Maynilad Chief Sustainability Officer Atty. Roel S. Espiritu (center) holds the certificate of recognition given to Maynilad by the International Water Association (IWA) for being one of 28 “climate smart” utilities worldwide cited during the 2024 IWA Climate Smart Utilities Recognition. With...
Tiger Resort Asia Limited (TRAL) has divested its majority stake in publicly-listed Asiabest Group International Inc. (ABG), dashing hopes for the backdoor listing and follow-on offering of integrated resort Okada Manila. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), ABG stated, “We...
Flag carrier Air Canada is expanding its Southeast Asian operations with the addition of Manila into its direct flights from Vancouver beginning next year. In a statement late Thursday, Air Canada said it would operate three flights weekly between Vancouver and Manila beginning April 2, 2025, and...
Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File) CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health), a member of the Zobel-led Ayala Group, is leading the private sector’s efforts to fight the HIV epidemic in the Philippines through a partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In a statement, the country’s oldest...
The Philippines' public debt as a share to gross domestic product (GDP) rose in the third quarter alongside slower economic growth, even as private-sector debts continued to fall before the onset of downward interest rates. The latest Global Debt Monitor of the Washington-based Institute of...
Clark International Airport facade (Photos courtesy from Clark International Airport/Website) Airports serve as gateways to a nation’s culture, offering travelers their first glimpse of its identity. A world-class airport blends beauty, efficiency, and innovation, setting the tone for the journey...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling on individuals, who have knowledge about the crimes committed in the Philippines during former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, to submit to them any information on the anti-drug campaign. Through the ICC Witness Appeal on ICC's...
President Marcos has created an Inter-Agency Committee on International Humanitarian Law (IAC-IHL) that will serve as a national committee tasked to assist the government in raising awareness on international humanitarian law. (President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) The IAC-IHL was created through...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has called on the Philippine private sector to intensify efforts in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building. “People talk about DRR here; the government has a lot to say about DRR, but the private sector,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File) THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest...
Nearly 3.9 million travelers at the Davao International Airport are set to benefit from faster internet connectivity following the recent installation of a fiber internet connection at the said gateway. As part of a memorandum of agreement with Davao airport, Converge ICT Solutions Inc. said that...
