The microgravity experiment proposed by University of the Philippines Los Baños student William Kevin Abran was successfully performed by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Astronaut Dr. Koichi Wakata performs William Kevin Abran’s...
Prince Harry (left) and Prince William (AFP/File) NEW YORK, United States – Britain's Prince Harry recounts in his new book how he was physically "attacked" by his older brother Prince William during an argument in 2019, the Guardian reported Wednesday. According to the newspaper, the story of...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO As we welcome 2023, I wish our country would achieve economic transformation towards inclusive and sustainable growth. Among the top priorities are Food Security and Infrastructure. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) supports Micro,...
Former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar has joined Go Negosyo's Kapatid Angat Lahat program, an initiative that aims to encourage medium and large corporations to help micro and small enterprises by including them in their value chain. Dar is serving as the head of the...
BUSINESS TALK By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Recently, I was invited as a panelist to a forum on boosting the Philippine agriculture sector and ensuring food security. As someone who is in agribusiness and previously worked as a Philippine agriculture...
China Banking Corporation has maintained its regional and local standing as one of the best-governed publicly listed companies in the 2021 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessments. At the recent virtual awarding by the Institute of Corporate Governance, China Bank was recognized anew...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO The conference successfully concluded with the handing over of the PCCI policy resolutions to President Marcos, which encapsulates the collective aspirations of the Philippine business to the new administration particularly in...
Will Navarro recorded career-highs in points, rebounds and assists as NorthPort snapped the seven-game winning run of the Quincy Miller-less Converge, 112-97, in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 20. Will Navarro (PBA Images) The Gilas Pilipinas...
BUSINESS TALK GUEST COLUMNIST By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Philippines is indeed ready and open for business. This was evident at the recently concluded 48th Philippine Business Conference & Expo where over a thousand local and international...
It was a busy Wednesday, Aug. 17, for Vice President Sara Duterte after she hosted a meeting with a handful of ambassadors during a series of courtesy calls at the Department of Education (DepEd) central office in Pasig City. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Italian Ambassador to the...
China Banking Corporation reported a 39 percent jump in net profit to P10.1 billion in the first six months of 2022 from the P7.3 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said earnings growth was driven mainly by higher net interest...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Monday, June 27 called on Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to look into the concern of farmers and farm workers regarding the reported consequences and adverse effects of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or Republic Act No. 11203 before he...
