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MANILA, Philippines — With guitar pick-shaped screens, pyrotechnics, a looping pedal and a spinning stage, Grammy-winning Ed Sheeran, his trusty guitar in hand, created an electrifying atmosphere for his thousands of Filipino fans during the Manila stop of his globally acclaimed +–=÷× Tour or known as the Mathematics Tour.
Jollibee [JFC 262.00, up 0.8%] [link] posted an FY23 net income attributable of P8.8 billion, up 16% from its FY22 net income of P7.6 billion. Systemwide sales were up 16.3% to P345 billion, with the biggest growth coming from China (+21.9%), the Philippines (+17.6%) and EMEA (+16.0%). Same-store sales growth was up 10.6%, with the biggest growth coming from the Philippines (+13.9%), China (+12.4%), and EMEA (+7.6%). JFC tracks the performance of its three newly-acquired brands (CBTL, SuperFoods (Highlands Coffee), and Milksha), and provided analysis to show that of these three, Milksha experienced the highest systemwide sales growth (+29.6%) and the highest same-store sales growth (+14.8%). SuperFoods, as compared to the other two tracked acquisitions, exhibited the worst performance across those two metrics with systemwide sales up only 6.4% and same-store sales down 4.3% (the only decline in data tracked by JFC). The company blamed “weak macros in Vietnam and increased competition in the coffee space” for SuperFoods’ underperformance.
International recognition of one of the country's newest stadiums could boost Filipino interest and excellence in sports that get less attention.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine bet Gwendolyne Fourniol failed to make the Top 40 cut at the 71st Miss World coronation night held on March 9 in Jio Convention Centre in India.
MANILA, Philippines — No way was TNT letting disaster strike twice in one week.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Max Verstappen took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix before calling into question his future with Red Bull after his mentor was threatened with suspension in another dramatic twist in the Christian Horner saga.
MANILA, Philippines — The Miss World Organization (MWO) has announced its official competition format for the 71st pageant edition. While most pageants announce a Top 5 or Top 3 in the final round, the MWO decided that for 2024 it would only have a Top 2 — a winner and her runner-up!
Senator Risa Hontiveros has commended the Senate Public Services Committee for swiftly endorsing the legislative franchise expansion of Romblon Electric Cooperative (ROMELCO).