ANKARA: Starbucks announced Tuesday it is replacing chief executive officer (CEO) Laxman Narasimhan with Brian Niccol, the chairman and CEO of the fast-food restaurant chain Chipotle, amid a plunge in sales.
Niccol will take the helm on Sept. 9 while…
MANILA: Japan’s Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R and I) on Wednesday upgraded its credit rating for the Philippines to A- with stable outlook, citing the country’s macroeconomic stability, high economic growth path, and improvement in fiscal…
MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday ordered a review of the ‘Oplan Double Barrel’ anti-drug strategy.
In a statement Wednesday, Marbil said this is to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, ide…
LEGAZPI CITY: Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co has urged revisiting the government’s Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients Program (MAIPP) for possible amendments, as he called for prompt payment of doctors’ fees to improve the provision of me…
MALASIQUI: Four farmer groups with 445 members in San Jacinto town, Pangasinan are benefiting from the 15 Portasol, a multi-purpose hybrid solar drying trays from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), an official said Wednesday.
The Hillto…
MANILA: Leptospirosis cases being treated at the San Lazaro Hospital (SLH) have increased to 149 in the past one and a half weeks.
In a Bagong Pilipinas interview Wednesday, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Disease…
MANILA: Residents outside Kanlaon’s 4 km.-radius permanent danger zone (PDZ) are advised to prepare in case of increased volcanic activity, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol said.
Phivolcs announ…
BACOLOD CITY: Flood-prone communities in Bacolod City and Binalbagan town in Negros Occidental stand to benefit from three flood mitigation structures worth PHP269.1 million funded by the national government.
Completed as of Wednesday are the PHP91-m…
DAVAO CITY: Two Chinese nationals were apprehended for bringing with them PHP2 million worth of illegal cigarettes here on Tuesday, police said.
In a statement, Col. Hansel Marantan, acting Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director, said the suspects,…