ONE BY ONE, over the last week of May, Twitter, Inc. rang up some members of its incoming class of new hires who had recently graduated from college and revoked the job offers in 15-minute calls, according to some of the recipients. “It was traumatic,” Iris Guo, an incoming associate product manager living in Toronto, […]
Gilas girls face Indonesia in opener of 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship
GILAS Pilipinas girls’ youth team battles Indonesia as its first assignment in the opener of the 2022 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-16 (U16) Women’s Asian Championship Division B in Amman, Jordan. The Filipina teens play their Southeast Asian neighbors in Pool at 8:45 p.m. (Manila time) before taking on Syria and Samoa in the following […]
Sports and rehab center for PWDs to rise in Mandaue
THE Philippine Accessible Disability Services Inc. (Pads) broke ground Wednesday, June 22, 2022, for its first Adaptive Sports and Rehabilitation Center in the country located at Pajara Park, Umapad, Mandaue City, Cebu.The Pads’ Adaptive Sports and Recreational Rehab program was launched in 2016 through direct aid from the Australian Embassy in the Philippines.Wednesday’s groundbreaking of […]
AEON Credit (00900) 1Q2022 Revenue up by 9.7% to HK$279.1 million
HONG KONG, Jun 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AEON Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited (“AEON Credit” or the “Group”; Stock Code: 00900) today announced its unaudited results for the three months ended 31 May 2022 (“1Q2022”, or the “reporting period”). For 1Q2022, the Group’s revenue increased 9.7% year-on-year to HK$279.1 million and […]
Booster shot required for Ironman 70.3 participants
ONLY individuals with booster shots can participate in the Ironman 70.3 in Cebu on Aug. 7 this year.During the coordination meeting of the technical working group at the Waterfront Airport Hotel in Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, June 23, 2022, It was emphasized that all participants, including the organizers, must be inoculated with at least the […]
Fuel depot, longer discounts eyed to slash high oil prices
THE construction of a fuel depot in the South Road Properties in Cebu City may reduce fuel prices by up to P20 per liter, a disaster management official said Wednesday, June 22, 2022, amid the successive fuel price hikes in the country.Lawyer Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, […]
Ched 7: 39 of 181 colleges, universities applied for F2F
AT LEAST 39 out of 181 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas have applied before the Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (Ched 7) for permission to conduct limited face-to-face (F2F) classes.Dr. Johnny Yao, Ched 7’s alternate focal person for limited face-to-face classes, said they are still accepting more applications for limited F2F […]
3 Cebu City gas stations scored for improper pump calibration
THREE gasoline stations in the south of Cebu City had their gas pumps temporarily locked after they were found to have failed to meet the standard calibration requirement in an inspection conducted by Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) personnel led by Raquel Arce last Monday, June 20, 2022.In a press conference Thursday, June […]
Saludar, Carcosia to see action in Japan
SANMAN fighters Froilan Saludar and Presco Carcosia are seeing action in the undercard of the world title rematch of World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka and four-division world champion Donnie Nietes on July 13 at the Ota City Gymnasium in Ota City, Tokyo, Japan.Saludar locks horns with former World Boxing Council (WBC) […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announces team setup for Nurburgring Endurance Series
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) will compete in Rounds 4 and 6 of the N?rburgring Endurance Series (NLS(1)). Although TGR has decided not to participate in this year?s 24 Hours of N?rburgring Endurance Race(2), it will refine people and cars, and continue its pursuit of making […]
Bangko Sentral hikes benchmark rate to 2.5% to tame soaring inflation
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday hiked its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points to temper the country’s surging inflation.BSP Gov. Benjamin Diokno made the announcement in a virtual briefing.The 25 bps hike brought the overnight reverse repurchase rate, used by banks to price loans, to 2.5 percent.The rate hike was […]
Philippines withdraws from global initiative on extractives transparency
THE Philippines has withdrawn from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on the back of questionable metrics and procedures for assessing the compliance of implementing-countries with the international organization’s transparency requirements.In a June 20, 2022 letter addressed to EITI chairman and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III called Eiti’s […]
Meralco thumps NorthPort to move up to second in PBA Philippine Cup
The Meralco Bolts got back on the winning track as they downed the NorthPort Batang Pier, 97-87, in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Thursday evening at the Ynares Center.The Bolts got off to a fast start and led by 19 at halftime, 56-37. They kept their foot on the gas pedal and pushed […]
Mizu Japanese Restaurant reopens its doors
JAPAN is one of the few countries that is able to preserve its rich culture and history, and this includes maintaining traditional culinary techniques and recipes.Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino’s Mizu Japanese Restaurant reopens its doors to the public with enhanced safety protocols in place, after two years of closure because of the pandemic.Its […]
EQS-News: Shimao Services strives for quality development in 2021: Strong synergies among four core business segments, city services saw leaping growth
EQS-News via SEAPRWire.com / 23/06/2022 / 10:52 UTC+8 Shimao Services strives for quality development in 2021: Strong synergies among four core business segments, city services saw leaping growth On 22 June 2022, Shimao Services (873.HK) released the audited annual results of 2021. For the year ended 31 December 2021, Shimao Services recorded revenue of […]
MHI Invests in Electric Hydrogen, a U.S. Startup, to Accelerate Efforts to Produce Clean Hydrogen at Scale
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today that it has invested in Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a clean hydrogen startup headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, to support its efforts in developing cost-competitive, fossil-free hydrogen. Through this investment, MHI aims to strengthen and diversify its hydrogen value chain, […]
Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre to Offer Pioneering Holistic Renal Care via New Venture
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Jun 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad (Bursa: MGRC, 0155), a leading genomics and biopharmaceutical specialist, announced today that the Group is acquiring a 51% stake in Aquahealth Sdn Bhd, a kidney dialysis operator, from Rinani Renal Berhad. En. Sasha Nordin, Chief Executive Officer of […]
MHI Thermal Systems’ Plug-in Hybrid Transport Refrigeration Units Receive Technology Award from Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, received the 49th “Technology Award” from the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (hereafter, JSRAE) for their “Refrigeration unit TE20/30 series used for plug-in hybrid transport” […]
MHI and Chugoku Electric Conclude Basic Agreement toward 100% Renewable Energy Usage at Mihara Machinery Works
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Chugoku Electric), which is based in Hiroshima, today concluded a basic agreement under which all electricity consumed at MHI’s Mihara Machinery Works (Mihara, Hiroshima) will be replaced with green power, etc. derived from […]
EC Healthcare Announces FY2021/22 Annual Results
HONG KONG, Jun 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – EC Healthcare (the “Company”, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the “Group”, SEHK stock code: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong, announces today its audited annual results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2022 (the “Year”). Business […]