Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo has launched its "Isa Pa" campaign to back calls for nationwide booster vaccinations against Covid-19. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) “There really needs to be a concerted effort to tell Filipinos that booster...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion In spite of the massive financial contribution of overseas Filipinos to the country’s economy, this incontrovertible fact is seldom acknowledged in major speeches. The magnitude of their contribution is amply shown in key statistics in 2021. Their total US$31.4 billion...
A former presidential economic adviser has called on the government for a “clear roadmap” and reforms in the use and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in the country after billions of pesos worth of doses expired without being utilized. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) is coordinating with global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX Facility if the latter could replace the expired Covid-19 vaccines procured...
Concepcion Industrial Corporation, the country’s leading provider of consumer lifestyle and building & industrial solutions, posted a 27 percent drop in net income for the first half of 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said this is primarily because of the...
More than four million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have expired, resulting in a P5.1-billion loss for the private sector. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) "The final tally of expired Covid vaccines in private sector warehouses is 4,252,830, translating to a loss of...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Monday, July 25, hailed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s announcement that there would be no more lockdowns under his administration due to the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) Concepcion,...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion More often than not, overseas Filipinos are in a much better position than their local counterparts to acquire their dream house while earning double or even quadruple what they used to earn back home. Remy M., 45, a single mother of three, and who now works as a domestic...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said that the Covid-19 vaccines that are expiring by the end of the month will cost the private sector more than P1.3 billion. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) In a statement, Concepcion said these the losses are incurred only by...
Members of the private sector are appealing anew to the government to allow second booster vaccinations to more Filipinos as over 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines will be expiring by the end of July. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) A total of 1,516,040 vaccines are...
Updating the President and giving him advice on the current challenges sectoral groups are facing will be the Private Sector Advisory Council's (PSAC) main goal under the new administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Newly-appointed Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said all the right things during an early morning interview with DZRH anchor Deo Macalma on July 11. Inclusivity in OFW deployment, dialogues with different labor and labor recruitment groups, support for the government...
