Paris-bound Ando admits almost giving up on Olympic dream
MANILA, Philippines – Olympic weightlifter Elreen Ando almost lost hope of making the Paris Olympics.
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MPBL: Quezon, Zamboanga hold on to high rankings with wins
MANILA, Philippines – Quezon Province and Zamboanga Master Sardines beat separate opponents on Thursday to keep their lofty spots in the 6th MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Season at the Paco Arena in Manila.
REVIEW: What can the mid-range vivo V30e offer for the price of P17,999?
MANILA, Philippines — vivo has introduced the V30e to the Philippines, the most competitively priced device in its well-regarded V30 series lineup.
USA captain Micah Christenson basks in adoration from Filipino fans
MANILA, Philippines – Team USA felt the love at the Mall of Asia Arena in their second game of Week 3 of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) for Men on Thursday night, as they were showered with cheers during their five-set victory over Brazil.
Aaron Judge returns to Yankees' lineup against Orioles
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 27th homer in his return to the New York Yankees’ lineup Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles, two days after being hit on the left hand by a pitch.
Arcilla, Olivarez on collision course anew in Dimaporo Open
MANILA, Philippines – Johnny Arcilla and Eric Jed Olivarez are gearing up for another clash as they headline the stellar cast in the Gov. Imelda Dimaporo National Open Tennis Championships in Lanao del Norte.
Converge: considering SkyCable part of 'fiduciary duty'
Converge [CNVRG 10.96, up 4.4%; 553% avgVol] [link] clarified a recent Bilyonaryo article about its reported interest in SkyCable, which is owned by ABS-CBN [ABS 6.98, up 0.4%; 26% avgVol], and confirmed that it considered acquiring ABS’s SkyCable business as part of its “fiduciary duty to create value for stakeholders”. CNVRG said that it performs “close evaluations of various investment opportunities... as they arise”, and that it does this to uncover “prospects of growing its customer base, improving customer experience, and... maximizing the utilization of [its] network.” ABS also release a clarification to confirm that SkyCable has P4.5 billion in outstanding debts, with P2.05 billion of that amount “due within 1 year”. ABS said that it is “working on plans to improve [SkyCable’s] viability.”
Vivant plans P22-B of investments over next six years
Vivant Corporation [VVT 11.28, down 29.5%; 0% avgVol] [link] published a press release to guide the market that it expects “another year of sustained growth” above the P2.3 billion in FY23 operating income that it generated. VVT said that its 43% increase in net income for FY23 was driven by its energy subsidiary, Vivant Energy Corporation (VEC), and that it has a long-term plan to invest up to P22 billion in equity investments over the next six years, with P15 billion of that reserved for “various renewable energy projects.” VVT is an energy and water treatment company owned by the Cebu-based Garcia-Escaño Family.