Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit off the coast of Mindanao on June 8, Ayala Group through Brigadang Ayala launched rapid relief and recovery operations across General Santos City and Sarangani Province.

MerryMart founder and chairman Injap Sia said nearly 99 percent of the retailer’s shareholders have tendered their shares under DoubleDragon Corp.’s acquisition offer, paving the way for the company’s voluntary delisting and deeper integration into the DoubleDragon Group.

A new satellite-based internet service had been launched at the Pasig Mega Market to support the expansion of Paleng-QR Ph Plus, the national digital payment initiative of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).