AURELIO “Gigi” R. MONTINOLA III, Chair of Far Eastern University (FEU), is the President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) for 2021. Mr. Montinola is the 72nd President of the MAP since its inception in 1950. AURELIO...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has been working double time to send Olympic hopefuls and qualifiers to a training camp in Thailand in the midst of the pandemic. ABAP secretary general Ed Picson said if things fall into place, select Filipino boxers including...
The Philippines still lacks science-based policy decisions in fisheries, which prompts a need to immediately create the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR). Limuel Aragones, director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, said...
After a successful pro debut in the US last week, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial reiterated that he is fully committed to the national team which is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics next year. Marcial said he had talks with Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) president Ricky...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed and energized the 230-kilovolt Toril-Bunawan transmission line, which forms the final loop of the P7.09 billion Mindanao backbone project. With the project’s completion, the company noted that “this will secure...
Motor vehicle sales in November suffered a 7.4 percent decline due to the consecutive typhoons that badly hit growth driver regions -- Bicol, Central Luzon and the National Capital Region. A joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck...
The Philippines mining sector has suffered a decline in output and value from January to September of this year, a negative development that the government attributes to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its latest data, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said the country’s metallic mineral production...
Philippine Airlines (PAL), in partnership with Guide to the Philippines, now offers affordable “Easy Escapes” travel packages to key domestic destinations. Guide to the Philippines, a Department of Tourism- accredited online travel platform, brings together local travel experts and top tour,...
Sergeant Arci Munoz After almost two months from her completion of Special Basic Military Training (SBCMT), Kapamilya actress and Sergeant Arci Muñoz joined the relief operations of the Philippine Air Force in Catanduanes. In a series of Instagram updates, Arci shared a glimpse of her air and land...
The use of crop biotechnology has reduced pesticide use associated with environmental impact and is beneficial for agricultural biodiversity, a UK-based agricultural economist and scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) said. During an online technical forum organized by...
Union Bank of the Philippines has successfully raised P9 billion from its Peso-denominated fixed rate bonds dual tranche offering. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said this is the third bond issuance by UnionBank from its P39 billion Bonds Program. The 3-year...
The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) has decided to push its planned “triathlon race bubble” to early next year upon the advice of its tournament venue in New Clark City. The sprint race event was supposed to be held this month, but was rescheduled to late January or early...
