HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Our 3rd MB Sustainability Forum may have happened last Nov. 19 and 20, so call me pig-headed for refusing to hammer in the last nail; but I just need to mention one sequence that occurred during the panel discussion of one of the morning sessions of the Forum....
JUMEIRAH, Abu Dhabi—There is “no doubt” that the Philippines will not only embrace smoke-free technology as an alternative to cigarette-smoking because of Filipinos’ close-knit family culture, structure, and dynamics, PMI President for Smoke-Free Inhalable Products Category and Chief...
JUMEIRAH, Abu Dhabi—Philip Morris International (PMI) is targeting to increase its revenue in smoke-free products to 66 percent by 2030, after reporting that it now generates 38 percent of its revenue from smoke-free products. PMI President for Smoke-Free Inhalable Products Category and...
JUMEIRAH, Abu Dhabi—Philip Morris International (PMI) President for South and Southeast Asia Frederic de Wilde lauded the Philippines for being a “champion country” in tobacco harm reduction and pushing for smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes. PMI President for South and Southeast...
JUMEIRAH, Abu Dhabi—Philip Morris International (PMI) Chief Executive Officer Jacek Olczak on Wednesday, Dec. 11, lamented the existing policies in some countries that ban less harmful alternatives to cigarettes, such as smoke-free products, while countries that allow these alternatives have seen...
AL ZAHIYAH, Abu Dhabi—Philip Morris International (PMI) is taking a step closer to what seemed impossible only a few years ago as it dares to create a smoke-free future for tobacco and cigarette users at the “Technovation: Smoke-free by PMI Abu Dhabi Edition” event happening on Wednesday,...
The three titles today would be dropped into the Sci-Fi and Fantasy basket. But don’t let that fool you, as beyond that genre classification; they’re also strong examples of fun, literary fiction. Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts Roberts has been nominated for the Clarke...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Our MB Sustainability Forum, held at the University of the Philippines Biology Auditorium in late November may be done and dusted, but I’d like to think the takeaways and lessons learned still reverberate with our physical and online audiences. There...
BRIDGES OF MEMORY This anthology is a collection of the works of participants in a creative writing course at Sunshine Place Held at Sunshine Place on Jupiter Street in Makati City, a haven for senior citizens, was the book launch of their Bridges of Memory . I use the possessive pronoun...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE It’s that time of the year when the Yuletide season is upon us, with Christmas fast approaching. We’re popular all over the world for having one of the longest of Christmas celebrations - kicking the season off as early as a hundred days before Christmas. In the...
Nick Harkaway, son of John Le Carre, writing a George Smiley novel. Jonathan Coe, with his latest political satire, and Alan Moore, who wrote V for Vendetta and Watchmen , with his new time travel yarn. What more can one ask for when deciding on which new novel to read? Karla’s...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE The Philippines hosted this year’s Seatrade Cruise Asia (STC) conference, with our Department of Tourism (DOT) leading the way in welcoming all the participants and guests. Entitled Advancing Asia’s Cruise Future 2024, it’s worthy to note that Seatrade Cruise...
