The Liu family's Figaro Culinary Group Inc. is preparing to leave the Philippine Stock Exchange after less than five years, seeking to take its growing restaurant business private through a buyout of minority shareholders.
Tubig Pilipinas Holdings Inc., formerly Coal Asia Holdings, has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its shift from coal to water after regulators ruled that its planned acquisition would not require another buyout offer to shareholders.
Vivant Foundation Inc. (VFI) has expanded its renewable energy and education initiatives to Western Visayas, providing solar power for a rural health center in Antique and technical training equipment for a public high school in Iloilo.
Puregold Teatro Panalo has shortlisted 26 original one-act plays for its inaugural theater festival, narrowing 373 submissions from established and emerging Filipino playwrights.
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has committed P3 million to protect the critically endangered tamaraw, reinforcing its biodiversity conservation initiatives as the automaker approaches its three-millionth cumulative vehicle sales milestone.
KABAN Boracay is adding established Korean and Japanese dining brands to tap Boracay’s large tourism market and rising demand for lifestyle-driven hospitality offerings. The 88-room hotel and casino complex in Station 0 is bringing in Chung Dam and Umi Matsu ahead of its Oct. 11 grand opening, expanding its food and beverage portfolio beyond in-house concepts.
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) is strengthening its engagement with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing sari-sari store owners, resellers and other small business operators with access to discounts, business advice and retail partners.
Tycoon Enrique Razon Jr.’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. is bringing livestreaming into online gambling, allowing Filipinos to watch internet personalities, interact with them and play games alongside them in real time.
CEBU CITY—More than 31,600 learners in Grades 1 to 3 in Cebu Province were not yet reading at grade level at the end of School Year 2025-2026, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2).