Total motor vehicle sales in the country jumped 31.3 percent in 2022 to 352,596 units from 268,488 units in 2021 and exceeded the 336,000-unit full year sales forecast, a joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is all geared up for what it considered as the “busiest year in sports” with several major international competitions, as well as tournament hosting responsibilities lined up this year. POC president Bambol Tolentino said this will be the busiest year in...
Filipino fencers, led by Juliana Gomez (second from left), show off their silver medals. By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine fencing team has once again impressed in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships after two podium finishes in the team events on Sunday, Jan. 8, in Kuala...
Various stakeholders of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have endorsed to Malacanang Officer-in-charge (OIC) Deputy Director General Tereso O. Panga to stay on as leader of the agency that administers the country’s economic zones and their export-oriented locators. The endorsements...
Local flour millers will seek to extend the three-year definitive anti-dumping duty on wheat flour from Turkey on fears that “dumping” practices could resume once the punitive duty expires. In a statement, Philippine Association of Flour Millers (PAFMIL) Executive Director Ric Pinca said local...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is sending eight up-and-coming fighters to compete in the ASBC Asian Under-22 Championships slated on Jan. 16 to 27 in Bangkok, Thailand. This would be the first international stint in the association’s busy calendar year both for...
Private hospitals are prepared for the possible increase in the admission of patients with firecracker-related injuries in light of the New Year celebrations according to a health expert. (Unsplash) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) President Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, in a...
National boxers, particularly those eyeing berths for the 2024 Paris Olympics, are expected to have a busy year ahead as they gear up for several training camps and competitions abroad. International competitions and training camps are lined up for Filipino boxers in 2023 as they gear up for elite...
The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) welcomed the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties against cement imports from Vietnam stating the move is a show of support for the investments and development of the domestic cement manufacturing industry for job creation and...
Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) By NIKOLE JAVIER Carlos Yulo is looking to gain more confidence in his bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The road to the biggest sporting stage will not be a breeze, but Yulo refused to put himself on further pressure. “Ayoko isipin lahat na marami sila,...
Private hospitals across the Philippines are all geared up and on “high alert” for all the possible emergency hospital admissions in the upcoming holiday season, an expert said on Thursday, Dec. 22. (Unsplash) President of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPi) Dr. Jose...
Instead of gift certificates, home appliances, gadgets, or hotel promos, the Philippine Mortuary Association (PMA) chose their own products as raffle prizes for their Christmas party -- colorful caskets tied with ribbons. The Christmas party which was held in Las Pinas has gone viral on social...
