BUSAN (AFP) - Asia's biggest annual film festival started in South Korea Wednesday at a fraction of its usual scale, but some movie fans will still be able to attend screenings despite the coronavirus forcing many events online. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) usually sees a host of...
PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of Philip Morris International, assured that the company is fully committed to help tobacco-farming communities in recovering from the coronavirus-induced economic crisis. Denis Gorkun, PMFTC president Denis Gorkun, PMFTC Inc. president, said that approximately...
The Philippines’ stock of foreign assets and US dollar reserves have passed the $100 billion mark at $100.49 billion as of end-September, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said Thursday. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno Based on preliminary...
The Clark International Airport (CRK) expansion has been completed end-September, ahead of its original October target completion date. Its new Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) starts commercial operations on January 2021. Once operational, its passenger capacity will triple from the current 4.2...
The government is fast-tracking the upgrade of the P14 Billion Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) and has rehabilitated 93.25 percent of its Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today reported. Mindanao's third busiest airport covers a total land area of 270...
Photo from Onic Philippines Facebook apge For the first time, Onic bested rival Aura with a 2-0 sweep in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pro League-Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 6 on Sunday night. It was the perennial runner-up Onic's first series victory over the two-time champion Aura (formerly...
Alex Eala is expected to improve her world junior rankings for her semifinal finish at the French Open girls singles. The 15-year-old Eala is currently ranked No. 4 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) juniors and could move a few rungs higher following No. 1 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva of...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has been given the prestigious Global Excellence Award by the world business organization International Chamber of Commerce’s national committee in the Philippines. This is for the conglomerate’s efforts to keep the economy going, sustain and generate more...
Comeback is the name of Execration's game. Execration once again prevailed in late game before sweeping Blacklist International, 2-0, to steal the group lead in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pro League-Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 6 on Friday night. Boasting a 100-percent win rate in games...
Photos from Mobile Legends Esports Facebook page Aura Philippines and Onic Philippines will lock horns in a grudge finals rematch to fittingly close the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pro League-Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 6 group stage. Protagonists of the past two season finales, defending...
In celebration of the first International Day of Awareness for Food Loss and Waste Reduction, Worldwide Fund For Nature (WWF) Philippines held a webinar entitled ‘Save Our Food, Save Our Planet’ to spread awareness in combating the rising issue on food waste by initiating change within our...
The Tokyo National Stadium. (AFP photo) The cost of the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics will be slashed by $280 million, organisers said Wednesday, touting a scaled-back Games with cuts to everything from staffing to pyrotechnics. But the final price of the event -- officially budgeted before...
