Some of the next generation leaders in the Philippines are bent on pushing for sustainability, even as they noted of challenges that need to be addressed to achieve the goal. 40301 During the first session of ASEAN Sustainability E-Summit on Thursday, Oct. 21, Mariana Beatriz Zobel de Ayala, vice...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shaken economies worldwide in a way that has not been felt since World War II. “Just as my father saw the second world war as a great equalizer, this pandemic has also been an equalizer. The virus has subjected the whole world to a grave health risk that has...
Over 60 enterprises from 10 member-nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations showcased their technologies during the Southeast Asian bloc’s virtual summit on spin-off technologies held on Oct. 5. (DOST-PCHRD Facebook page) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through the...
Nissan Philippines President and Managing Director, Atsushi Najima, charging the Nissan LEAF. New legislation and guidelines light the way The shift to electric vehicles can’t happen soon enough. It’s likely many motorists have already thought of making the shift, but still don’t find many...
With the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 in Metro Manila and in nearby provinces, Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra expressed optimism on the resumption of more sports events in the country by next year. Mitra said that the continued vaccination of Filipinos serves as a...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year's landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (AFP/File) The...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has decided not to impose provisional safeguard duty on imported petrochemical products amid inconclusive findings in its preliminary investigation. Instead, DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has referred to the Tariff Commission for formal investigation the...
The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines and French government will continue to provide meals to some 160,000 children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) despite the closure of schools for in-person classes due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
In line with tightened quarantine restrictions owing to the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the new Delta varian, the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) has announced the rescheduling of the 9 th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) from August 26-27 to September 23-24,...
The Philippines will be represented by six Pinoy youth leaders in the global agricultural summit hosted by German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer. To be specific, the youth leaders will join 100 delegates from more than 44 different countries in the said event. The...
Photo from Execration Execration threw away a strong start in the deciding game as it suffered a 2-1 defeat to Team SMG in their lower bracket second round match in the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 7-Southeast Asia on Friday, August 13. Behind stand-in mid laner Mark Anthony "Bob"...
JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGS), one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines, registered a 19 percent growth in core net income to P1.7 billion for the first half of 2021. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange the firm said higher core earnings came as the...
