESTS in commercial fuel trading, depot operations, and retail fuel in the Visayas region. — BW FILE PHOTOCEBU-BASED fuel retailer Top Line Business Development Corp. (Topline) has decided to move the offer period for its planned initial public offering (IPO) to the

BW FILE PHOTOTHE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) is eyeing to start the process of selecting a company to manage and operate the Davao International Airport in the first half of 2025, the Transport chief said.“We are still working on the terms of reference,” Transportation Secretary

1 of 2THE QCINEMA International Film Festival ended this week, its theme “The Gaze” highlighting the wide net of perspectives it has cast across its lineup.This edition, BusinessWorld took note of the screenings that resulted in packed theaters, reflecting the types of films that attract

HOTEL101SALES.COM.PHDOUBLEDRAGON Corp. (DD) reported a 19.1% decrease in its third-quarter (Q3) attributable net income, dropping to P506.61 million from P626.15 million last year, due to lower revenue.Third-quarter revenue fell by 7.8% to P2.03 billion from P2.2 billion a year ago, according to a recent stock

A SENATOR has filed a bill seeking to renew Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) franchise for another 25 years. Under Senate Bill No. 2876, which Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri filed on Nov. 12, the power distributor will be allowed to continue to construct, operate, and maintain

1 of 12Hello, Love, Againreunites Alden Richards, Kathryn BernardoFIVE years after the film Hello, Love, Goodbye came out, the highly anticipated sequel, Hello, Love, Again, has hit Philippine cinemas. With a rating of PG (Parental Guidance) given by the Movie and Television Review and Classification

FREEPIKWhy do we fuss over board diversity, especially when it comes to women’s representation? Because we believe a diverse board makes for a more profitable company. And what is a company doing business for anyway? Is not profit the first thing on anyone’s agenda at

BW FILE PHOTOBy Aaron Michael C. Sy, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE government raised the award for Treasury bills (T-bills) it sold on Monday with higher rates amid inflationary concerns stemming from US President-elect Donald J. Trump’s planned fiscal policies.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P22.6 billion

BW FILE PHOTODITO CME Holdings Corp. is now proceeding with its follow-on offering, targeting to raise as much as P2.05 billion, the operator of telecommunications company DITO Telecommunity Corp. said on Monday.DITO CME priced its follow-on offering of 1.95 billion common shares at P1.05 apiece,

1 of 2By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterDMCI Homes, Inc. expects its four-tower project, Kalea Heights, in Cebu City to generate around P30 billion in revenue, the Consunji-led developer said.“Here in Cebu, we’ve observed that other developments’ approach to solving urban lifestyle issues is different

PHILIPPINE STAR/JESSE BUSTOSShooting oneself in the foot is an idiomatic expression that means foolishly putting oneself in trouble. Then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte said at a rally in April 2016, “I’m used to shooting people.” But he shot himself in the foot during the House

NESTOR TAN — BDO.COM.PHBDO UNIBANK, Inc. expects to sustain its profit growth in 2025 on continued core business expansion amid expectations of rate cuts from the Philippine central bank.“We’re hoping to sustain our net income growth because our earnings come more from our core businesses,