The Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) announced the cancellation of all of its flights to and from Dubai starting May 15 to May 31 in wake of the travel ban imposed by the government to United Arab Emirates (UAE) to manage the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Cebu Pacific Air logo (Photo...
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...
To secure its future as a low cost carrier (LCC), Cebu Air Inc. (Cebu Pacific or CEB), has obtained US$250 million fresh funds from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the IFC Emerging Asia Fund, and Indigo Philippines LLC, an affiliate of Indigo Partners LLC. The investment of the triad,...
An additional 13 coronavirus cases were reported among overseas Filipinos, raising the total tally to 18,537, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, May 8. Department of Foreign Affairs The DFA did not record any new deaths, which stands at 1,159. As of the same day, active...
The fifth batch of government-procured vaccines from China arrived in the country on Friday morning, May 7, with the delivery of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac from its manufacturer Sinovac Biotech. National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health Sec. Francisco...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation reported a 272 percent surge in attributable consolidated net income to P7.0 billion in the first quarter of 2021 although core profits declined. In a media briefing, MPIC President Jose Ma. K. Lim said the firm’s bottomline benefitted from the gain...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) Wednesday (May 5) launched its Super Pass, a limited-time one-way flight voucher to any domestic destination for P99. The CEB Super Pass, a part of the airline's 25th anniversary offer, is only available from today, May 5 until May 12, 2021. For P99 (one-way base fare), the...
Cebu Pacific lunches Super Pass allowing customers to fly in their most convenient time RIDE THE WAVES Fly to Siargao and enjoy the ocean waves Who doesn’t long to travel and have fun once again? While the local tourism industry is slow bouncing back, setting a definite travel date either for...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco)--the local power distribution giant that has been linked by environmentalists to coal--is apparently pivoting toward a "greener" future. (Photo by Karsten Wurth/ Unsplash) This was learned during a recent virtual forum on multi-sector integration of so-called...
Keeping with its advocacies of helping Filipino communities in need and minimizing the impact of plastic waste, NutriAsia, Inc. and Del Monte Philippines, Inc. partnered to donate upcycled plastic school chairs to several public elementary schools. Photo credit: https://nutriasia.com/ Through the...
A Cebu Pacific flight (5J671) carrying 500,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.-made anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City on Thursday morning, April 29. (Photo by Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The aircraft, which came from...
Shareholders of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) are planning to raise up to P44 billion through an initial public offering of shares they own that are equivalent to 28.75 percent of the company. Based on the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,publicly-listed...
