Multilateral lenders including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group (WBG) are moving to provide immediate financing and coordinated support to countries reeling from the economic fallout of the Middle East war. In a statement on...
The Philippine men’s football team fell short of reaching the 2027 AFC Asian Cup after a 1-1 draw against host Tajikistan in the qualifiers at the Hisor Central Stadium Tuesday night, March 31. The Nationals seized the edge early as Raphael Obermair delivered the first goal at the 19th minute of...
China came, competed and conquered with host Tagaytay City and the Philippines emerging as co-big winners in the 45th Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Cycling Championships and 14th Asian Para Track Cycling Championships that ended Tuesday, March 31. “The Philippines—and specifically the...
Philippine manufacturing growth slowed in March as input prices spiked amid rising energy costs tied to the war in the Middle East. In a report on Wednesday, April 1, S&P Global said the Philippines ’ purchasing managers’ index (PMI) eased to 51.3 last month from 54.6 in February, signaling a...
TAGAYTAY CITY — The Philippines is now playing a major role in the development of track cycling in Asia with Tagaytay City and PhilCycling’s hosting of the 45th Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Cycling Championships and 14th Asian Para Track Cycling Championships. “The Philippines is...
The Philippines has lagged behind its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbors in attracting Chinese outbound direct investment (ODI), even as other emerging-market (EM) economies in the region continue to benefit from China’s overseas investment growth, according to think tank...
TAGAYTAY City -- Japan’s Kaiya Ota earned his niche in the Tagaytay CT Velodrome by setting a new Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Cycling Championships elite men sprint record in the qualifying round before eventually winning the gold medal with relative ease. Ota clocked 9.348 seconds in...
The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) has expressed strong support for proposed amendments to the Magna Carta for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), while stressing that reforms must deliver concrete benefits such as improved access to financing and more favorable loan...
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has greenlit a $300-million loan supporting capital expenditures (capex) for the improvement and expansion of three local ports operated by tycoon Enrique K. Razon Jr. ’s International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). The latest...
TAGAYTAY CITY— Patrick Gerard Lee put the Philippines on the medals board with his bronze medal in men C5 scratch race of para cycling in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships on Sunday, March 29, at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome. It was the first medal for the...
TAGAYTAY City—The Chinese juggernaut continued its dominance in the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track and Para Track Championships but it was young Maritanya Krog who captured the hearts of everyone at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome. Krog, 17, is entirely a neophyte on a velodrome like everyone...
By Dr. Ernest Roberto H. Manas Consultant, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryAsian ENT CenterAsian Hospital and Medical Center When whispers become harder to hear, noise becomes too difficult to tolerate, and you weirdly feel “off,” these are often signals that there may be something wrong...
