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Cignal subscribers to hit 1M this year

By Lawrence Agcaoili | March 5, 2015 - 12:00am

Cignal TV Inc., the pay TV arm of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), sees its subscriber base tipping the one million level this year after successfully overtaking rival SkyCable Corp....

Business

Lopez Inc. completes payment for additional ABS-CBN shares

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 22, 2013 - 12:00am

Listed holding firm Lopez Inc. has fully paid a P1.5 billion transaction involving the acquisition of additional common shares in multimedia giant ABS-CBN Corp.

Business

Clearly false

July 21, 2013 - 12:00am

This refers to your lead story today in Philippine STAR (July 19, 2013) regarding an alleged US$30-M shakedown at the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC).

Letters to the Editor

Lopezes acquire additional ABS-CBN shares

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 27, 2013 - 12:00am

Holding firm Lopez Inc. has paid a fourth of the value of a P1.5 billion transaction for the acquisition of additional common...

Business

ABS-CBN raises P2.5 B from sale of PDRs

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 6, 2013 - 12:00am

Lopez-led multimedia giant ABS-CBN Group raised P2.5 billion after Capital International Private Equity Fund VI LP (CIPEF) completed a buy-in transaction sealed a month ago.

Business

Lopez Group takes up 40% of ABS-CBN preferred shares

By Lawrence Agcaoili | March 1, 2013 - 12:00am

The Lopez Group of companies subscribed to a little over 40 percent of the one billion preferred shares issued by its media arm ABS-CBN Corp., the broadcast giant informed the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Business

MVP hand seen behind rising Benpres stock prices

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Shares of Benpres Holdings Corp. have been on the upswing, rising 28.8 percent since Monday on speculations that the group of telecommunications magnate Manuel V. Pangilinan has been buying shares to further...

Business

ABS-CBN not for sale, says Lopez

August 7, 2009 - 12:00am

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., the media conglomerate of the Lopez Group, is not for sale, its top official said yesterday.

Business

Benpres signs voting trust agreement with Lopez Inc

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 7, 2008 - 12:00am

In a move to fend off any potential moves by hostile investors looking to gain control of a company, Benpres Holdings Corp. signed yesterday a voting trust agreement with Lopez Inc. covering the former’s 254.12...

Business

Benpres inks VTA for Meralco stake

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 5, 2008 - 12:00am

In a move to fend off any potential moves by hostile investors looking to gain control of a company, Benpres Holdings Corp. signed yesterday a voting trust agreement (VTA) with Lopez Inc. covering the former’s...

Business