NLEX Corp. is willing to build the 1.2-kilometer (km) link that is under the concession agreement between the government and San Miguel Corp. for the Metro Manila Skyway System. NLEX Corp. is the toll road operator and builder of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). It is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific […]Read More

MIKA BAUMEISTER-UNSPLASH WALT DISNEY Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Monday that one of his top priorities is to make the company’s streaming business profitable. Mr. Iger is responsible for Disney’s all-in embrace of streaming, and the launch of its marquee service, Disney+, but he acknowledged the measurement of success has changed. Wall Street […]Read More

GABRIEL LABELLE in a scene from The Fabelmans. Movie ReviewThe FabelmansDirected bySteven Spielberg ARGUABLY Steven Spielberg doesn’t need to do an autobiographical film, he’s been doing them all his life — Sugarland Express features a mother as a driven force of nature, Jaws includes the subplot of ship’s captain bullying a nerdy scientist, Close Encounters […]Read More

STA. LUCIA Land, Inc. said on Thursday that its board had approved taking out a P5-billion loan from institutional lenders while authorizing joint ventures to develop 11 projects, including two in Mindanao. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, the property developer also said its board of directors had authorized the acquisition of a parcel […]Read More

SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) has rolled out a program that will eliminate the multiple toll stops within South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), and Metro Manila Skyway System. Starting Thursday, the usual five stops for southbound vehicles traversing the expressways will be cut down to just two — the entry and exit […]Read More

AQUIRA Land Development Corp. (ALDC) has signed a memorandum of agreement for its second low-cost housing project which will rise in Pampanga. “Our aim from the start has been to hit the ground running,” ALDC Chief Executive Officer Erick C. Armigos said in a press release. He added that since the agreement’s signing with the […]Read More

KEYBOARDIST and singer Christine McVie of the rock band Fleetwood Mac performs on NBC’s Today show in New York City, Oct. 9, 2014. — REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR LONDON/LOS ANGELES — Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the best-selling rock bands of all time, died on Wednesday. She […]Read More

ACEN CORP. has signed a share purchase agreement with Sungrow Power Renewables Corp., and Havilah AAA Holdings Corp. for the acquisition of Sinocalan Solar Power Corp. (SSPC). In a disclosure on Thursday, ACEN said that SSPC, the developer of a 60-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar power plant in Pangasinan, will become its wholly-owned subsidiary upon the completion […]Read More

1 of 8 Bazaars in Power Plant THERE are two bazaars this weekend at the Power Plant Mall in Rockwell, Makati. Presente by ArteFino, is described as a “mindfully curated holiday pop up store.” It will be open from Dec. 2 to 23 at the R1 Level (Plaza Drive Entrance). Meanwhile, another bazaar, Soirée, will […]Read More

1 of 5 Triangle of Sadness CELEBRITY model couple Carl and Yaya are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain. What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival. Directed by Ruben Östlund, the film stars Charlbi Dean, Harris […]Read More