Local business leaders and members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Philippines will participate in the ABAC-APEC Summit Meetings from Nov. 14-18 in Bangkok. Aboitiz Group President and CEO Sabin Aboitiz, who is ABAC Regional Economic Integration...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has welcomed the request of the Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) to fill their shortage of workers. Department of Tourism Sec. Christina Garcia-Frasco meets Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn on the...
The APEC Business Advisory Council’s (ABAC) Regional Economic Integration Working Group (REIWG) on Strengthening Services Trade and Investment will be conducting a public-private dialogue on July 12, The dialogue will feature global thought leaders who will exchange insights and best practices on...
NEW_LOGO_PPA_smallv1 The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is prioritizing more advanced "Green Port" initiatives after implementing climate change mitigation measures for the past five years. PPA's scheme was patterned after the Green Port Awards System (GPAS) of the APEC Port Services Network...
Promotes “shared value creation” as key to meaningful APEC prosperity Aboitiz Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Sabin M. Aboitiz (bottom right), joined senior business leaders at the virtual APEC CEO Summit 2021 Aboitiz Group President and Chief Executive Officer and ABAC PH Member,...
Closer international cooperation is a must in order to speed up the Asia-Pacific region’s economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while also addressing the challenges of climate change. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made this call during the...
Filipino photographers won big at the annual APEC photo contest for 2021 out of over a thousand photo submissions, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Nov. 12. Popular Choice Winner: Pandemic: Education and innovation by Rober Marrel Dela Vega Three entries from the Philippines...
Airspeed Founder and Chairwoman, Rosemarie Rafael, continues to take end-to-end logistics to world-class levels. This comes after Rafael, who also spearheads Airspeed’s digital arm – the Amazing Philippines Digital Economy Corporation (APDEC), was awarded at the Asia-Pacific Economic...
President Duterte has underscored the importance of promoting digital literacy to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the digital economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this intervention during the 2021 APEC...
President Duterte will participate virtually in the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Nov. 11 to 12, a statement from Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) According to the statement, Duterte will join his APEC counterparts at the...
The Philippines is banking on techology-savvy, young agripreneurs in the regional effort to advance food security undertakings amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. FARMERS GO DIGITAL--A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital...
Global merchandise trade hits record high, confirming the strength of trade recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the new waves of infection could easily undermine recovery, according to the latest World Trade Organization's (WTO) latest Global Trade Barometer. WTO The Goods...
