MILAN, Italy—While Philip Morris International (PMI) admits that their smoke-free products like IQOS devices are still in the “very early stage” in the Philippines, President for Smoke-Free Products and Chief Consumer Officer Stefano Volpetti promised a range of products for Filipino...
The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) or United States (US) dollar stock declined to $106.2 billion, or about ₱6.1 trillion, as of end-March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported. This level decreased by $1.2 billion, or over one percent, from February’s $107.4...
Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) is partnering with Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI) to establish a pharmaceutical logistics and distribution center within Clark Aviation Capital (CAC). In a statement, CIAC announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PPPI as...
Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted an ocular inspection at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) following an alleged “tanim-bala” incident at the busy gateway on March 27. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson personally spoke with Mactan-Cebu International...
Malacañang does not see the need for the Philippine Senate to submit its findings to US President Donald Trump regarding the owner of the aircraft that carried former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague, as suggested by Senator Bato dela Rosa. Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has clarified that authorities from the United States (US) have not issued a new travel or security advisory against Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) or any other airport in the country. This statement was prompted by a post that trended on...
Senator Imee Marcos House Assistant Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has expressed apprehension over the Senate's apparent unwillingness to accept Malacañang's stance of executive privilege in the hearing about former...
"Yung lahat ng nanggigipit sa amin ngayon, pupuntahan ko 'yan at yayakapin ko nang mahigpit (To all those who are putting pressure on us right now, I will go to them and hug them tightly)." This was Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa's answer in an interview on Saturday, April 5 on DWIZ to the...
ATHENS, Greece—Several Filipinos became the first Asians to tour the Philip Morris International’s (PMI) Papastratos Terea factory this year in Greece, which exports its heated tobacco products to more than 40 markets worldwide, Papastratos communications manager Katerina Chatzopoulou said....
The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to file a demurrer to evidence and dismiss his two graft charges due to alleged weakness of the prosecution's evidence. With the denial, Faeldon will be ordered to present his evidence during the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa ought to maintain his willingness to show up at public hearings should be sought by authorities for whatever reason, Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said Friday, April 4. "Sana madali lang ho din sya makita (We hope that we can also easily see him)," Acidre...
Various personnel from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived in the Philippines in October 2024 and were "assisted" by the current administration. Sen. Imee R. Marcos presides over the Committee on Foreign Relations’ second hearing despite the absence of invited key resource persons to...
