MEMBERS OF NATIONAL TEAMS from boxing, karate, and taekwondo began their training bubble at the INSPIRE Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna, at the weekend. — PSC FACEBOOK PAGE By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Senior Reporter THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said it is ready to take on the challenge presented […]
Month: February 2021
PEZA eyes P100B in pledges this year
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) seeks to get more than P100 billion in investment pledges this year, slightly higher than last year. “We don’t want to be promising high figures,” PEZA Director-General Charito B. Plaza said in an e-mailed statement on Friday. “Instead, we must work hard and build […]
Coronavirus slams PHL vehicle sales in 2020
Sales of new vehicles plunged in 2020 due to the strict lockdown and economic slowdown. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL ANTONIO N. DE GUZMAN By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter CAR SALES slumped in 2020, after a holiday demand spike failed to make up for the plunge in demand during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, […]
Filipino fighter Rolando Dy stays with Bahrain-based Brave Combat Federation
FILIPINO mixed martial arts fighter Rolando Dy — BRAVE CF THE reigning Brave Combat Federation (CF) Fighter of the Year will stay in the promotion after Rolando “Dy Incredible” Dy of the Philippines signed a new deal with the Bahrain-based group. Coming off a strong showing in 2020, despite the […]
Nissan to end car assembly in PHL
Nissan Philippines, Inc. sold 21,751 units in 2020, which represented a 9.72% share of the local market. The company’s logo is seen at Nissan Motor’s global headquarters building in Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 17, 2018. — REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON/FILE PHOTO By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter NISSAN Philippines, Inc. (NPI) will halt its […]
How China is controlling the COVID origins narrative: silencing critics and locking up dissenters
Part of controlling the Communist Party narrative has entailed the detention of many citizen journalists who sounded the alarm about the virus in its early days, exposed the government’s attempts to cover it up, and criticized its early response to control it. Just over a year has gone by since […]
Consumer Act, CREATE named DTI priorities
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS THE Trade department has asked the new chairman of the House committee on trade and industry to prioritize the passage of consumer protections and pricing laws. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Navotas Representative John Reynald M. Tiangco held their first virtual meeting Tuesday. In a statement […]
Mounting bill for Malaya plant upkeep forces PSALM to seek negotiated sale
THE 650-megawatt Malaya Thermal Power Plant in Pililla, Rizal. — BW FILE PHOTO THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will seek approval to pursue a negotiated sale for the 650-megawatt Malaya Thermal Power Plant, citing unsustainable maintenance costs and following years of failed auctions to dispose of […]
Leading beyond recovery: Francis Lim at the helm of FINEX
In its storied 53-year history, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) has had a number of lawyers serving as President of the country’s foremost finance organization. But never before has it elected a legal eagle with a stock market background until Francisco ED. Lim was chosen by his […]
Malaysia’s Solution Group to supply 3.5 million doses of CanSino vaccine to government
FILE PHOTO: Woman holds vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” over dry ice in this illustration taken, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Solution Group Bhd said on Thursday it has signed a term sheet agreement with the government to supply 3.5 million doses of […]