Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster Carmela I. Torres (center) leads the awarding of a P1-million training fund to Pacific Farms, Inc. on February 28, 2025. The initiative, under the DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (AMP),...
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is celebrating its 29th anniversary this month by offering a ₱29 one-way base fare across its domestic and international destinations. Starting Thursday, March 6, to Tuesday, March 11, travelers can book flights for as low as ₱29, exclusive of fees and surcharges....
A group of freshman students pose for the camera during their student orientation at the APC Auditorium as the school year 2024-2025 starts. Asia Pacific College (APC), a cornerstone of the SM group's commitment to education, is aggressively pursuing university status, fueled by international...
Following the groundbreaking of the Philippines’ largest desalination plant in Iloilo City, Metro Pacific Water Solutions (MPW) plans to source a portion of its energy from a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility. In a forum on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Jose Mari Lazo, chief finance officer of MPW, shared...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, has become the first airline in Southeast Asia to fully integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its customer support service. In a statement, Cebu Pacific said it is partnering with Canada-based AI customer service company Ada to...
ILOILO CITY – Construction is set to begin for the country’s largest desalination plant in Metro Iloilo. BUSINESSMAN Manny Pangilinan graces the groundbreaking of the country’s biggest desalination plant in Iloilo City on Friday, Feb. 21. (Tara Yap) Secretary Jonvic Remulla of...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is set to launch direct flights between Cebu and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in April. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 20, Cebu Pacific said flights will begin on April 7 and shall be available thrice a week—every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Saturday, Feb. 15, that the implementation of cashless toll collection on major tollways in Luzon will start next month, specifically on March 15. Citing information from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), the DOTr said this means that all...
Cebu Pacific logged a 33.4 percent growth in its passenger traffic for the first month of 2025, powered by strong demand over the New Year holiday season. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 14, the budget carrier said it carried 2.6 million passengers with seat capacity soaring by 31.2 percent due to...
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is set to launch direct flights between Iloilo and Bangkok, Thailand next month, with a ₱1 one-way base fare available for booking this week. In a statement, Cebu Pacific said its flights will begin on March 31 and shall be available three times a week—Monday,...
The Ayala Group continues to dispose of non-core businesses with the sale of its telehealth provider KonsultaMD to Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation (mWell) so it can better focus on more promising endeavors. The move comes after the sale of a portion of its stake in GCash to Mitsubishi and the...
Some say the perfect test for knowing how compatible you are with your partner is to travel long distances with them. By traveling, you get a feel of how their personality can be the longer you spend time with them. You also get to make new memories by forming special bonds in all the adventures...
