DAVAO CITY – A business leader announced that airlines Cathay Pacific and Xiamen Air plan to revive direct flights from Davao International Airport (DIA) to Hong Kong and Jinjiang, China in the second half of this year. THE Davao International Airport in 2018. (Wikipedia) Arturo Milan, co-chair of...
Months after meeting in Tokyo, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has expressed interest in the newly-passed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. *COURTESY CALL - President Marcos meets with officials from the Japan Bank for...
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has expressed its interest in energy tie-ups in the Philippines, particularly in the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a traditional source of power, the Presidental Communications Office (PCO) said. *ENERGY COOPERATION - Japan Bank for...
The Philippines smartphone market declined 16.7 percent in the first quarter this year over the previous quarter and 11 percent down versus same period last year, lowest in three years, with shipments reaching only 3.5 million units in the first three months this year, according to the International...
More than 200 units of brand new pistols and heavy machine guns were recently acquired by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to equip its personnel with enough firearms as part of its modernization efforts, it was revealed on Monday, May 29. *(Photo courtesy of PCG) * Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG...
IWG plc, formerly Regus, the world’s leading flexible co-working space provider, is expanding to seven new locations in the Philippines bringing its presence to 29 by end of the year as demand has returned to the pre-pandemic level. Lars Wittig (from LinkedIn profile) Lars Wittig, IWG plc country...
The Oky Philippines Period Tracker App, a free mobile application where young Filipinas can track their menstrual cycle and learn evidence-based information about reproductive health, was launched on Friday, May 26, in line with the upcoming worldwide celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day on the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that it has successfully intercepted an alleged illegal recruiter and her two female companions believed to be her victims at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga earlier this week. (File photo) In a report submitted to BI Commissioner Norman...
ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
State-run Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) said it is exercising oversight role on Clark International Airport (CRK) by benchmarking the best practices and success of Mactan-Cebu International Airport to boost revenues, efficiency and ensure safety of the CRK operations. CIAC President...
Around 3.4 kilos of suspected cocaine worth P18.3 million were seized from a 48-year-old man from Suriname after landing at the Clark International Airport on Tuesday night, May 23. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Clark identified the suspect as Renaldo Wilfred Olivieira. Olivieira arrived at...
When we talk about the future of the world, it is hard not to imagine a barren land, where buildings crumble as humanity comes to its end. We can blame these visions on the apocalyptic movies and stories we consume. But what if there is a much better alternative, a place where humans thrive in...
