The Philippines' largest fully integrated telco PLDT received the most number of citations among ASEAN telcos at the 2021 World Communication Awards (WCA), with a total of five nominations at one of the most revered award programs in international telecommunications. Established in 1999 by London-based publication Total Telecom, the WCA recognizes innovation and excellence based on a set of criteria ...
Reuters MILAN - Fashion brands like Benetton are increasingly turning away from globe-spanning supply chains and low-cost manufacturing hubs in Asia, in a shift that could prove a lasting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy's Benetton is bringing production closer to home, boosting manufacturing in Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt, with the aim of halving production in Asia from ...
This pandemic has shifted our way of life in so many ways. We used to enjoy meeting our friends, taking a stroll at the mall or at the park, and some occasional travels which we frequently document in our social media accounts. It had also shifted our perspectives in our profession, personal relationships, and social issues among others. The unpredictability ...
The World Health Organization estimated that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) killed 17.9 million people in 2019, constituting 32% of global deaths -- making it to be the leading cause of death worldwide. With latest advancements in health science and in medical technology, what should the public understand about CVDs, and how can they be treated or, better, prevented? Watch the replay ...
With the rise and eventual bloom of e-commerce in the past decade, the years ahead will undoubtedly sow the seeds of a groundbreaking innovation that will mark the evolution of retail and logistics. Catch the second and final leg of BusinessWorld Insights' E-commerce and Logistics Series and join experts in a discussion on the trends and innovations businesses should watch ...
Heritage structures that may be affected by PAREX. -- https://www.facebook.com/paulo.alcazaren The Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), San Miguel Corporation's (SMC) P95-billion, six-lane elevated expressway project that will run along the banks of the Pasig River, continues to get flak for the environmental and systemic issues it will bring once built. Based on the concept of induced demand, which states that more ...
For over twenty years, companies owned and operated by Lucio Co-led The Keepers Holdings, Inc. have brought the 'best of the best' international brands of wines and spirits to Philippine shores. Today, Montosco, Inc., Meritus Prime Distributions, Inc., and Premier Wine and Spirits, Inc.- all subsidiaries of the The Keepers - are three major players in the country's liquor, wine ...
THE LATEST labor data in August showed a mixed picture as joblessness picked up, but the ranks of those wanting more work declined. The preliminary report of the Philippine Statistics Authority's (PSA) August round of the labor force survey (LFS) put the unemployment rate at 8.1%, compared with 6.9% in the previous round. It was the highest jobless rate in ...
Reuters Gasoline stations running dry in Britain. Power costs surging in the European Union ahead of winter. Forced restrictions on energy use in China. And rising prices for oil, natural gas and coal. You would be forgiven if these events made you believe the world had suddenly been stricken by a global energy shortage. But you would also be mostly ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/ The ivory-billed woodpecker, whose last confirmed sighting was nearly 80 years ago, is one of 23 federally protected species that would be officially declared extinct - the most ever at one time - under a U.S. government proposal announced on Wednesday. Although the woodpecker and some of the other creatures proposed for removal from the U.S. endangered species list ...