Air Asia Philippines posted an over 100 percent passenger increase and a "commendable" 78 percent load factor for the 2nd quarter of the year as the Air Asia Group Berhad completely transforms into a digital travel and lifestyle company, with "sufficient liquidity until 2022". airasia_reuters_11...
As tropical storm "Jolina" exited the country's area of responsibility (AOR), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) fielded rescue personnel and assets in areas that are expected to be affected by typhoon "Kiko" in northern Luzon as it continued to intensify...
Struggling flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will not get any financial help from government financial institutions anytime soon, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday, Sept. 9. During the virtual Senate briefing, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that government-owned...
Forbes Magazine released its latest list of the Philippines’ richest with rankings in the top 5 remaining unchanged as the Sy siblings are still the wealthiest family while Manuel B. Villar Jr. retained his position as richest individual. “Tycoons on the 2021 Forbes list of the Philippines’...
In the dead of the night of July 24, 2021, while the rest of Metro Manila and Sitio San Roque in Baras, Rizal were gradually preparing to sleep, several shots were heard coming from the middle of the forest. An eerie silence soon followed as the community waited for what will happen next. Soon...
Spread your wings and fry! FRY ME TO THE MOON 24 Chicken spread For Mark Gerald Ong, or OMG as he prefers to be called, inspiration came along with business partners Jeff Sy and Jefferson Uy, while they were on a holiday in South Korea. The mainstay brand 24 Chicken was conceived. The co-owners...
Mother and two children cooking and preparing a meal in the kitchen together. My generation, born at the end of and after World War II, did not have to take any cooking lessons, formal or informal. As children, we were all expected to help in the kitchen and perform tasks assigned by grandma, mom,...
It’s just a matter of seeing the beauty, the many colors, and the infinite possibilities of Philippine cuisine, according to young chef Don Patrick Baldosano Photos by the author GATEWAY TO FILIPINO MODERN CUISINE Aged salmon on a bed of Cosmos blooms I’ve been changing my mind about Filipino...
Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL) 2021 The Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) opened the three-day virtual Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL) 2021 Expo on Wednesday with the goal of spurring the industry’s rise from the effects of the pandemic. “Because there are still business...
The United States government has donated 25 laptop computers and 479 tablets to the Department of Education (DepEd) as part of the US commitment to support early grade learning in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Office of...
Our relationships are defined so much more by what we feel toward other people than what those other people are feeling toward us. Agree or disagree? ASK ME NO MORE, painting by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema In college, we used to do endless rounds of “Would You Rather” questions and we called it,...
GET INTO THE MANGROOVE AXA Philippines invites customers to 'plant' seedlings via Emma app AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, launched the promo, “Adopt a Mangrove Seedling,” to allow customers to give back and help raise mangroves with their registration on...
