Bilateral trade between the Philippines and Poland more than quadrupled in the past five years encouraging both countries to further broaden their economic cooperation. This was highlighted at the recent virtual business forum “Let's do business together: Poland-Philippines - opportunities and...
The Office of the President (OP) was urged to cancel the ‘stay order’ issued on mining companies with pending suspension and closure orders. This as such move will not do anything for the Philippine economy. “We demand that the Office of the President immediately cancels this ‘Stay...
Philippine businessmen Wednesday, (April 14) took a pause from their busy schedules to make a stand against China’s aggression in the country's territory. With that business groups rallied behind Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, other government officials and various groups...
The Philippine government has allowed the mining companies that were suspended and ordered closed by former Environment Secretary and late Regina Paz Lopez in 2017 to continue operating. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo Moncano said on Tuesday that the government has decided to...
Dickies Philippines still stays true to its heritage of workwear and work-inspired style Staying under the radar as a department store staple for the past decades, Dickies has been forwarding casual workwear style as its core design philosophy. Today, the American apparel company plans to go all...
Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation (“Cirtek”) (PSE: TECH) has recently embarked in programs to demonstrate its adherence to environmental, social and good governance (ESG) principles. Amid the increasing consciousness of companies to integrate ESG principles in their ways of doing...
Eubiologics, the South Korean vaccine manufacturer and joint venture partner of Filipino pharmaceutical Glovax Biotech Corp., is targeting to start clinical trial in the country this month for its EuCorVac-19 Covid vaccine. Photo credit: http://eubiologics.com/eng/ Glovax Philippines President...
The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...
By Fae Marie Esperas Kiltepan sunrise in Sagada, Mt. Province His tears were like pearls falling from his eyes as he held me in his arms. Round and misty, they instantly turned into ice crystals before they even landed on the ground. But I no longer felt the warmth of his embrace. I know it’s me,...
Rabiya Mateo "She's a winner!" This was the remark of Jonas Gaffud, creative director of Miss Universe Philippines, when asked about Rabiya Mateo's chances at the 2020 Miss Universe beauty pageant which will be held in Florida on May 16. Gaffud said that Rabiya is ready to fly to the US in a few...
To read or to write stories is to have hope Somewhere in a book, the sky is blue and there is birdsong rustling through the treetops. People hold hands, or hug, or kiss without fear. Friends walk side by side, arm in arm or arm over shoulder. No matter how dark the premise is in a story, there is...
SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry (Photo by Mr. Mark Ches Ang) As the Philippine economy continues to tread the path towards post-pandemic recovery, keeping Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) relevant remains a challenge for us at the Department of Trade and...
