The World Bank has approved a six-month extension of its $300-million loan for a delayed project aimed at strengthening Metro Manila’s preparedness for “The Big One” earthquake, after the Philippine government sought more time to implement key activities that have yet to begin. In a...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) Group has signed a new franchise agreement in the Philippines with Indonesian lifestyle retailer PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk, shifting its local strategy to a centralized regional model just months after the exit by its longtime local operator. In a statement, M&S reported that...
A pair of prodigious chessers from Alicia, Isabela, Jodiel Chloe Banawa and Empress Anika Caole topped their respective divisions in rapid and blitz over the weekend to emerge the only triple gold medal winners in the National Age Group Championships at the SMX Convention Center in Olongapo....
Jasmine Solis put on a clinic in resilience and skill, capturing two singles titles and a doubles crown to spearhead the winners at the Dr. Pablo Olivarez Juniors Age-Group Tennis Championships in Sucat, Parañaque over the weekend. Held at the Olivarez Sports Center and Parañaque Tennis Courts,...
Oscar Joseph Cantela and Jemaica Yap Mendoza threaded through the proverbial eye of the needle to rule the standard event of the premier boys and girls Under-20 divisions of the National Age Group Chess Championships at the SMX Convention Center in Olongapo City. Cantela, a native of General Trias,...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has received an invitation to join the Oneworld Alliance, a move that will integrate the country’s flag carrier into the global network spanning nearly 1,000 destinations. The announcement was made Saturday, June 6, at the International Air Transport Association Annual...
Public health advocate, Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon has vowed to continue serving as a witness in the Dengvaxia-related cases despite the disciplinary action imposed on him by the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP). In a statement issued on June 5, Leachon said he remains committed to...
The Meralco Theater in Pasig City is built to showcase spectacle, but on a late May evening, the most arresting sight was the man in the wheelchair. Manuel V. Pangilinan—the 79-year-old tycoon, known by his initials, MVP—was celebrating the 45th anniversary of First Pacific Co., the Hong...
The Philippines and the World Bank have signed an $18.85-million grant agreement to strengthen the country’s defenses against future pandemics, while the Washington-based multilateral lender also commended the satisfactory implementation of an ongoing agriculture modernization project. Documents...
Japanese boy group Lil League from Exile Tribe has teamed up with Nex and AA of Thailand’s fast-rising boy band BUS for the tropical pop track “Loca.” The collaboration brings together two of Asia’s emerging acts, with Lil League representing Japan’s new generation of performers and BUS...
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc.(MRSGI), the Gaisano-led retail chain, expanded its footprint in Eastern Visayas with the launch of a new multi-format branch in Biliran province, part of its strategy to capture consumer demand outside the country’s major urban centers. The newly opened Metro Naval...
The Philippines is set to secure another $1-billion loan from the World Bank in June, this time for an energy project follow-through and coupled with a $20-million grant, making the package the largest single financing commitment extended to the country by the Washington-based multilateral lender....
