Meralco’s new facility to power PLDT’s Laguna data center
MERALCO AND VITRO, Inc. inaugurated the new 115-kilovolt switching station for the latter’s hyperscale data center, VITRO Sta. Rosa in Laguna. Seen in photo are (left) Meralco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Manuel V. Pangilinan, ePLDT and VITRO President
PBCom raises P7.7 billion from maiden offering of peso bonds
BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE Bank of Communications (PBCom) has raised P7.693 billion from its maiden offering of fixed-rate peso bonds, almost four times the initial P2-billion plan, it said on Tuesday.The bonds have a tenor of one-and-a-half years and were priced
Megaworld president joins Forbes Asia’s 2024 Power Businesswomen list
LOURDES T. GUTIERREZ-ALFONSO, president of Megaworld Corp., has been named to Forbes Asia’s 2024 Power Businesswomen list.The list recognizes female leaders across the Asia-Pacific region for their notable achievements and leadership in their respective industries, Forbes Asia said in a
Can Philippine manufacturing ever recover? On chips, semiconductors, and steel
FREEPIK(Part 6)Although it is tempting to rely on services to bring the Philippine economy to First World status (OFWs, IT-BPM, tourism, etc.), the hard evidence from the history of industrialization, as we have seen in the last article, should convince
The streets and landscapes of Europe
1 of 3THE ENCHANTING allure of France has always inspired Stella Rojas, a Filipina artist who has spent years in Paris.For her, her paintings are a reflection of how life is a boundless voyage of discovery and adventure. This is