DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it has collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of China to further improve the Philippines' healthcare waste management. On Friday, Dec. 16, the UNDP turned over to the DOH the project called "Learning Experience...
Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMPL) reported a 65 percent drop in net income for the first half of its fiscal year ending October 2023 to $19 million from the $54.1 million earned in the same period last year. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that this is due to the...
CEB restores 92% of pre-pandemic capacity By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Cebu Pacific (CEB) has restored 92 percent of its pre-pandemic system-wide capacity and now averages 355 flights a day, covering 34 domestic and 19 international destinations, equivalent to about 64,000 seats daily. To date, CEB has...
CEB announces changing of guards By EMMIE V. ABADILLA The Gokongwei-owned Cebu Air Inc. (CEB) announced the changing of guards on the first day of the New Year, 2023. According to the airline, Gokongwei Group and CEB’s President and CEO, Lance Y. Gokongwei, will become chairman of CEB while...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently delivered a pair of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, the largest port equipment in Papua New Guinea (PNG), to the country's leading container terminal. ICTSI's unit, South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) at PNG's Port...
Filipino CEOs highlighted the opportunities and strength of the Philippines and the domestic economy as the main reason the country is being dubbed as the “next best thing in Asia.” At the 55th Annual Dialogues Summit of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Aboitiz Group President and...
As pent-up demand continues to drive international air travel, Asia Pacific airlines carried 12.1 million passengers in October, an eight-fold increase versus the 1.4 million in the same month last year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Overall, passenger traffic...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday the Philippines must "stand up" for its principles, such as the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, unimpeded lawful commerce, peaceful resolution of disputes and the freedom of navigation and overfly in the South China Sea and...
Useful and productive. This was how President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. described the recently concluded 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting in Thailand, saying the future for the organization's members is now clearer. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
As early as now, the Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) are already planning the conduct of future activities such as exercises, bilateral engagement strategies, and other security cooperation initiatives in the face of growing security challenges in the Pacific region, a...
Philippine Army (PA) personnel trained side-by-side with their counterparts from the United States Army during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) Exercise in Oahu, Hawaii recently. Philippine Army and U.S. Army officers plan their next move during the month-long Joint Pacific...
Predator League 2022 Filipino teams proved their mettle after Day 1 of the Asia Pacific Predator League Grand Finals in Tokyo, Japan. The story repeated itself on Day 2 as the Filipinos in both Dota 2 and PUBG staked their claim to become the best in the Asia Pacific region. It was the Philippines...
