(PUBLICUS ASIA) Vice President Sara Duterte received the highest approval rating among the top five government officials in the country with a rating of 68 percent of the Filipino adult population, according to the results of the 2022 End of the Year survey by Publicus Asia which was released on...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted across Bangkok following decriminalisation, but in a nation once infamous for tough drug laws, Thai vendors are asking: can the high times last? In a Southeast Asian first, the kingdom...
Apart from gift-giving, the holiday season is about indulging in good food without restraints. That said, for your next dining spree, here are some of the newly established and soon to open restaurants this month. Baking fresh daily at Megamall CHRISTMAS RUSH Among the exclusive holiday treats is...
The 2022 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Dec. 13 in Nagoya, Japan, which saw a smorgasbord of prizes given away to singers and actors. The AAA was divided into two categories: actor and singer. (Clockwise from top left) Stray Kids, Seventeen, NewJeans, Kim Seon-ho, Lim Young-woong,...
Angkas founder Angie Tham (2 nd row, middle) poses alongside the 24 other honorees at the Steward Leadership Summit which was held in Singapore, on November 30, 2022. Motorcycle taxi service story honored by regional group For Angkas’ groundbreaking efforts to address traffic, as well as the...
The Senate has adopted a resolution commending the Philippine chess delegates for their outstanding performance during the recent games held in Bangkok, Thailand. It was Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid who filed Senate Resolution No. 304 commending the entire delegation for dominating the 6th Eastern...
ILOILO CITY – The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), an inter-governmental body promoting research and development, gathered in this city and the province of Iloilo to tackle the challenges of the fisheries industry in the food security of Southeast Asia. REPRESENTATIVES of...
SM Mall of Asia's Nights of Lights The Christmas season is going to be an experience like no other as SM Mall of Asia ushers the holidays with a Very Merry MOA Christmas celebration. This year, SM Mall of Asia brings back the well-received MOA Night of Lights in partnership with Disney...
Filipino CEOs highlighted the opportunities and strength of the Philippines and the domestic economy as the main reason the country is being dubbed as the “next best thing in Asia.” At the 55th Annual Dialogues Summit of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Aboitiz Group President and...
Experience MOA Night Of Lights from a star car Those that remember drives through the decorated streets of Mandaluyong or Makati at Christmas will be delighted to know the childhood experience now has a significant upgrade: Mall of Asia’s (MOA) Night of Lights (NOL). Open to the public, this...
As pent-up demand continues to drive international air travel, Asia Pacific airlines carried 12.1 million passengers in October, an eight-fold increase versus the 1.4 million in the same month last year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Overall, passenger traffic...
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. (TASLI), a subsidiary of Dennis A. Uy’s Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp., has launched its Facebook Messenger chatbot for passengers book trip and access information. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Chelsea said the chatbot,...