THE Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) remains positive that the local retail sector’s growth trajectory will continue despite the country’s rising inflation rate, its top official said on Thursday. “I think it (retail sector’s growth) will continue given that there is inflation because we saw the excitement of people as we go back outside. But of […]Read More

CENTURY Properties Group, Inc. (CPG) posted a net income of P174.75 million attributable to equity holders in the second quarter, nearly 26% higher than a year ago, after posting double-digit revenue growth. In its financial report filed with the stock exchange on Thursday, the property developer reported gross revenues of P2.7 billion, 14.9% higher than […]Read More

HOLCIM PHILIPPINES FB PAGE HOLCIM Philippines, Inc. reported on Thursday a 66.6% drop in its second-quarter attributable profit to P240.77 million from P721.27 million in the same period last year amid soft market and cost pressures. In a press release, the company said it “faced escalating costs driven by significant hikes in fuel and power […]Read More

BOULEVARD Holdings, Inc. (BHI) will not have new projects for the second half but instead, focus on developing its Friday’s resorts in Puerto Galera and Boracay. “We’re going to do a very conservative approach. We’re just going to improve our two Friday’s resorts first,” BHI President and Chief Executive Officer Jose Marcel E. Panlilio said […]Read More

A SCENE from the new adaptation of Darna played by Jane De Leon. AFTER the decision was finally made over whether to produce the new adaptation as a film or TV series (television won out), and who the actress to don the famous costume would be, the Pinoy superheroine Darna flies again beginning Aug. 15. […]Read More

2GO Group, Inc. returned to a net attributable profit in the second quarter of the year after losing P308.73 million a year earlier. The company reported an attributable net income of P108.14 million for the second quarter of 2022. Revenues for the period reached P4.71 billion, up 23.9% from P3.8 billion previously, 2GO Group’s second-quarter […]Read More

SCREENGRAB from the trailer of Isang Salaysay ng Karahasang Pilipino (A Tale of Filipino Violence) by Lav Diaz Movie ReviewIsang Salaysay ng Karahasang Pilipino(A Tale of Filipino Violence)Directed by Lav Diaz HOW many ways can Lav Diaz take on the Marcos dictatorship? As early as Batang West Side (West Side Avenue, 2001) where a lead […]Read More

ROBINSONS Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) reported an attributable net income of P1.56 billion in the second quarter, more than double the P723.89 million earned in the same period last year. In its financial report filed to the exchange on Thursday, the company said revenues for the April-June period reached P43.23 billion, up nearly 20% from […]Read More

PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK.COM/NHCP1933 History books for sale THE NATIONAL Quincentennial Committee has released books about the Philippines’ participation in the first circumnavigation of the world. The books are Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic (P200), 1521 Revisited (P300), and Fernando Oliveira’s The Voyage of Ferdinand Magellan (P250). These books are available at the National Historical Commission of the […]Read More

PHOENIXFUELS.PH PHOENIX Petroleum Philippines, Inc. announced on Thursday a net income of P201 million in the second quarter, describing the gains as “its highest since the onset of the pandemic.” “We had a difficult start this year, but we’ve gained some traction, and are seeing favorable results from our strategies. Improved margins and our sustained […]Read More