Tina Arceo-Dumlao

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Tina Arceo-Dumlao

Property tycoon Manuel Villar Jr. may be ranked by Forbes as the country’s richest Filipino, with an estimated net worth of $17.2 billion as of April 1 this year.

2 weeks ago | plus.inquirer.net | Tina Arceo-Dumlao

The property development and tourism boom in Bohol has led to the surge in local demand for potable water, prompting local entrepreneur Richli Corp. to increase its investments in water development and distribution in the fast-developing province to some P3 billion. Its latest infrastructure project to start operations is the Loctob Water Treatment Plant in the town of Loboc. The plant operated by Richli Group subsidiary Loctob Water can produce five million liters of a day of potable water.

2 weeks ago | plus.inquirer.net | Tina Arceo-Dumlao

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite may have tumbled into bear territory as markets recoiled from Pres. Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but that will not stop DoubleDragon Corp. from pursuing its goal to list Hotel101, its homegrown international hospitality chain. DoubleDragon, the property venture of tycoons Edgar Sia II and Tony Tan Caktiong, has submitted additional required documents that put it another step closer to listing its growing brand, the first Filipino company to do so.

2 weeks ago | plus.inquirer.net | Tina Arceo-Dumlao

Given its consistent leadership in the pharmaceutical and health-care sectors, there are indeed many reasons for Campos Hess-led Unilab to go all out to celebrate its 80th anniversary. But more than market dominance, what emerged as the highlight of the occasion is the leadership change at the homegrown pharmaceutical giant. This year, Clinton Campos Hess takes over as chair of the Unilab Group, succeeding his mother, Jocelyn Campos Hess, who moves up as chair emeritus.

2 weeks ago | plus.inquirer.net | Tina Arceo-Dumlao

By the end of the annual stockholders’ meeting of Globe Telecom Inc. on April 22, Ernest Cu will step down as its president and CEO after an eventful 16-year stint that saw the once trailing company transform into a consistent market leader. Indeed, the 64-year-old is retiring from one of the main engines of the Ayala Group that has become far bigger, better and more profitable than the one he took over in 2009. The stellar numbers offer proof.