SE Asia urged to cooperate on taking firms to task over fire haze
KUALA LUMPUR - Southeast
Asian governments must improve cross-border collaboration if they are serious
about punishing companies found to have started forest fires that send harmful
smoke...
PH trade gap narrows in August
THE Philippine’s trade gap narrowed
further in August as export receipts posted a slight growth while imports
declined during the period, the government reported Thursday.
Data released...
Toyota starts impossible with national coastal clean-up, mangrove planting
TOYOTA Motor Philippines (TMP) recently
led 1,900 volunteers spread out across 35 locations nationwide for its first
“Start Your Impossible” National Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting
weekend.
The...
Asia-Pacific 2019 growth to slow to 5.8% – World Bank
BANGKOK - Asia
Pacific economies are expected to slow this year due to uncertainty around United
States (US)-China trade tensions and slowdowns in major global economies...
PH lifts suspension on Zambales Diversified
THE Philippines’ Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the suspension of
nickel-miner Zambales Diversified Metals Corp., DMCI Holdings Inc. said in a
regulatory filing...
PH low-cost carriers to launch new destinations
MANILA - Two of the country’s budget carriers, Cebu Pacific (CEB) and
AirAsia Philippines, are set to launch new domestic routes in the remaining
months of...
Villar’s comments on DA’s use of budget ‘a wake-up call’ – Dar
COMMENTS made by Sen. Cynthia Villar
regarding the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) penchant for funding research
instead of directly helping farmers is “a wake-up call” for...
US-China trade talks going ‘very well’ – Trump
WASHINGTON — The United States (US) president
Donald Trump on Thursday hinted at progress in his high-stakes trade battle
with China, saying talks with Beijing’s envoy...
PH slips in global competitiveness ranking
MANILA - The
Philippines’ global competitiveness as assessed by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
declined, according to the 2019 edition of the annual ranking released
Wednesday.
Socioeconomic Planning...
Cebu Pacific launches ‘Charlie’ chatbot for customer support
MANILA - Cebu
Pacific officially launched on Tuesday its customer support chatbot which it
named Charlie.
Candice Iyog, vice-president for
Marketing and Customer Experience at Cebu Pacific, said...