SM Prime unveils P7B Megamall redevelopment plan
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the real estate development arm of the Sy Group, is investing P7 billion to transform SM Megamall, one of the Philippines’ most iconic shopping destinations, into a next-generation lifestyle hub, with phased completion slated between 2027 and 2029.
First Gen posts flat earnings amid challenges
First Gen Corporation, the Lopez Group’s clean and renewable energy firm, said recurring attributable net income for the first half was flat at USD151 million (P8.6 billion) from from USD150 million (P8.4 billion) in the same period last year.
Paramount Skydance inks USD7.7B UFC broadcast deal
Newly-formed media giant Paramount Skydance has agreed to pay USD7.7 billion to TKO Group Holdings for exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events over the next seven years, starting in 2026.
Brownlee heroics lift Gilas past Saudi Arabia in Asia Cup thriller
Justin Brownlee doesn’t have the heart—or the guts, really—to let down the millions of basketball-crazed Filipinos back home and around the globe, especially not the ones who stayed glued to their screens through 2 a.m. on a Tuesday, Manila time, praying to the basketball gods for a miracle.
Lyn Javier appointed BSP deputy governor for financial supervision
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli M. Remolona (left) administered the oath of office of BSP assistant governor Lyn I. Javier as the new deputy governor of the BSP’s Financial Supervision Sector (FSS) on 11 August 2025 at the central bank’s head office in Manila.
