ft.com The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech has 91 percent efficacy in children aged five to 11 years old, a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) said on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “The vaccine efficacy for the adolescents age group (12 to...
Figaro Coffee Group, Inc. (FCG) successfully listed its shares at the Philippine Stock Exchange with its share price closing a notch higher at P0.77 apiece from its initial public offering price of P0.75 per share. FCG’s share price hit a high of P0.89 intraday, up 18.7 percent from its IPO price...
Sta. Lucia Land, Inc. (SLI) is aggressively beefing up its land banking activities with new acquisitions and joint ventures that could support its expansion plans. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SLI said its board of directors authorized the acquisition of 78.47 hectares of land...
2GO One Meralco Domestic freight transport provider 2GO Sea Solutions, has carried 500 tons of relief goods port-to-port, free of charge, from Manila to Cebu, Tagbilaran, Cagayan de Oro and Ozamis in the wake of Typhoon Odette (Rai). In a statement, 2GO reported that as of Jan. 19, 2022, it has...
While heading out to visit our favorite eateries and coffee shops includes the fun of actually taking a quick trip to get there, it doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate a more convenient way to get our hands on delicious go-to food and beverages. Apart from the usual delivery services that a myriad...
Despite the challenges of the pandemic surge, Olivia V. Yanson, the matriarch of the family-owned Yanson Group of Bus Companies, sees a better transport business in 2022 as she led the annual election of their subsidiary, Southern Star Bus Transport Inc. (SSBTI). SOUTHERN STAR BUS TRANSIT INC_ For...
The dream of reviving the once thriving railway system to Bicol region is coming into light with the signing of P142-billion worth of Philippine National Railways (PNR) project. But Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Art Tugade said the contract he signed on Monday, Jan. 17, is just the first...
The research arm of credit rater Fitch Group has maintained its bearish stance on the Philippine peso, as it expects the local currency to even weaken as accommodative policy stances and a worsening current account weigh on the local currency. In a research note on Friday, Jan. 14, Fitch Solutions...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order creating the Paranaque Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) Core and Analyst Group that shall be responsible to gather risk information and formulate actions that would prevent or mitigate losses from calamities. Olivarez said the PDRA...
Vallacar Transit Courts confirmed the warrant of arrest for Emily Yanson, a member of the faction of the squabbling owners of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies but it could not be served because she is out of the country. A couple of courts in Bacolod City and Cagayan de Oro City affirmed the...
PropertyGuru Group, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, has opened the virtual world doors of its thought leadership platform, PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit, on 8 December 2021. The event runs for one month, closing its doors on 8 January 2022. Asia Real Estate Summit...
A member of notorious criminal group Lalaine Sagumban involved in robbery holdup and illegal drug activities in the cities of Pasay, Makati, and Manila was arrested on Thursday night (Jan. 6) in Pasay City. Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspect as Lariz Guevarra, 29,...
