Not all young people spend their free time frivolously. There are those who would spend it to create a better communities, better future, and a better nation. There is no better proof of this than the nominees of this year’s Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards. 

By Riza Lozada Globe Telecom recently reported consolidated earnings before income tax depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) for 2015 at P45.8 billion, 17 percent higher from a year ago.

Listed Cebu Pacific (CEB), flew 18.4 million passengers in 2015, an increase of 9 percent from 16.9 million passengers flown in 2014. On average, CEB flights were 83 percent full during the year.

Laguna Water, the largest water and used-water service provider in Laguna, is set to spend P1.4 billion this year in pursuit of expanding its service reach to more customers within the province. Last year, Laguna Water’s concession agreement was amended, allowing the company to extend its water and used-water services from the original concession areas covering the cities of Biñan, …

Leading mass housing developer 8990 Holdings Inc. booked a 23 percent growth in earnings and exceeded its full-year target of P4 billion on the back of the company’s strong presence, brand acceptance, building innovation and track record of housing delivery in the growth centers of the country: NCR, Angeles, Cebu, Iloilo and Davao.

Payments by the national government of its maturing foreign debt along with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) foreign-exchange (forex) operations resulted in the drop of foreign reserves in January. 

Real estate is becoming the favored destination of any company that are headed for diversification. Leading conglomerate San Miguel Corp., which has been diversifying from the food and beverage business since the early 2000s, said the margins in real-estate venture are one of the highest among all businesses. “Name any corporation that is expanding, definitely the additional equity will go …

In the Philippines, the city of Marikina alone produces 150 million pairs of shoes every year. That’s 150 million shoeboxes hoarded or turned to waste. But what once was discarded has now been transformed into an instrument of hope. 

Thanks to the continuity of the European Union in support of the Bangsamoro Peace Process, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Philippines Office (KAS) was awarded a grant to promote the political development in Muslim Mindanao. Since 2007, the EU has invested more than P650 million in programs that contribute to the peace process in southern Philippines. 

Owning a home is every Filipino’s dream. With growing purchasing power, stable interest rates, and a more competitive real estate market, an increasing number of Filipinos are buying homes in Metro Manila and cities such as Cebu, Iloilo, and Davao.