By Tony Lopez San Miguel Corp. President and CEO Ramon S. Ang and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chair, President and CEO and Manuel V. Pangilinan are talking to merge their respective tollways operations—SMC Tollways (under [...]
March 16, 2024Comments Off on SMC, MPIC form the biggest infrastructure company
By Tony Lopez San Miguel Corp. President and CEO Ramon S. Ang and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chair, President and CEO and Manuel V. Pangilinan are talking to merge their respective tollways operations—SMC Tollways (under […]
By TONY LOPEZ The best business in the Philippines today is banking. Banks are hauling profits like there was no tomorrow. By the billions per month. A number of banks reported record profits ever. In the whole […]
March 2, 2024Comments Off on One nation, one Constitution
By Tony Lopez Possibly the best Constitution Day ever was celebrated on Feb. 8, 2024, jointly by the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) and Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC), at Makati Shangri-la Hotel). Some 450 guests came, […]
February 24, 2024Comments Off on SMC offers P1 trillion to government to manage NAIA in the next 25 years
In RSA’s strategic visioning, San Miguel’s business is not beer, not beverages, not food, not flour, not feeds, not packaging, not gasoline and diesel, not energy, not tollways—but growth and development. With three airports—Bulacan, NAIA, […]
THE 19TH CONGRESS UNDER SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ The most reform-minded Congress If things seem brighter, better and more buoyant these days for millions of Filipinos, they have President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and […]
By TONY LOPEZ On Feb. 2,1987, the 1987 Constitution was ratified. On Feb. 11, 1987, it came into force. Approved by the 48-member 1986 Constitutional Commission on Oct. 12, 1986, the 1987 Constitution was presented […]
December 25, 2021Comments Off on Bongbong Marcos wins the presidency with 53% if elections are held today
Sara Duterte would be VP with 45% of the vote If elections were held today, former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would win the presidency, with 53% of the total votes cast for president, according […]
By Antonio S. Lopez China Banking Corp. is celebrating its 100 years. It is plotting its progress for the next 100 years, with the help of digitalization (launched this year) and adherence to its seven […]
September 24, 2022Comments Off on Conditioning for Dance—Training for Whole-Body Coordination and Efficiency
I love to dance and this week is a celebration of dance! I found this book ten years ago and it helped me visualize the way my body moves. I just browsed the exercises coz […]
August 20, 2022Comments Off on Filipinx —Heritage Recipes from the Disapora
What better way to learn and celebrate another’s culture than through delicious food?! Renowned chef Angela shares 78 recipes on popular traditional Filipino dishes, sauces, drinks, and desserts—but with a twist! She adds her own […]
August 20, 2022Comments Off on The Creative Contrarian – 20 “Wise Fool” Strategies to Boost
By Roger von Oech Hardcover, 200 pages, 2022. John Wiley & Sons This is consistent with Wiley’s reputation for publishing self-promotional books for small businesses in wide-spaced, big fonts, peppered with quotations to barely fill […]
January 27, 2024Comments Off on I was the victim of theft at Jack Ng’s Joy-Nostalg
Joy-Nostalg owner Jack Ng and Bernd Schneider of Accor . This Christmas we prepaid 13 nights for a studio and one-bedroom at Joy Nostalg in Ortigas because they gave us a lower quote than nearby […]
“Are you Army?” said my first friend in dance fitness. I thought she meant the military but she meant the hardcore BTS fanbase. BTS stands for “Bangtan Sonyeondan” which translates to “Bulletproof Boy Scouts” not […]
October 23, 2023Comments Off on Why I started my comedy channel Humor Me Ivy
COVID killed my sense of humor. I was so depressed from the death toll that I stopped doing anything and just watched K-Dramas on Netflix. I told my kids I was doing research to see […]
September 18, 2021Comments Off on Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. President Huang Tzu Yen testifies, explains why the company sold medical supplies at very high prices