Aussie Cameron Davis shoots 64 to win Australian Open golf
SYDNEY -- Australia’s Cameron Davis shot a brilliant final round of seven-under-par 64 to win the 102nd Australian Open after a wild finish to...
Weak peso? No problem for banks
JUST IN TIME for the holidays, Filipinos working overseas will be sending their hard-earned money back home to their families. Given a “weaker” peso...
Under Armour’s Curry 4 hits local shores
THE LATEST iteration of National Basketball Association superstar Stephen Curry’s shoes is now available in the country with Under Armour recently releasing the Curry...
Fiesta Airways expanding fleet, medivac services
DAVAO CITY-based Fiesta Airways, owned and managed by AYP Holdings, Inc., is expanding its air ambulance services with new equipment and two additional aircraft....
ADB approves new funding package for PHL capital market reforms
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan and technical assistance package that will support the Philippine government’s capital market reforms.
According to project...
Megawide mulls second rail project
MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. is considering another railway project, banking on the government’s approval of the East-West Rail Project (EWRP).
“We’ll wait for the EWRP. If...
Upheaval
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
As 2017 draws to a close, and even before we celebrate Christmas, the country is bracing itself for an upheaval.
Consider the following major developments:
1....
Calata minority shareholders want new board
SOME minority shareholders of Calata Corp. are demanding the election of a new board of directors that will ensure the company’s long-term success.
Writing on...
Tour guides to learn Mandarin as Chinese tourists on the rise
AN INITIAL 15 tour guides from Cebu and other provinces in Central Visayas will take an intensive Mandarin language course organized by the Department...
Bali’s erupting volcano raises air travel warnings
DENPASAR -- Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings around Bali’s Mount Agung on Sunday as the volcano’s eruptions sent a plume of volcanic...
India acid attack victims defiant on the haute couture catwalk
NEW DELHI -- Nine women disfigured by acid became defiant models Saturday at the first haute couture fashion show for the survivors of the...
Renewable power firms owed P7.72 billion — TransCo
THE GOVERNMENT has paid P23.86 billion to renewable energy developers from the feed-in-tariff (FiT) allowance collected from all on-grid electricity users, but a balance...