K-pop boy band ASTRO member Jinjin tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the latest Korean celebrity to get infected with the virus. “On Sept. 16, Jinjin of ASTRO, an artist belonging to our agency, was in poor physical condition and immediately underwent COVID-19 PCR test just in...
Edward S. Go (photo from ADMU facebook page) Edward S. Go, a director in several companies under the MVP Group, passed away at the age of 83. Go was one of Metro Pacific Investments Corp.’s independent directors. He also held several positions in other companies; chairman of the Board at Hyundai...
The Jollibee Group is extending its discount promo for vaccinated customers until November 30, 2021 as a way to encourage more Filipinos to get added protection against the COVID-19 virus. The initiative forms part of the Ingat Angat’s Smart Bakuna Benefits program where more than 150 restaurants...
Authorities dismantled illegally established fish cages off the coastal waters in Cavite City recently, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Friday, September 17. Authorities removed and dismantle illegally established fish cages off Cavite City on Thursday, Sept.16, 2021. (Photo courtesy of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected a lot of businesses, more so for those in the tourism industry. More than one year in, hotels and resorts are not able to operate at a full capacity due to a series of lockdowns and travel restrictions. But all is not lost in the tourism sector. Some of the...
As the pandemic continues to disrupt mobility, integrated supply chain enterprise 2GO Group Inc., ensures unhindered flow of goods via its Sea Solutions. Currently, 2GO services a total of 18 ports of call nationwide. As of mid-2021, 2GO delivered 97,173 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) using its...
Air Asia Philippines posted an over 100 percent passenger increase and a "commendable" 78 percent load factor for the 2nd quarter of the year as the Air Asia Group Berhad completely transforms into a digital travel and lifestyle company, with "sufficient liquidity until 2022". airasia_reuters_11...
Go vote for your own president, and good luck. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's message Tuesday, Sept. 7 to what he described as a "small" group of health workers that criticized the Duterte administration's...
Globe Telecom Inc., the country's largest publicly-listed telco, is transforming itself into a digital solutions group. Globe has a market value of over P363 billion at the Philippine Stock Exchange, as of end-August trade. Once exclusively a telco business, the Globe Group of Companies has...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) assured on Monday, Sept. 6, of its continued commitment to meet its June 2022 deadline of clearing as many barangays from the influence of illegal drugs. PDEA Director General Wilkins M Villanueva said the goal of clearing more barangays was reinforced...
Alliance Global Group Inc., the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is now gearing up to develop its casino project in Boracay Newcoast after the President Rodrigo Duterte lifted his ban on the development of casinos on the world-famous resort island. “We will proceed with our casino project in...
Before the pandemic, people did not know about the existence of the ‘new normal’. It wasn’t in everyone's vocabulary and businesses were thriving in an environment nobody expected would eventually shift into a new business landscape that we see today. Businesses quickly adapted to the new...
