Leading construction company EEI Corporation (EEI) has been awarded the construction of Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Subsection 1 in Kawit, Cavite, and Megaworld Corporation’s Arcovia Hotel in Pasig City. This brings the Company’s total project wins in the third quarter of 2025 alone to PHP 19.1 billion, marking a solid turnaround from its recorded performance in the previous year.  The Company’s …

Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, Inc. (BCFI), the social development arm of Solaire Resort and Casino, celebrated a milestone in its Medical Scholarship Program, with 20 of its 313 college scholars earning B.S. Nursing degrees. Out of 20 Nursing graduates, 11 received Latin honors while eight received special awards in recognition of their academic and extracurricular excellence. Receiving Cum Laude honors are …

The Social Security System (SSS) has awarded BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) the mandate to serve as trustee for its Balanced Fund, marking another milestone in the partnership between the country’s largest pension fund and the biggest bank in the Philippines. At the ceremonial signing, SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph Montes de Claro expressed confidence in BDO’s stewardship. “It is …

By Boy Villasanta After Maine Mendoza issued her first statement about the involvement of Arjo Atayde in the anomalous transactions of contractors with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) where she vehemently generally defended her husband against the accusations, the actress comes out more openly. “Forgive me for speaking up again this time. I know it may be …

Netizens have spoken about the hot issue in Arjo Atayde’s involvement on kickbacks with DPWH projects through private contractors and his wife’s defense of him.  Juan Lloyd Kaluz: “Please ask your husband to sign the waiver for bank secrecy and let him release his SALN just like what Congressman Romulo of Pasig did to clear the smoke and doubts surrounding …

AlDub is at the center of attraction anew. This time, minus Alden Richards, although there’s a photo of the actor singing to Sarah Dizcaya in an event. The bulk of the controversy, instead, is Yaya Dub who was gently advised if not rebuked by radio and TV broadcaster Jay Sonza against meddling in her husband Arjo Atayde’s mess. “HINDI DAPAT …

There are several civil society and student movements—like the walkout of UP students—that are being organized to lead protest rallies against corruption in high and low places in the country. Some of them have already kicked off mass actions directed against the perpetrators of corruption, primarily the couple Discaya, Pacifico, also known as Curlee, and Sarah. After the Discayas named …

The Manila Symphony Orchestra doesn’t run out of spectacles. On September 27, 2025, at Aliw Theater in Pasay City, the MSO Foundation Inc. and Standard Insurance, in partnership with EastWest Bank, Tchaikovsky’s timeless melodies come to life in “Dancing with Tchaikovsky” concert, featuring the Festival Coronation March, Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra, and a suite from the ballet Sleeping …

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) on Friday cautioned the public against fake official receipts (ORs) being used in transactions involving closed banks under liquidation. According to PDIC, the counterfeit ORs carry the old PDIC logo, contain misspellings, falsified signatures of personnel, and deviate from the standard format of genuine PDIC-issued receipts. The agency reminded clients to transact only with …

Foreign direct investments (FDIs) posted net inflows of USD376 million in June, down 17.8 percent from USD457 million in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported last week. The decline was mainly due to non-residents shifting their equity capital investments from USD85 million inflows in June 2024 to USD57 million outflows this year. This was …