As some countries plan to reopen borders to fully vaccinated travelers, the government is hoping the brand of the coronavirus vaccine would not matter in global travel. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
President Duterte has reiterated his call for greater global solidarity as the world continued to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte speaks at the 2021 Nikkei Future of Asia Conference on Friday, May 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot from PCOO-OGMPA) Duterte made...
A waste-to-energy consortium is investing $200 million for its state of the art waste-to-energy (WTE) project in Clark. In a statement, of Metro Clark Waste Management Corp (MCWM) and Plambeck-Emirates Global Renewable Energy LLC said the project will pave the way for waste-to-energy...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) registered a 20 percent drop in net profit to P3.2 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from the P4 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its profits declined as the global pandemic continues to...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition has joined the global community in pushing for a 30-kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit on urban roads. (Photo from Dinna Louise C. Dayao / Move As One Coalition) The call--aimed at reducing air pollution, fighting climate change, and saving...
The country gets a chance to be "globally recognized as a maritime power" after Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago was recently elected Vice President for Asia, South East and Oceania of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The global...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The United States and other world powers as well as the United Nations have called for “de-escalation” of deadly confrontation between the Israeli military and Palestinian forces in a bid to avoid a “full-scale war” between the two...
Megaworld subsidiary Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), the Philippines’ leading developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates, reported a 21 percent improvement in attributable net income to P300 million in the first quarter of 2021. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
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....
