KFC Philippines is seeing strong expansion potential in Mindanao as investors in the region are beginning to appreciate the opportunities being presented by KFC’s innovative and hassle-free sub-franchising scheme. Proof of this is the opening of the KFC branch in Quezon Avenue, Cotabato City,...
After the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) immediately rolled out its relief efforts for severely affected communities. The company provided P27.5M-worth of assistance in the form of relief packs, hot meals, sacks of rice, bottles...
Solid Cement Corporation, a subsidiary of Cemex Holding Philippines Inc. (CHP), is finally pushing through with its long delayed capacity expansion at higher cost of $323 million from the original $235 million in 2018. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CHP said Solid will be...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda Arnaldo S. Catalan was ordained as bishop on Friday, Feb. 11. Screenshot Manila Cathedral FB Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, led the ordination of Catalan at the Manila Cathedral in...
Crowd at flea market. There should be no room for complacency even if the “worst is over” in the country as new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being logged daily continue to decline, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said. WHO Country Representative Dr. Rajendra Yadav...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros has further decreased. Based on data from the Pateros municipal government, as of Feb. 10, the total active cases in the town stood at 12, down from 122 recorded last Jan. 27. The municipal government recorded...
The MPL Philippines finally got the green light from the Games and Amusement Board to stage its ninth season under an offline setting starting on Week 5 of the group stage next month. Photo from MPL Philippines Moonton Games Public Relation Manager for the Philippines Keith Niño Medrano confirmed...
Valentine surprises at the Manila Hotel Let the Manila Hotel help you plan a special surprise for your partner or family this Love Month. The heritage hotel has curated a selection of exceptional dining experiences and made them sweeter than sweet for your sweets on this occasion of love. Romantic...
Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc. (CHP) reported a 26 percent drop in net income to P726 million last year from the P985 million earned in 2020 mainly due to foreign exchange losses as well as the lower operating earnings in the fourth quarter. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CHP...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has yet to reach the endemic stage at this point in time. “For now, we cannot say that it is really at that state where we have this endemic,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press...
65270 As demand for digital financial solutions skyrocketed in the pandemic, local open finance platform UBX quintupled its revenues last year and expects to sustain its growth momentum in 2022. In 2021 alone, UBX hauled in P20 billion in annual gross transaction value serving over 200,000 business...
Last November 2021, at the 26 th United Nations Climate Change Conference, world leaders came together to discuss the future of the planet and the target to keep global temperature rise within 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Today, the Earth is 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was...
