To help address the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy, e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee today, March 1, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various global and local brand owners to fight the alarming increase in counterfeit and pirated products sold online. On the part of...
Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) President Tom Carrasco is optimistic the country can send its first triathlete to the Olympics in the Tokyo edition this year. Carrasco pins his hopes mostly on 29-year-old Kim Mangrobang, who has won three gold medalist in the Southeast Asian Games....
Alee Garibay, Disrupt In this time of pandemic and varying levels of community quarantine, the best way to stay sane is to find creative inspirations while stuck at home. And what better way to save ourselves during this time of lockdowns than to explore more ways to see the world, such as...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As of this writing, 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines donated by China are scheduled to arrive in Manila today, as announced by Malacañang a few days ago. With the availability of the vaccines, our government can already kick...
Photo from ONE Championship Filipino-American fighter Brandon Vera felt honored to appear as a guest athlete in ONE Championship's edition of "The Apprentice." Vera joined a long list of legendary mixed martial artists who showed up as guest athletes in the hit reality television series, namely...
This time, it is all about the ragdoll Sally Sally and Jack Skellington (Photo from IMDB) Ever wondered what happened next to Halloween Town and its pumpkin royalties Jack Skellington and Sally? Well, we are about to get some answers as the 1993 cult classic film “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) needs to change its charter and triple its authorized capital from P35 billion to P100 billion to broaden its credit assistance to priority sectors. “The proposed amendments to the DBP Charter would be a boon to our efforts to undertake...
Grandmaster Rogelio "Banjo" Barcenilla Jr. and Woman National Master Jean Karen Enriquez trounced their respective foes with the Black pieces as the Laguna Heroes thrashed the Toledo City Trojans, 18-3, in the online Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference...
The Philippines has acceded to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP), a development seen to strengthen the protection of Filipinos performers’ intellectual property (IP) rights in a digital age of globalization. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director...
Mondelez Philippines in partnership with social enterprise Plastic Flamingo or "The Plaf" aims to expand the capacity of its plastic recycling operation to 40 metric tons this year. Started in 2020, the partnership between the two organizations has expanded from a previous 1 metric ton collection...
Regardless of quarantine Regardless of the quarantine level that the government will decide on, businesses said they are now ready to reopen safely and are confident of achieving their growth targets for the year. In a virtual forum on “Actions and Solutions to Safely Reopen the Economy”...
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) plan to increase the biodiesel blend to 5.0 percent by volume (B5) this year is seen to translate to P13 billion in foreign exchange (forex) savings for the Philippines. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), the industry regulating body which...
