Gilas Pilipinas mentor Jong Uichico expects a tough campaign for the all-amateur national team when it competes in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers set Nov. 26 to 30 in Manama, Bahrain. With only three weeks to gear up for the tournament, chemistry is another issue the squad is facing since they...
AirAsia Group Bhd. aircraft stand on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. (Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg AirAsia is already seeing strong positive signs of recovery from across its regional market, including the Philippines, indicating...
Dismayed over the Philippines disaster responses in the recent typhoons, Business groups have urged Filipinos to move in an efficient fashion in partnership with local government units to mitigate the impact of climate change. “We express serious concern about the state of our...
LT Group, Inc. reported a 9.0 percent growth in attributable net income for the first nine months of 2020 to P16.10 billion from the P14.72 billion reported for the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Philippine National Bank (PNB) contributed P2.24...
In the midst of a pandemic that halted most business activity for months, 21 Filipino companies managed to maintain their sustainability initiatives and win at the recent Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards. In awarding ceremonies held online last 10 November, 21 companies...
Kiefer Ravena of NLEX goes for a layup against three Alaska defenders during their game Monday. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Kiefer Ravena expressed his readiness to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers set in Manama, Bahrain later this month. Although the...
Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) subsidiary in Thailand has been named as among the “Best Companies to Work for in Asia” by HR Asia, regarded as an authoritative regional publisher on human resources. Matthew Dy, HR Director of URC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. receives the award from...
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) in South East Asia in the first semester of 2020 contracted by 20 percent, but the Philippines is one of only two exceptions that bucked the investment trend with its FDI inflows rising 20 percent, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Erik Matti’s “Food Lore: Island of Dreams” and Angeli Bayani recently brought home the “Best Single Drama/Telemovie/Anthology Episode - Philippines” and “Best Actress in a Leading Role - Philippines” respectively during the announcement of the 2020 national winners by the Asian...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is incentivizing local enterprises for them to adopt to digital technologies because while majority of enterprises are aware of the need to transform digitally many of them are facing various constraints, particularly the lack of capital. DTI...
Lopez-led FGEN LNG Corporation will conclude by the middle of next month the bid process for its planned chartering of a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) to serve as its interim facility on targeted importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting year 2022. Jonathan C. Russell,...
PSX_20201015_055523 Download (Karrie Ilagan, Managing Director for Cisco Philippines) Digitalizing small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the Philippines could add P1.17 to P1.36 trillion ($26 to $28 billion) to the economy by 2024. This is vital to the country's post COVID-19 recovery, according to...
