Gone are the days of billboards and TV commercials dominating the advertising landscape. In the Philippines, where social media usage is among the highest in the world, businesses are increasingly relying on digital platforms to reach consumers. This shift has fueled an explosion of opportunities...
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire around a burned structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don't usually blaze at...
FILE - Flags fly under heavy winds before sunset as a plume of smoke from the Franklin Fire rises over the ocean Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here's a...
MPT Mobility has been recognized with the prestigious Best Philippine Customer Experience of the Year award at the 2024 Asian Experience Awards for the #DriveYourWay campaign for MPT DriveHub. As the digital innovations arm of the Metro Pacific Tollways...
Metro Pacific Water Solutions (MPWS), a unit of the Metro Pacific Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hitachi Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., to explore potential joint projects in the water and wastewater management sector in the Philippines. In a statement, Metro...
Metro Pacific affiliate Axelum Resources Corporation, the country’s leading fully-integrated manufacturer and exporter of premium coconut products, expects to perform even better next year after turning its performance around in 2024. “Rising demand in key export markets continue to fuel our...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has welcomed the Senate’s ratification of the Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), which it said will strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo said Tuesday, Dec. 17, that the “prospective...
The Philippines and India have begun talks on maritime issues in a development that came after New Delhi started to voice out its concern over aggression in the South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Marshall Louis...
Campos-led Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMPL) expects to incur a net loss in its fiscal year ending April 2025 after reporting a net loss of $56 million in the first half due to losses at its US subsidiary. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the losses of its US...
Veteran banker Raul B. De Mesa, Chairman, President, and CEO of Abacore Capital Holdings Inc. and Director of Pacific Online Systems Corporation, has passed away at 81. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Abacore stated, “His untimely departure has left an irreplaceable void in our...
NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, has retained its highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa with a Stable Outlook from the Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) for its outstanding fixed-rate bonds worth P6.0 billion. Obligations rated PRS Aaa are of...
The United States has offered members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) its help to bolster their domain awareness to address cases of illegal intrusions and coercion. According to the US Defense Department, securing domain awareness is a foundational aspect of supporting its...
