sunday business

Credit to Author: Leah C. Salterio| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:16:49 +0000

Twenty-eight years ago, businessman Cedric M. Sazon took a bold step and launched Southwest Tours (Boracay) with only a single 18-seater coaster that plied just Aklan province in Western Visayas. Today, his company has risen to become one of the country’s largest tourist transport providers, operating 200 mini buses, vans, cars, taxi cabs and speedboats, […]

Credit to Author: Tyrone Jasper C. Piad| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:15:47 +0000

THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) saw its net income surge by 30.83 percent to P485.07 million in the first nine months of 2019 from P370.75 million in the same period last year as lower expenses boosted bottom line figures amid weaker revenues. In a financial report filed on Friday, the PSE said its consolidated revenues […]

Credit to Author: Anna Leah E. Gonzales| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:14:47 +0000

AIR Intellipure Inc. has invested more than P20 million to launch its Pure Wellness program that aims to improve indoor air quality in the Philippines. “The initial seed capital investment was over P20 million upon [the program’s] launch and we intend to grow this as we roll out in the future,” Nick Gitsis, founder of […]

Credit to Author: Lisbet K. Esmael| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:13:30 +0000

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has generated P6.147 billion in revenues as of October 14, exceeding the P4.786-billion collection target it set for this year. In a statement, the regulator said that while the current figure was P1.361 billion higher than the actual target, it sought to further exceed this by as much as P2 […]

Credit to Author: LEAH C. SALTERIO| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:23:10 +0000

FROM the time she was young, Diana de la Paz Stalder, assistant vice president for operations of Diana Stalder by Dermaline Inc., was certain she wanted to play an integral…READ

Credit to Author: MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, TMT| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:18:56 +0000

STATE-RUN Social Security System (SSS) will no longer disburse benefit payouts to its members through checks, the pension fund announced on Friday. In a statement, SSS President and Chief Executive…READ

Credit to Author: LEAH C. SALTERIO| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:31:59 +0000

McKinsey not only helps organizations achieve distinctive, lasting and substantial improvements. We also strive for meaningful social impact. When the Philippines was struck by [Super] Typhoon ‘Yolanda,’ our firm provided…READ

Credit to Author: LISBET K. ESMAEL| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:28:25 +0000

INDEPENDENT film production company TBA Studios will invest P500 million in the next three to five years to take advantage of the current movie industry boom. In a roundtable on…READ

Credit to Author: FAYE ALMAZAN| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:26:07 +0000

AYALA-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has teamed up with eight airlines, a booking platform and a renowned resort chain in Palawan province in holding the BPI Awesome Travel…READ

Credit to Author: MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, TMT| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:23:43 +0000

HSBC has relaunched a platform that introduces personalized financial services aimed at fulfilling what Filipino families want the most. In a recent briefing, Peter Faulhaber, HSBC Philippines head of retail…READ