Some 16 local and foreign business groups have strongly urged for the immediate enactment of the proposed Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Act, which seeks to protect consumers amidst the growing complexity in financial services, especially digital services. In a statement the business group...
Ramon S. Ang San Miguel Corp. big boss Ramon S. Ang sweetened the pot for Filipino athletes who will win medals at the Tokyo Olympics by pledging additional cash incentives. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed Tuesday that the avid sportsman is offering P10...
The Coca-Cola Foundation (global) is donating $400,000 (P20 million) to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to help expedite vaccine distribution around the country. The grant is part of a $20 million total global fund of the world’s leading beverage compay to support nonprofit...
Photo taken during the turnover of the donation shows (from left): Ms. Michelle Murriel and Maj. Carol San Pedro (WCKFI volunteers), Dr. George Muscat (Medical Officer III of GRACES), Mr. Nilo Salgarino (Social Worker III of GRACES), Mr. Rosmel Daria (Social Worker II of GRACES), Ret. Gen. Gordon...
Manny V. Pangilinan Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes of Team Philippines will get a chance to become instant millionaires. This is after the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) approved during a board meeting Thursday, July 8 that it will grant a cash reward to 19 Filipino athletes with podium finishes in...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
Business groups have thrown support for the private schools which have been hard-hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and are now facing a 150-percent increase in income tax rate. At the recent virtual forum hosted by think tank Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute, a coordinating...
The Aboitiz Group, through its corporate social responsibility arm Aboitiz Foundation and food unit Pilmico, committed to sustain farm livelihood projects for farmers and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Iligan, a move that will be supported through close coordination with local government unit (LGU)....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) thanked Wednesday, June 23, the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc. for donating 50 units of desktop computers to the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS). (Photo from DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook Page) In a...
The old La Loma Cemetery Chapel is a National Cultural Treasure, the highest designation given to a valuable cultural asset. As such, it has unique value and has been demmed possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific value, which is highly significant and important to the...
Conservation efforts must go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the Philippines whose biodiversity makes it not only one of the richest, but also one of the most vulnerable in the world. One of only 17 megadiverse countries worldwide, the Philippines is rich in natural resources and...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines, through its Cultural Exchange Department and the Andrea O. Veneracion Sing Philippines Foundation, welcomes the newest batch for Sing Philippines Youth Choir (SPYC). This, in total, will be its fourth batch. Fourth batch of the Sing Philippines Youth Choir...
