The Philippines is now under a state of calamity for a period of one year due to African Swine Fever (ASF), but the government's Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said recovery of the local hog sector is expected to happen in 2023 yet. During the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)...
Our Broadway star honored by a child at American pay TV channel Universal Kids for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month A VISION OF THE FUTURE IN THE EYES OF THE YOUNG Lea Salonga, art by Oteph Antipolo I woke up this morning with my phone ringing. It was Ligaya Salonga calling. I answered right...
International Container Terminal Services Inc. and Alliance Global Group Inc. denied that there is any dispute between the two groups over the planned construction of a mega vaccination center on land owned by Nayong Pilipino at the Entertainment City. Allegations against the project...
Focus Global has made it its mission to bring the most reputable and distinguished global home solutions brands to the Philippines – and for these brands to be represented in a professional and dependable manner. Back in 2000, two brands made their entry to the Philippines through Focus Global....
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Andrew Tan, reported a 62 percent drop in net income to P10.3 billion last year compared to the P27.1 billion earned in 2019 as the pandemic hit most of its businesses. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AGI said...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation posted a strong recover in the first quarter of 2021 with net income amounting to P17.2 billion, 15 times better than the P1.1 billion it earned in the same period last year. In a statement, the firm said almost all its major...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany jointly announced on Wednesday the establishment of a new global hub based in Berlin for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance, and analytics innovation. "The new WHO Hub will be a global platform for pandemic...
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve how much sea levels rise due to melting ice sheets this century, according to a major new study modelling how Earth's frozen spaces will respond to ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE Since 1993, melting...
The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) lauded DITO Telecommunity Corp.'s P20.5 billion infrastructure investment in Clark as "a welcome respite to interrupted businesses because of the pandemic". DITO's Google campus-inspired data center which recently broke ground at the Clark Global City...
A 19-year-old student from the De La Salle University (DLSU) was chosen by a US-based not-for-profit organization for advocating education and other youth-related initiatives especially for disadvantaged communities. Photo from Mirus Ponon / Manila Bulletin Emmanuel Mirus Ponon, 19, a Bachelor of...
UAE-based LuLu Financial Holdings – a holding company with investments in financial services and products spanning the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) , Indian sub-continent, and Asia Pacific regions - has announced the appointment of Richard Teng, former CEO of Financial Services Regulatory...
Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation investment subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has completed the acquisition of the shareholdings of affiliate firm Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) on March 31 this year, according to Meralco executives. To partly fund...
