U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi react, as world leaders gather for a group photo during the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Leah Millis via AP, Pool) ...
G20 – G20 leaders take part in a Family Photo at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were not present for the photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick/The...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has intensified its push for its own free-trade agreement among its 21 member-economies to complement as well as fill in the gaps of existing FTAs in the region. The 2024 APEC Leaders' Machu Picchu Declaration in Lima, Peru, last Nov. 16 also committed...
Lance Gokongwei, President and CEO of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., is the recipient of the 2024 EY-Bank of Singapore Asean Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. Gokongwei is recognized for his exemplary leadership and significant contributions to the Southeast Asian business landscape. Businessman...
With protectionism on the rise, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has committed to uphold free trade and multilateralism in the region. During the APEC Ministerial Meeting held in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 14, representatives from the 21 member-economies of the non-binding group pledged to...
JG Summit Holdings Inc. (JGS), the Gokongwei Group’s diversified conglomerate, posted a 16 percent year-on-year (YoY) improvement in net income to P17.9 billion for the first nine months of 2024. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that higher earnings came on the...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Secretary Leo Tereso Magno highlighted the 2024 Innovation Summit’s essential role in unlocking investment opportunities in Mindanao. MAGNO (FB) The three-day summit kicked off on Thursday, Nov. 7, at SMX Convention Center here, gathering...
President Marcos will not attend the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru next week because he wants to prioritize the government’s response to recent calamities, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday, Nov. 7. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Top government and tobacco industry stakeholders in this province and the Ilocos region are set to gather for the two-day International Tobacco Agricultural Summit on Oct. 23 and 24 organized by the Department of Agriculture-National Tobacco Administration in Quezon City....
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker's office, Facebook) An alleged questionable use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) linked to Vice President Sara...
The Philippines may soon enter into agreements with neighboring countries Indonesia and Malaysia to improve agricultural production and address food security in the region, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said on Monday, Oct. 14. In downtown Davao City, a vendor sells durian in his stall....
ILOILO CITY – This city is set to host the 2024 National Dairy Summit from October 28 to 30. THE Western Visayas Dairy Farmers and Stakeholders Agriventures Inc. led by its president Johnny Que (right) hosts the 2024 National Dairy Summit from October 28 to 30 in Iloilo City. (Tara...
