An increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in children has been observed in Pasay City recently, Pasay City General Hospital Chief Dr. John Victor De Gracia said on Tuesday (March 9). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Medyo dumadami rin po yung bata na nakikita namin kasi before, wala kaming...
To help address the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy, e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee today, March 1, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various global and local brand owners to fight the alarming increase in counterfeit and pirated products sold online. On the part of...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health), through Healthway Philippines, Inc. (HPI), has completed its acquisition of a majority stake of Mercado General Hospital Inc. (MGHI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Ayala said it purchased shares from White Knight Holdings, Inc., a...
The Philippines has acceded to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP), a development seen to strengthen the protection of Filipinos performers’ intellectual property (IP) rights in a digital age of globalization. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director...
New committed investments approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in January this year soared 139 percent, but there are still over 300,000 workers displaced from the continued non-operation of more than 300 locators. PEZA Director General Charito B. Plaza said in her State...
Investment pledges approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for the entire 2020 reached only P95.03 billion, 19.12 percent lower than the P117.5 billion in 2019 as Filipino investments declined, constrained by the pandemic and prolonged lockdowns. PEZA Director General...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres As the world marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, a promising movement for carbon neutrality is taking shape. By next month, countries representing more than 65 percent of harmful greenhouse gasses...
SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, will open its first mall in Zamboanga City and seventh mall in Mindanao, SM City Mindpro, on Friday, November 27. In a statement, the firm said this newest landmark with almost 38,000 square meters (sqm.)...
The Philippine delegation is targeting to attract over 1,300 buyers and generate a modest $31 million worth export deals at the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE), significantly lower than the $300 million the Philippines realized during last year’s China International...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has launched the PEZA Academy in partnership with 29 state universities and colleges (SUCs) on top of 10 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Institutes amid the pandemic as it strengthened skills development training program for ecozone workers and creating a...
A retiree in General Santos named Rosana Sacay, 64, a mother of three, has converted about 20sqm of her 187 sqm home into an indoor garden. The front veranda and back area of the home, as per Sacay, “were converted into a sort of display area for all potted plants.” Her love for plants...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) targets a 75 percent increase in Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO)-driven IP filings by 2025. IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba said this as he shared with peers in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
