The Philippine military outpost at Ayungin Shoal won't be abandoned. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) Malacañang, through Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, gave this guarantee Friday, Nov. 19 on the heels of last Tuesday's incident wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked two...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye When Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) stepped back in April, he wanted to make the transition as low key as possible. No fuzz, no celebration. He just sent an email to Ayala group employees that he was stepping down as Ayala Chief Executive Officer, a position he...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” topped iTunes in more than 80 countries and set a record. “Yours” by Jin was released on major music sites at 6 p.m. KST (5 p.m. Philippine time) on Nov. 7. This is the first time that Jin has participated in...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye In line with Ayala’s commitment to achieve net zero GHG by 2050, AC Energy (ACEN) and Ayala Land (ALI) have signed a power supply agreement for ACEN’s 120-MW solar plant in Alaminos, Laguna, to supply renewable energy that will help ALI’s demand up to 2050. ...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are not out of the woods yet. Despite the improved vaccination rate and relaxed quarantine restrictions, a lot of SMEs are still in dire need of assistance to help them recover their losses and to sustain their operations. ...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye Believing that all our efforts will be for naught if the environment we live in has already been damaged beyond repair, Ayala President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) , formally announced last week the conglomerate’s commitment to take the lead in...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye Social enterprises (SEs) are like rays of sunshine amid the pandemic gloom. As the global health crisis uncovered new challenges, SEs have remained undeterred in pursuing their advocacies to help the communities they serve not only to survive these challenging times,...
Bobet Vidanes, erstwhile director of hit ABS-CBN noontime show, "It's Showtime!" never issued a statement following his resignation from the Kapamilya Network. To this day, many are wondering as to what prompted his decision given the success of the show. In fact, several of the show's hosts...
Bea Alonzo finally appeared on GMA's "All-Out Sunday" over the weekend. Her appearance there was hot topic on social media. On Instagram, Bea shared with fans her experience being on the show. "I had so much fun meeting other Kapuso stars and being greeted with a very warm welcome," she said. Bea...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In a previous post, I cited the sad cases of sports heroes of yesteryears, who earned huge fortunes but eventually ended up poor because they failed to manage their resources well. A prime example was the late great Joe Louis who had to fight past retirement age just...
OTTAWA, Canada -- The last of 39 miners trapped one kilometer underground in eastern Canada for nearly three days climbed to the surface early Wednesday and were greeted by family, officials said. Photo courtesy of NDTV.com Brazilian mining company Vale congratulated rescuers in a statement for...
Emirates becomes first airline to implement IATA Travel Pass across six continents (2) Emirates became the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association's IATA Travel Pass in six continents and will roll-out the solution across its over 120 destinations this October....
