By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter ABOITIZ Infracapital, Inc. (AIC) expects the 13 additional companies currently building facilities in its LIMA Estate in Batangas to create up to 7,000 new jobs, according to a company official. “Right now, there are about 73,000 jobs, and there are 180

VILLAR-LED Prime Asset Ventures, Inc.’s (PAVI) unsolicited proposal for the operations and maintenance of the Iloilo International Airport has successfully completed negotiations, according to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center. “There’s a successful negotiation as of Sept. 16, 2024. The next step is they will have to

DISCOVERYWORLD.COMLISTED hotel and resort operator Discovery World Corp. is investing up to P762.2 million to expand its resorts and township properties business.In a stock exchange disclosure on Tuesday, the company announced that its board of directors has approved an increase in its subscription to shares

1 of 2IT IS an artist’s dream to capture nature’s awe-inspiring force, sense of mystery, and healing power. At Provenance Gallery, artworks that take a close look at the natural world, made by two longtime friends, are on view.Vīta, Solenn Heussaff-Bolzico and Olivia d’Aboville’s dual

PHILIPPINE STAR/JESSE BUSTOSTHE ENERGY REGULATORY Commission (ERC) has denied the request for provisional authority by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and San Miguel Corp.’s Masinloc Power Co. Ltd. (MPCL) for their 500-megawatt (MW) power supply agreement (PSA).Although the ERC found that Meralco’s bidding complied with the

ART will once again fill the sunny open spaces of the historic Rizal Park in Manila next February.Galleries, art collectives, student groups, and individual artists will showcase their diverse artworks at the 2nd edition of the Luneta Art Fair on Feb. 1 and 2, 2025.

BLOOMBERRY.PHRAZON-LED Bloomberry Resorts Corp. said Thomas Arasi has stepped down as the company’s president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately.In a stock exchange disclosure on Tuesday, Bloomberry announced that Mr. Arasi has also resigned from the board of directors of Bloomberry Resorts, Bloomberry Resorts

STEPHAN VALENTIN-UNSPLASH(Part 5)In the 1980s, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of the Philippines was six babies for every fertile woman. Today it has plummeted to 1.9 babies for reasons explained in the previous articles of this series. The question is: will the Philippines face the

ALLIANZ PNB Life Insurance Inc. (Allianz PNB Life) targets to be part of the top five life insurers in terms of new business annual premium equivalent (NBAPE) by next year on the back of sustained growth across its business segments.“This year, we regrouped in NBAPE

PLDT Inc. has finalized a three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with labor union Manggagawa ng Komunikasyon ng Pilipinas (MKP), the Pangilinan-led telecommunications company said on Tuesday. In a stock exchange disclosure, the company said it formalized its 2024-2027 collective bargaining agreement with the union after executing

INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla (left), Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil (right), Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Executive Director Gilbert Cruz, and Alejandro Tengco, chairman, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. lead the visit and inspection of the technical working group on