The central bank’s Monetary Board is not expected to move the key rate when it meets for its first policy review for 2021 on Thursday, according to Moody’s Analytics Asia Pacific. “The Philippines’ central bank is expected to keep its key policy rate unchanged at two percent at its...
The domestic airline industry easily lost P60 billion in 2020, but that is not enough to break any of the domestic airline firms although the government is strongly urged to increase their domestic flights and adopt a uniformed national health and safety protocols to reopen aviation safely,...
As was previously revealed , Guillermo del Toro ’s live-action mecha Pacific Rim is getting an anime treatment. Kaijus , kaijus everywhere (Netflix) Pacific Rim: The Black has a new, recently released trailer and it promises to be an action-packed anime set in an Australia that has been overrun...
A joint venture firm between Metro Pacific Water (MPW), part of a conglomerate led by business magnate Manuel V. Pangilinan; and the Dumaguete City Water District (DCWD) had officially commenced operations this February 1 for improved water supply and services to customers in Dumaguete City and...
As part of its sustainable development initiative, Metro Pacific launched a mangrove propagation project on the site of its P30-billion Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX). Mangroves are the only natural forests found in Cordova and the center was the first of its kind in the Visayas and the third...
Bannered by an all-Filipino roster, Liyab Esports is set to compete in the League of Legends Pacific Championship Series (PCS) 2021 Spring Split next month. Liyab opted to field in a full Filipino lineup led by holdovers Kyle "Dawn" Somera (attack damage carry-ADC), Ren "Kanji" Motomitsu...
Filipino radio and TV personality Samir Gogna, professionally known as Sam YG, and pageant executive Essa Santos, are now engaged! Santos, general manager of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant, broke the news on Facebook on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Her full post: "Kung kelan naka pambahay lang... "I...
The government has revised its testing and quarantine protocols for Filipino citizens and eligible non-Filipinos arriving in the Philippines from countries where travel restrictions are in place due to new COVID-19 variants. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This was according to the advisory which...
Filipino-owned Century Pacific Food Inc., the Philippines largest canned food manufacturer and leading producer in ASEAN, is looking at P50 billion in revenues this year with conservative growth target of 10 percent, lower than the expected phenomenal 20 percent growth in 2020. Company COO and EVP...
Del Monte Pacific Limited reported a turnaround in the second quarter (August to October) of its fiscal year 2021 with a net income of US$21.9 million from a net loss of US$37.35 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
The rush to get an RFID installed has never been more palpable, particularly because the looming December 1, 2020 cashless transactions for tollways is approaching. While electronic toll collection has long been offered by our country’s toll operators, it’s only now that their value is more...
A tripartite agreement was signed today for the private sector donation to the government of 3-million dosage of COVID-19 vaccine, estimated to cost P700 million. The agreement “Angat Lahat: A Dose of Hope” was signed today by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Nego Negosyo...
