First Gen earnings surge 64% to $193M in 2014

By Iris Gonzales | March 14, 2015 - 12:00am

Lopez-owned power generation company First Gen Corp. reported a 64- percent increase in its 2014 net income to $193.2 million from $118 million the prior year.

The buck stops here

By Korina Sanchez | February 9, 2015 - 12:00am

Last Friday, the President once again spoke to the nation with regards to the bloody Mamasapano incident that took the lives of forty-four SAF commandos.

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A crisis the country cannot afford

By Korina Sanchez | February 6, 2015 - 12:00am

According to PNP OIC Gen. Leonardo Espina, the PNP as a whole is in crisis, with morale at an all-time low in the aftermath of a botched mission in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

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P-Noy reappoints Department of Energy chief, 6 envoys

P-Noy reappoints Department of Energy chief, 6 envoys

By Jess Diaz | January 23, 2015 - 12:00am

President Aquino has reappointed Carlos Jericho Petilla as energy secretary.

First Gen raises P7.5 B to fund investments

January 22, 2015 - 12:00am

First Gen Corp., the power generation arm of the Lopez Group, has raised P7.5 billion from an overnight private placement to fund investments in the country’s energy sector.

Palparan: AFP is losing the propaganda war

By Bobit S. Avila | August 14, 2014 - 12:00am

I went to the Cebu City Hall yesterday afternoon for an official visit and I was taken aback by the big changes that surround City Hall.

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Noy swears in AFP chief, other officers

Noy swears in AFP chief, other officers

By Delon Porcalla | August 12, 2014 - 12:00am

President Aquino swore in new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. and 20 other military...

Año taking over 10th ID leadership

By Alexis Romero | July 25, 2014 - 12:00am

The military’s top spy is taking over the leadership of the Army division securing the Davao region, a known hotbed of communist rebels.

On Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return

By Atty. Mario D. Ortiz | July 20, 2014 - 12:00am

I'd like to congratulate my good friend Consul John Domingo and Mila Espina for the well scripted program on the independence anniversary of the United States last July 4 at Marco Polo Hotel.

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Bridging the different generations

By Francis J. Kong | July 13, 2014 - 12:00am

I once posted these words on my Facebook page, “We are now witnessing the entry of Generation Y into the market place. Generation X is getting old and many of them still do not know how to deal with the young....