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Mariah Carey engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer

January 22, 2016 - 2:00pm

Mariah Carey's new "Vision of Love" is Australian billionaire James Packer.

Entertainment

Philippine gaming firms in losing streak in H1

By Iris Gonzales | August 16, 2015 - 10:00am

Gaming companies in the Philippines are losing their winning streak due to mounting costs and because of what seems to be...

Business

Nobu Hotel at City of Dreams Manila

August 8, 2015 - 10:00am

A star-studded VIP gathering of international celebrities and Manila’s high society celebrated the grand opening of Asia’s first Nobu Hotel at City of Dreams Manila with a glamorous ‘purple carpet’...

Cassandra

Wide awake in the City of Dreams

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez | February 5, 2015 - 12:00am

Fireworks lit up the velvet sky above the City of Dreams Manila as the new mega-casino opened Monday in the Philippines, the fastest-growing country in Southeast Asia.

Newsmakers

Macau casino operator opens new casino resort in Manila

February 3, 2015 - 9:45am

Melco Crown Entertainment formally opened its $1 billion casino and entertainment resort in Manila on Monday, hoping to cash...

Business

Macau casino giant eyes $175-$450 M from share sale

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | February 25, 2013 - 12:00am

The Philippine unit of Macau casino giant Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. is reportedly looking to raise between $175 million to $450 million from a share sale, sources said over the weekend.

Business

LRWC commits to invest P4 B in casino project

October 29, 2012 - 12:00am

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Business

Mall tycoon Sy teams up with Macau's Melco in $1B casino project

July 6, 2012 - 1:02pm

Macau gambling company Melco Crown Entertainment is teaming up with the Philippines' richest man to develop a $1 billion Manila casino resort in a sign of the industry's plans for rapid expansion in Asia.

CAP in talks to sell 10% stake in Bank of Commerce

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 12, 2009 - 12:00am

The College Assurance Plans Inc. is in talks with a US-based hedge fund and a local group to sell its nine or 10 percent stake in Bank of Commerce as part of its fund-raising program aimed at meeting the company’s obligations...

Business

James Packer drops plan to buy CAP stake in Bank of Commerce

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | November 10, 2008 - 12:00am

Arctic Capital, a private equity fund owned by Australian gaming and media tycoon James Packer, has backed out of its ...

Business