TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received orphan drug designation for a prospective indication for unresectable biliary tract cancer with FGFR2 gene fusion by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (MHLW) for its in-house discovered fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor (FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3) […]
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received the 18th Corporate Philanthropy Award (FY 2020) of the Japan Philanthropic Association. The presentation ceremony was held on February 19, 2021 (Friday) at the GakushiKaikan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). Award ceremony (left: Ms. Yoko Takahashi, director, the Japan Philanthropic Association, […]
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Northgate Public Services (NPS) today announced a name change that means from July 2021, NPS will become NEC Software Solutions UK. The new name brings NPS under the global NEC brand, strengthening the company’s position as a market leader in the development […]
HONG KONG, Feb 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Blockpass is excited to announce Vortex DeFi, the one-stop simplified DeFi Asset management web-based application, as its latest partner. This new strategic partnership will see Blockpass’ unique KYC solution used to secure Vortexdefi’s platform and upcoming Initial Dex Offering. The two companies will work together to […]
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 has urged the public to support its ongoing Measles Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH 7 director, earlier this week said the community should not lose sight of its fight against other types of […]
CITIGROUP, INC. is weighing divesting certain retail banking units in the Asia-Pacific Region, including those in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia. — REUTERS CITIGROUP, INC. is studying options for slimming down the firm’s sprawling international consumer operations as part of incoming Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser’s efforts to simplify the bank. The company […]
THE transformational impact of the coronavirus pandemic on how Filipinos access financial products and services has increased demand for financial technology (fintech) skills, digital payments firm PayMaya Philippines, Inc. said. “We actually compete for talent with global companies, not just with those based in the Philippines,” PayMaya Philippines President Shailesh Baidwa told BusinessWorld in a […]
SOME 3,907 live hogs and 37,389 kilograms (kg) of pork were delivered to Metro Manila on Feb. 20 as the government tapped available supply in the provinces in a bid to fend off an inflation crisis headlined by rising pork prices. In a report on Feb. 20, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said some 2,679 […]
WHERE do you see yourself in five years? It’s a standard job interview question, but it’s an even better question to ask yourself about your relationship. The person you talk to, date, move in with, get engaged to, marry, break up with or divorce — it’s all up to you. You’re in the driver’s seat […]
TO HELP with the Marikina City government’s demands for mobility, Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH), lent out three Super Carry units. The vehicles were turned over last Feb. 6 at the Legislative Building. The event was headed by Marikina City Councilor Loreto “Coach Elvis” Tolentino, Jr., Suzuki ANC Group General Manager Francis Tayo, and Suzuki Auto […]
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has developed an online submission tool (OST) that will allow corporations and partnerships to digitally and remotely file annual reports to limit in-person transactions amid the health crisis. The OST, which the agency is seeking the public to comment, is proposed to be used beginning this year’s filing season. […]
THE BINIBINING Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) gave a special virtual send-off to Binibining Pilipinas – Grand International 2020 Samantha Bernardo on her quest to capture this year’s Miss Grand International crown. Participating in the online program held on Feb. 19, were the reigning Binibining Pilipinas queens and members of the press. Ms. Bernardo’s mother also […]
FOTON MOTOR Philippines, Inc. (FMPI) has partnered with Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (Pilipinas Shell) to maximize the utility of the former’s commercial vehicles through the use of Shell’s world-class petroleum products. The partnership, whose inking was held at the FMPI Assembly Plant in Clark, Pampanga, involves Pilipinas Shell providing FMPI with a lineup of products […]
By Lourdes O. Pilar, Researcher INVESTORS took notice of Jollibee Food Corp.’s net profit in the final three months of 2020, but remained lukewarm on its joint venture to operate and expand the local unit of Japanese beef bowl restaurant Yoshinoya. Data from the Philippine Stock Exchange showed a total of 4.69 million Jollibee shares […]
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 will continue to collect samples for biosurveillance to check the entire extent of the presence of Sars-CoV-2 mutations, or “mutations of concern” (MOC), in the region. This, after the DOH central office with the University of the Philippines (UP) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) and UP National Institutes of Health, […]
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) 7 paid P763,266 for 34 approved Covid-19 Community Isolation Benefit Package (CCIBP) claims in Cebu. Dina Cinchez, PhilHealth 7 public relations officer, said that as of Feb. 11, 2021, PhilHealth 7 received 845 CCIBP claims in the region. A total of 800 claims were from Community Isolation Units (CIUs), […]
THIRTEEN Lumad children from the Ata Manobo tribe who were “rescued” during a police operation on Feb. 15, 2021, boarded Cebu Pacific flight 5J-593 bound for Davao City on Sunday night, Feb. 21, 2021. Six of them were accompanied by their parents, according to Col. Robert Limbawan, head of the Regional Intelligence Division of the […]
FLOODING on J.M. Ceniza St. in Sitio Superior, Barangay Looc, Mandaue City should no longer pose a problem to motorists and residents as the road has recently been concreted and a drainage system installed underneath. The City Government allocated P34,112,590 for the project, which is considered one of Mayor Jonas Cortes’ priority projects. Cortes’ executive […]
FIL-BRIT Irvin Magno’s had a rude welcome in his ring return following a long hiatus after suffering a points decision loss to unbeaten Irish prospect Pierce O’Leary in MTK Global’s boxing show at the Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, England. The first three rounds were competitive but the 20-year-old O’Leary controlled the second half of […]
I SPOKE too soon. It is Daniil Medvedev of Russia and not Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece battling Novak Djokovic of Serbia today for the Australian Open men’s crown. Medvedev is in the finals via a 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 win over Tsitsipas, who shocked Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Sorry for the slip. As penalty, no […]