Taylor Swift reaches billionaire status following success of ‘Eras’ tour — report

Hannah Mallorca 10/29/2023

Taylor Swift again proved that she’s an artist who “will never go out of style” as her net worth reportedly passed $1 billion following the success of her “Eras” tour. Swift’s wealth can be estimated to at…

Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief

Reuters 12/19/2022

Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over. About 57.5% votes…

Villar eyes new IPOs, media empire

Miguel R. Camus 04/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Billionaire Manuel Villar Jr. is preparing to list three more companies, including a provincial power utility and his coffee chain group, over the next 12 months, further cementing his position as the country’s richest…

Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire

01/13/2020

TOKYO — A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around the Moon with him on a SpaceX rocket. Yusaku Maezawa, who recently announced his break-up with a Japanese actress,…

100+ bettors nearly bagged P1B lotto jackpot – PCSO

Inquirer.net 10/10/2018

More than 100 bettors almost won the P1 billion jackpot of the Ultra Lotto 6/58 on Tuesday night, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Wednesday. The jackpot is still up for grabs as nobody guessed the…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/28/2017

Billionaire Bill Gates plays ‘Secret Santa’ online Netizens were quite surprised after a Redditor named Meggan Cummins, who went by the name ViettLLC, received gifts from billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who played “Secret Santa” online.…

Villar is lone billionaire in Digong Cabinet

Inquirer 07/20/2017

Public Works Secretary Mark Villar is the lone billionaire in the Duterte Cabinet with a P1.409 billion net worth, his latest Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net worth (SALN) showed. Malacañang released Thursday SALNs of the Cabinet…

Japan swinging into 2017 with Trumped-up good luck charm

12/11/2016

TOKYO — Donald Trump only wants to make America great again, but one Japanese firm hopes that painting his face on a traditional good luck charm will make the whole planet a better place in 2017. The…

Customs bureau in Cebu nets record P1.7B revenue

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/05/2016

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu was able to surpass the September 2016 target collection. The Port of Cebu was able to collect P1,758.7 billion for September out of the P1,422.7 target collection with a…

Norwegian girl, 19, is world’s youngest billionaire — Forbes

03/03/2016

A Norwegian teenager has been named the world’s youngest billionaire, following business magazine Forbes’ release of its 2016 ranking of the world’s richest people  on Tuesday. Alexandra Andresen, 19, who is worth an estimated US$1.2 billion (S$1.68…

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