The insurance sector is attracting the attention of investors when it comes to investment portfolios because businesses in this group have recorded positive results in recent years.According to the business report for the first six months of 2023 of B…
Day: August 12, 2023
Two Vietnamese films compete in first ASEAN Film Festival in Hong Kong
Two Vietnamese films – “Yellow Flowers on Green Grass” and “Yen’s Life” – are competing in the first ASEAN Film Festival in Hong Kong (China).The festival, taking place from August 4-19, is organised by the Hong Kong-ASEAN Association, the Consulates …
Recovering Duty Free PH posts $54.1M sales Jan-July
The Duty-Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC), an attached Department of Tourism (DOT) agency, has recorded USD54.1 million in sales for the first seven months of 2023. Based on its latest data released Aug. 11, the DFPC said the figure is 43.8 percent…
Woman GM Frayna leads AQ chess 2nd leg tourney
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna will lead at least 200 other players in the 2nd AQ Prime Standard Chess Open scheduled at Robinsons Metro East Level 3 in Pasig City on Aug. 19-21. The inaugural staging on July 2 saw FIDE Master (FM) Christian Mar…
China’s claim on Ayungin Shoal deal ‘lie, gaslighting’: analyst
China’s claim that the Philippines has made a promise to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal is a ‘lie and gaslighting,’ a maritime law expert said Saturday. At a news forum in Quezon City, University of the Philippines Institute f…
Senator vows adequate budget for Davao’s SPCM
The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) will get a sufficient budget for 2024 to help the poor and marginalized patients in Mindanao, assured Senator Christopher Lawrence Go who was born in this city. This year, the government allocated a total…
Japanese firm pilots AI-powered crisis management tool in PH
A Japanese startup is piloting an artificial intelligence-powered (AI) disaster management tool in the Philippines to help provide real-time information in times of emergency. The initiative is part of a public-private partnership promotion program be…
PBBM: Youth plays crucial role in attaining green transition
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday emphasized the vital role of the youth in accelerating the green transition. In his message on International Youth Day, Marcos said the young population, who serve as ‘both the trailblazer of the modern wo…