A lawmaker representing the Filipino senior citizens has asked the Metro Manila Council to conduct door-to-door vaccination drives to the aged and those with comorbidities amid threats of the Omicron variant in the country. In a letter dated Jan. 7, 2022 to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
Jasper Rom Sander Severino, Jasper Rom and Rodolfo Sarmiento of the Philippines downed their respective opponents to remain unbeaten and atop the heap after two rounds of the 4th World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities held online Saturday. Severino downed Karla Marero Infante of Cuba...
If the late Rafael “Paeng” M. Salas were still alive today, he would have celebrated his 93rd birthday anniversary last Saturday, as he was born on August 7, 1928 in Bago, Negros Occidental to Dr. Ernesto Salas and Isabel Montinola. He would have had a blast with his wife, the former Carmen...
It seems the proposed reunion of President Duterte with former presidents to tackle issues pertaining to the West Philippine Sea issue may no longer take place. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, there was no urgency for the...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 23, backed the call of retired military officers for a united stand against China’s increasing aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), stressing the importance for the country to have “one voice” in the maritime disputes. Robredo said that...
Norwegian companies that are interested to inject fresh capital into the country’s renewable energy (RE) sector have been batting for the easing of legal restraints on foreign ownership, primarily on solar and wind installations. In a virtual launch of the Report on RE Opportunities in the...
Shenzhen Grandsun Electronics Co. Ltd., a Chinese sub contractor of a European company, is planning to expand operation in the country in one of the economic zones in Batangas City. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo at the recent virtual meeting with members...
Toy manufacturers from Hong Kong are considering of investing in the Philippines as they showed strong confidence in the country. This was disclosed by the officers and members of the Toys Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (TMHK) who joined an online information session with the Philippine...
Foreign direct investments (FDI) last year dropped 24.6 percent to a net inflow of $6.542 billion from $8.671 billion in 2019, but it was more than the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) $6-billion projection for 2020. “The disruptive impact of the pandemic on global supply chains and the weak...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has recently approved the application of CHRG Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. as a new domestic producer of electric vehicles (EV) fast chargers and retrofit kits on a non-pioneer status under the current Investments Priorities Plan listing of Innovation...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Monday that gross international reserves (GIR) dipped to $108.799 billion in January from December 2020’s $110.117 billion due to government withdrawals to pay for foreign-denominated loans, and changes in the price of gold. The BSP in a statement...
