The Department of Education (DepEd) Philippines formally turned over the leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Education Sector organizations to the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from DepEd) After two years at the...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked a $165 million deal with Thai firm Super Energy Corporation Public Company Ltd. (SUPER) for joint development and ownership of solar projects in Vietnam and expansion targets in the ASEAN region. ACEN’s wholly-owned subsidiary AC Energy Vietnam Investments...
K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean food are the first things that come to mind among youths in countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including the Philippines. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Seoul-based ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) “aimed to identify the...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation is fast tracking the completion of its 60-megawatt Lac Hoa and Hoa Dong wind farm project in Vietnam with targeted commercial operation in the first quarter of this year. According to the Ayala firm, the project is its partnership with UPC Renewables “and will feature...
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Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Nov. 29, said she wants to review the allocation of the agricultural budget, reroute it to agricultural subsectors that need it the most, and retrain farmers to plant high-demand crops. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo...
Ayala-led AC Energy Corporation (ACEN) and its Singaporean partner The Blue Circle have completed another power project in Vietnam via their 40 megawatt (MW) Mui Ne wind farm venture in Binh Thuan province. The facility is equipped with at least eight turbines with a unit capacity of five megawatts...
The Philippines and Vietnam had agreed to revive their joint marine scientific research expedition as both sides conveyed to uphold the rule of the law in the South China Sea. MARINE RESEARCH EXPEDITION REVIVAL--DFA–Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Maria Angela A. Ponce...
The 252-megawatt Quang Binh wind farm project of Ayala-led AC Energy Corporation (ACEN) and its partner AMI Renewables has been completed and set on commercial operation ahead of schedule, so it can avail of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives being offered by the Vietnamese government. That newly...
'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' marked its 6th anniversary last September. “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” the longest-running action-drama series in the country, continues to be enjoyed by viewers worldwide as its second season is set to premiere in Vietnam this week. Vietnamese viewers will be able to...
The national karate team preparing for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam next year hopes to get an approval from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for ba ubble training in Baguio City. Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation, Inc. president Richard Lim said they have already submitted...
MB File Photo As the national fencing team prepares for its departure next week for another bubble training in Ormoc City, other national sports associations (NSAs) are also gearing up to do the same in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year. Philippine Sports...
