Filipino manufacturers registered a sustained improvement in operating conditions across the sector in November due to strong demand despite higher consumer prices, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed. On Thursday, Dec. 1, S&P Global said the Philippines manufacturing purchasing...
“Wednesday,” the supernatural mystery about Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family set a new record on Netflix for its premiere. The series, starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 on TV (English) for Nov. 21 to 27 with 341.23 million hours...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual expects EU companies, particularly German-owned, to tap the Euro300-billion EU Global Gateway Fund to participate in the Philippines’ infrastructure projects under the Private Public Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Pascual raised this opportunity in...
Sansan, Inc., a Japanese provider of cloud-based solutions that promote digital transformation (DX), announced the establishment of its new cutting-edge Sansan Global Development Center in Cebu, Philippines. In a statement, Sansan said the Center will strengthen the development of its product...
Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation and a leading developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates, is launching a P1.3 billion luxury residential village in Trece Martires, Cavite. In a statement, the firm said the 41.8-hectare Prana Garden Villas will...
The national government should strengthen its partnership with as many sectors of the society in adopting a risk-management approach dealing with disasters and in incorporating sustainability measures in corporations’ business models, environment and sustainability experts said. In a conference...
A new study has revealed that there is an “alarmingly high prevalence of insufficient physical activity” among Filipino children and adolescents, with only 15.4 percent meeting the global physical activity recommendation. This is according to the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards released by...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House At the recently-concluded 11th General Assembly of the 350-strong International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Istanbul, Nov. 17-20, under the theme “Role of political parties in strengthening dialogue for global peace,...
Bayer, world’s leading enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, marked its 60 years of operation in the country with the official opening of its brand-new P750-million office in the Philippines, its largest Global Business Services (GBS) site...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- A fraught UN COP27 summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts -- and deep disappointment over a failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions. The two-week talks, which at times...
After financial analytics firm S&P Global maintained the Philippines’ long-term foreign currency-rating at BBB+, House Ways and Means Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda credited the Marcos administration for successful economic recovery. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda On...
Debt-watcher S&P Global maintained the Philippines' investment grade status with stable outlook as it expects the economy to remain robust on the back of strong domestic demand. S&P on Thursday, Nov. 17, kept the country's long-term foreign-currency rating at "BBB+," which is one notch away...
