MANILA, Philippines — Megawide Construction Corp. has bagged two new “multibillion-peso” infrastructure deals with developer Megaworld Corp., which seeks to expand its township empire. Edgar Saavedra-led Megawide on Wednesday said the contracts cover civil, structural and architectural work at Uptown Modern in Taguig City and One Portwood in Pasay City. Uptown Modern will expand the
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MANILA, Philippines–Meralco averted another potential collapse and beat Blackwater, 105-96, on Wednesday to claim its first victory in the PBA Philippine Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Chris Newsome scored 22 points while four others were in double figures as the Bolts barged into the win column after back-to-back defeats to start the season-opening conference. READ:
MANILA, Philippines – Eastern Samar posted the fastest economic growth among Philippine provinces and highly urbanized cities, lifted by a postpandemic tourism surge and government investments to improve connectivity across the archipelago. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed Eastern Samar—popular for its beaches, eco parks and historical sites—grew by 10.2 percent year-on-year
MANILA, Philippines — Courtney Schwan delivered in the clutch as Creamline exacted sweet revenge against its All-Filipino tormentor, Petro Gazz, 25-20, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20, in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Schwan stepped up especially late in the fourth set, where she dropped three straight points to give the Cool
MANILA, Philippines — Akari took an early 2-0 lead in Pool B after eking out a 25-11, 22-25, 29-27, 17-25, 15-7 win over Chery Tiggo EV in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. After failing to close out the game in the fourth set, Ced Domingo restored the order in the
MANILA, Philippines – Developer Megaworld Corp. will spend P3.4 billion to expand three of its townships across the country, banking on the strength of its provincial projects to drive growth. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Megaworld said it would reinvest the proceeds raised from selling its shares in its real estate investment trust (REIT)
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament–first round MANILA, Philippines—La Salle is hoping for the best after forward Mason Amos went down with a knee injury during a loss to National University on Sunday. Amos collided with the Bulldogs’ Gelo Tolentino at the 6:51 mark of the fourth quarter and stayed down on the floor in
MANILA, Philippines—Letran opened the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament with three straight losses. Jonathan Manalili had enough of it. READ: NCAA: Not to be outshined by younger bro, Deo Cuajao leads Letran win A winner in the juniors’ division with Letran, Manalili made sure the Knights would finally put a stop to their winless
MANILA, Philippines – Some 425,000 families reeling from recent disasters could expect more help as a Quick Response Fund gets a P716.15-million top up. The Department of Budget and Management said the release of such an amount has been approved for this year’s QRF, which the Department of Social Work and Development administers. Budget Secretary
San Miguel Beer’s Don Trollano will be honored as Mr. Quality Minutes when the PBA Press Corps holds its 31st Annual Awards Night on October 13 at Novotel Manila. The 33-year-old guard averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists off the bench in Season 49, helping the Beermen regain the Philippine Cup championship. He