Members and partners of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD) decried the exclusion of feminists and grassroots women at the 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) held in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo from APWLD) APWLD...
A math teacher at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System-Western Visayas Campus has emerged as champion at the Virtual Public Speaking Competition during Junior Chamber International (JCI) Asia-Pacific Conference 2021 hosted virtually by Taichung, Taiwan on Aug. 20-21. Sandro Silverio...
The Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of Asia Pacific Medical Center-Iloilo, Inc. (formerly known as Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center-Iloilo, Inc.) on August 26, 2021 will be held virtually over a secure online meeting platform. The company has announced that due to current public health...
Asia Pacific Medical Center - Iloilo, Inc. (formerly known as Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center-Iloilo, Inc.) will hold its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting online on August 26, 2021. Due to public health concerns, stockholders may participate through remote communication, and cast their votes...
The behavior of the Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea is “not consistent” with how the best coast guards in the world should act and operate. Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (Asia Pacific Media Hub) This was the assessment...
The Philippines may suffer long-lasting economic losses owing to prolonged coronavirus pandemic that took a heavier toll on small businesses and low-income families, think-tank Moody’s Analytics said. Makati CBD skyline Steven Cochrane, Moody’s Analytics chief economist for Asia-Pacific said...
President Duterte said it was about time that the world thought of having internationally recognized vaccination certificates to restart economies that have reeled from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte delivers his Intervention at the Asia-Pacific...
President Duterte expressed concern about a great imbalance in access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying the pandemic has become an "unforgiving race to immunity" due to the lack of bold, collaborative responses to the situation. President Duterte delivers his Intervention at the...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), bagged a Silver Stevie® Award under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Response category during this year's Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. (Photo from LRMC) "We are honored and grateful for this...
Both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021 although traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Extensive government travel restrictions continued to hamper recovery in international traffic, according to the latest International Air Transport...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, July 3, that 99 overseas Filipinos have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of positive cases to 20,881. (Department of Foreign Affairs/Facebook) The DFA also reported 88 new recoveries or those who have been...
Real estate agency Santos Knight Frank is this year's best real estate agency in the Philippines, according to the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards. A statement said that Santos Knight Frank won in the Asia Pacific Awards categories of “Best Real Estate Agency (Single Office),” “Best...
