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Investors pour over $700 million into Philippine digital banks

Global and local investors have poured over $700 million (around P40 billion) into the country’s digital banking sector to support the industry’s growth and potential to reshape the online financial landscape......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

RCBC raises $400 million from oversubscribed sustainability notes

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has raised $400 million from its return to the offshore debt market as investors swarmed its sustainability note issuance......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

Strawberry farm sting nets 2 drug traders, over P3.7M worth of dried cannabis

Two alleged drug traders trying to smuggle over P3.7 million worth of dried marijuana leaves were cornered in a sting operation at an open parking lot at the Strawberry Farm in barangay Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet Thursday dawn......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

PBB nets P1.82 billion in 2023

Philippine Business Bank posted a net income of P1.82 billion in 2023, up 39.1 percent or P513 million from the P1.31 billion recorded in 2022, the bank said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

Cebu City Council OKs additional P65 million for CCSC renovation

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Council has approved an additional P65 million budget for the rehabilitation and ongoing renovation of the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC). Initially, the executive department had requested P74 million, but only P65 million was granted. It can be recalled that Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia questioned the need.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

The Equalizer

Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda is taking up the cudgels for over 28 million disadvantaged Filipinos – the 15 million solo parents, 12 million senior citizens and 1.5 million persons with disability......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Disney+ Loses 1.3 Million Subscribers After Price Hike

Disney+ has seen a decline in its subscriber base by 1.3 million following a price increase implemented in the final quarter of 2023 while being able to mitigate losses by a noteworthy $300 million. During the Q1 FY24 Earnings Call, Disney revealed that Disney+ witnessed a drop from 112.6 million subscribers on September 30, 2023, […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  metrocebuRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

SMC lauds Korean infrastructure partners

San Miguel Corp. president and CEO Ramon Ang has recognized the contribution of Korean companies in advancing the listed conglomerate’s major infrastructure projects......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

San Miguel to scrap P100-B Pasig River tollway?

SMC said that this is in response to the “prevailing sentiment expressed by the public on the Project”......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

SMC scraps plans to build P100 billion Pasig River tollway

Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. will no longer pursue its plan to build a toll road on the Pasig River, succumbing to pressure from opposition groups......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 18th, 2024

NAIA takes flight with SMC’s modernization

The very first thing tourists see when they land in the country is the airport. This is why a much-anticipated development of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport now set to undergo privatization and modernization, heralds a promising era poised to propel further economic growth and elevate the Philippines as a premier destination for tourism and investment......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

The biggest infra company

San Miguel Corp. president and CEO Ramon S. Ang and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. chair, president and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan are talking to merge their respective tollways operations – SMC Tollways (under San Miguel Infrastructure Holdings) and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. MPIC......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

MPTC to sell stake in Vietnam firm

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) will sell its Vietnam operations for at least P4 billion to simplify its business structure in preparation for the possible merger with the toll road operations of San Miguel Corp. (SMC)......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

The best is yet to come

With the situation turning from bad to worse at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), it’s not surprising that there is growing anticipation for the takeover by the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) group of NAIA’s rehabilitation and operation......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 8th, 2024

A chat with RSA

Monday, March 4, 2024, San Miguel Corporation chair and CEO Ramon S. Ang had lunch for three hours and half with a group of senior newsmen, bloggers and lawyers, at the sprawling suburban SMC headquarters in Ortigas......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

Meralco secures 400-MW supply requirement from SMC’s Limay Power

Manila Electric Co. yesterday secured 400 megawatts (MW) for its interim supply requirements following a competitive selection process......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

A glance at government s windfall from SMC’s NAIA takeover

The winning bid of the San Miguel Corp.-led consortium for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport translates to a government revenue share of P911.1 billion over a 25-year period, significantly higher than the other bidders’ revenue share offer of between P342.1 billion and P416.9 billion over the same period......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

SMC’s P1.03-trillion gift

Sept. 15, 2024 will be a watershed date for millions of Filipino travelers, for Philippine tourism and indeed for the country’s economy in general......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

Contract awarded to rehabilitate Philippines main airport

MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government has awarded a contract to a private consortium led by San Miguel Corp.(SMC) to upgrade the country's main international gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement released on Friday night, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan lauded the efforts of the Department of Transportation in spearheading t.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

Contract awarded to rehabilitate Philippines main airport

MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government has awarded a contract to a private consortium led by San Miguel Corp.(SMC) to upgrade the country's main international gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement released on Friday night, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan lauded the efforts of the Department of Transportation in spearheading t.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024