THE International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday that only about 6% of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protections. The remainder lack “access to the full range of protections, covering medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family, maternity, invalidity, and survivors’ benefits,” the ILO said in a statement, citing a […]
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Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production in June and July
Toyota City, Japan, Jun 16, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – We at Toyota would like to again apologize for the repeated adjustments to our production plans due to the parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19, and for causing considerable inconvenience to our customers who have been waiting for the delivery of […]
PAL gradually reopens flights to key ASEAN destinations
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on Tuesday that it will resume flights between Manila and Bali starting July 1, as part of its international expansion amid the reopening of international travel. “From July 1st, PAL will fly thrice weekly services between Manila and Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport,” the airline said in an e-mailed […]
Cebu Pacific, Cebgo domestic flights to return to T1 effective June 16
DUE to the significant growth in traffic, airport operator GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) announced on Thursday, May 19, 2022, that domestic flights of Cebu Pacific Air and Cebgo will be transferred back to the Terminal 1 (T1) of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City effective June 16.In a statement, the GMCAC said […]
Espina: Violence against women
Zonta International has a very relevant advocacy focusing on the crusade against Violence against Women (VAW). Our club, Zonta Club of Cebu I, has undertaken several long- and short-term projects in tandem with the academe, government and civic agencies: The Zonta Club of Cebu I VAW Referral Center, located in the University of the Visayas; […]
Philippine domestic deposits reach P16.2T in 2021
TOTAL deposits in the Philippine banking system continued to grow, reaching P16.2 trillion in 2021, nine percent higher than the P14.9 trillion recorded a year ago, as the economy started to recover from the impact of the pandemic.The expansion was driven primarily by deposits with balances of above P5 million in terms of size of […]
Central bank extends key rate pause
By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter THE Philippine central bank kept its key interest rate steady for an 11th straight meeting on Thursday, even as it warned that its inflation target might be breached this year amid surging global oil prices due to Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) left […]
MHI Joins “ACT FOR SKY,” a voluntary organization working for the Commercialization, Promotion and Expansion of Domestically Produced SAF
TOKYO, Mar 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is pleased to announce that today it has joined “ACT FOR SKY,” a voluntary organization established jointly by JGC Holdings Corporation Co.,Ltd., REVO International Inc. All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: AKASAKA Yuji, […]
Tom Holland’s Uncharted wins weekend as Spider-Man inches closer to $800 M in North America
LOS ANGELES — It’s (still) good to be Tom Holland. The 25-year-old actor has been all-but-singlehandedly propelling ticket sales at North American movie theaters, leading two films in the top three spots on domestic box office charts. Over the weekend, his action-adventure Uncharted repeated No. 1 as his comic book epic Spider-Man: No Way Home […]
Domestic air travel picking up amid Omicron threat
THE uptick in Covid-19 cases in January has not affected domestic travel as the airline recouped 42 percent of its pre-Covid flight frequency on this month, AirAsia Philippines sai…
Myanmar Government Approved USD 3.82 Billion in Foreign Investment and USD 651 Million in Domestic Investment in First Year of State Administration Council
NAY PYI TAW, MM, Jan 27, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Myanmar Government said today it has approved USD 3.82 billion equivalent in foreign investments and USD 651 million equivalent in domestic investments in the first year since the State Administration Council (SAC) took office. The investment commitments underscore confidence in the […]
Toyota Announces Adjustments to Domestic Production in January and in February, as of January 26
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Due to the shortage of parts supply caused by the spread of COVID-19 at our supplier in Japan, on January 21 we announced additional suspensions of domestic plant production for completed vehicles (Adjustments to Domestic Production in January) and also our revised production […]
Toyota Announces Adjustments to Domestic Production in January and in February, as of January 25
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 25, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Due to the shortage of parts supply caused by the spread of COVID-19 at our supplier in Japan, on January 21 we announced additional suspensions of domestic plant production for completed vehicles (Adjustments to Domestic Production in January) and also our revised production […]
International Travel Festival makes comeback in 2022 highlighting domestic travel
AFTER a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the International Travel Festival (ITF) returns for its seventh run on Jan. 7 to 9, 2022 at Ayala Center Cebu.With the theme “It’s time…
Domestic goods trade declines by value in Q3
THE VALUE of domestically traded goods fell nearly 15% in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Wednesday. Preliminary results from the PSA report on “Commodity Flow in the Philippines” indicate that the value of goods traded during the three months to September fell 14.9% year on year to P142.33 billion. By volume, […]
High meat, poultry production costs blamed on corn tariffs
CORN TARIFFS are driving up the cost of producing livestock and poultry, putting the industry at a disadvantage relative to imports, the Philippine Association of Feed Millers, Inc. (PAFMI) said. Citing a study by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the association said in a statement Thursday that over the last decade, the Philippines […]
Sugar producers expect to be profitable after 100% of local production allocated to domestic market
THE SUGAR Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) decision to allocate 100% of sugar output to the domestic market in crop year 2021-2022 is expected to help producers be profitable because they will not be required to sell sugar to the US at concessionary prices. Manuel R. Lamata, United Sugar Producers Federation president, said in a phone message […]
Cebu local officials give thumbs up to IATF’s new domestic travel policy
OFFICIALS of Cebu City and Cebu Province welcomed the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allowing domestic travel for fully vaccinated individuals and not obligating them to present the negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results currently required by some receiving local government units (LGU). […]
Province to continue promoting ‘Suroy-Suroy’ to Luzon tourists
THE Cebu Provincial Government will continue to promote its flagship “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo” to Luzon-based tourists even though the National Capital Region (NCR) and other neighboring areas are currently under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia told reporters that she wants to offer the same airfare for tourists living in Luzon, particularly those who […]
It’s still Mactan Cebu International Airport, PJ clarifies
IT WILL still be named Mactan Cebu International Airport. Representative Pablo John Garcia (Cebu, Third District) clarified this after news items in some local dailies claimed that House Bill 8986, approved on third reading before Congress went on recess on March 18, seeks to rename the airport to Lapulapu International Airport. Garcia said the bill […]