Several groups have decided to boycott the government’s upcoming National Food Security Summit, which they believe will not be able to address the problems currently hounding the agriculture sector. At the same time, these groups are questioning the line-up of resource speakers in the summit, who...
In a move to encourage more Filipino youth into farming, a two-day agriculture summit will be hosted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) from May 11 to 12. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) "The first-ever 'Youth in Agriculture Summit' is slated as the DA recognizes the power of...
To help ensure the effective administration of COVID-19 vaccines throughout the country, the International Chamber of Commerce Philippines (ICCP), Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have organized a virtual meeting of experts and...
JG Summit Holdings, Inc., the highly-diversified flagship of the Gokongwei group, reported a 98 percent fall in core net income to P450 million last year mainly due to the losses of its airline and petrochemicals businesses during the pandemic. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the...
Find out what they are expecting in this global pandemic CONSCIOUS BEAUTY Consumers nowadays do not simply look at the personal effects of the beauty products but they also check how these will affect the environment The Covid-19 threat to our health has ignited the call for brand transparency and...
The Gokongwei flagship JG Summit Holdings Inc. (JGS) has invested $5 million to acquire a minority stake in Tyme, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banks based in South Africa. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, JG Summit said Tyme is seeking to explore emerging...
JG Summit Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary Data Analytics Ventures, Inc. (DAVI) and NielsenIQ, a global measurement company, have forged a strategic alliance in e-commerce. In a statement, JG Summit said the partnership will provide customized and relevant product offers to Robinsons Rewards...
President Rodrigo Duterte formally opened the 2021 National Sports Summit during the virtual rites Wednesday. In a recorded video message, Pres. Duterte stressed the importance of sports in coping with the pandemic. “This online sports lecture-forum is indeed timely as we turn to sports as a...
TNC Predator snapped its championship drought as it ruled the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia after outlasting Team Dog, 3-2, in the nail-biting grand finals late Sunday night. The Filipino powerhouse team overhauled a 1-2 series deficit then banked on its 11k MMR stars...
Photo from TNC Pro Team - Dota 2 Facebook page Filipino star midlaner Abed "Abed" Yusop and his ragtag Team Dog staved off TNC Predator's spirited comeback bid to post a 2-1 victory and barge into the grand finals of the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia on Saturday night....
Photo from T1's Facebook page Karl "Karl" Jayme and Carlo "Kuku" Palad's T1 Entertainment & Sports thrashed Execration, 2-0, to continue its run in the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia on Friday night. Filipino stars Karl and Kuku were the driving force in the...
Photo from TNC Pro Team - Dota 2 Facebook page Kim "Gabbi" Villafuerte proved to be unstopapable with his Sven as TNC Predator beat bitter rival Fnatic, 2-1, to advance to the upper bracket finals of the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia on Thursday night. Gabbi with...
