HONG KONG, Jan 22, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – “Being consciously single” is not a new term. Over the past few years, especially during the pandemic, it has become a trend to enjoy staying single. According to a study by Bumble, a dating app where women are dominant, 53% of respondents said that […]
Many have wondered how the domains of gold and crypto might intersect with each other. Is there any common ground? Does it have to be one over the other? Not necessarily if you take a closer look. There appears to be regular competition between gold maximalists and their blockchain counterparts. The one side has its […]
THE PESO posted a fresh six-month high against the dollar on Monday as easing US inflation in December 2022 fanned hopes of smaller rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve as early as this month. The local currency closed at P54.575 versus the greenback on Monday, climbing by 31.50 centavos from Friday’s P54.89 finish, data […]
New York, NY, January 15, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Carbon recently announced the upcoming launch of its new Carbon Web3 browser. By utilizing blockchain technology, Carbon browser can provide faster, more private and secure web browsing to the masses. The new privacy focused browser is gaining popularity for blazingly fast speed and unprecedented security. The Carbon browser is […]
For fans who like their games to be replete with scoring outbursts, the turn of the year has been a bountiful of blessings. Given the increased frequency with which leather and nylon meet, 40 has become the new 30. There was Luka Doncic’s 51-point masterpiece on the very first day of 2023, actually the third […]
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS Corporation are pleased to announce our agreement to establish a joint-venture company (JV) aimed at optimizing delivery operations by leveraging gas stations (service stations/SS). The business shall take advantage of ENEOS’s SS network, which spans more than 12,000 locations across Japan, […]
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday vowed to improve ties with China and explore more areas of economic cooperation in the post-coronavirus pandemic era. Mr. Marcos made the commitment at a meeting with Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which is equivalent to the Philippine Legislature. During […]
EIGHT UNVACCINATED Filipinos who recently came home from China tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) upon arrival at the main airport in Manila, according to the Health department. The individuals, who arrived from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, were “under isolation,” the Department of Health (DoH) said in a statement on Wednesday. “The individuals […]
THE Philippine Association of Meat Processors, Inc. (PAMPI) has asked the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to revoke PPA Administrative Order No. 04-2021, which requires importers to pay for the registration and monitoring of containers. In a letter to PPA dated Jan. 3, PAMPI said the administrative order imposed an additional “unjustifiable burden” on the industry, […]
THE PHILIPPINE government should enforce more travel restrictions on inbound travelers from countries with an alarming coronavirus situation, including China, which has been accused of hiding its pandemic data, according to health experts. “The Philippines should enforce travel restrictions and add requirements from travelers, but not just those coming from China but also those from […]
THE FOREIGN ministers of the Philippines and China will sign an agreement during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China next week to open direct communication lines and avoid tensions in Philippine-claimed areas in the South China Sea, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The agreement, which will be signed by […]
MONTREAL — A new conservation deal adopted this week at the United Nations (UN) summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track to halt the rapid decline in nature — but only if wealthy nations deliver enough funding and all countries prioritize conservation. Goals set out in the agreement, known as the Kunming-Montreal […]
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter THE GOVERNMENT has obtained a commitment from Japan to support the construction of a second bridge linking Samar and Leyte, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) committed its support for the project at the most recent high-level meeting between the […]
I write this as a rejoinder to Nini Cabaero’s Sunday column, “Retirees Money,” which talks about the creation of Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) through an act of Congress using, among others, contributions from members of the Government Service Insurance System and Social Security System. Accordingly, a bill is now in the House of Representatives, filed […]
LONDON AND HONG KONG, Nov 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Prenetics Global Limited (NASDAQ: PRE) (“Prenetics” or the “Company”), a global leader in genomic and diagnostic testing, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program, and that it has been included as a constituent stock in the […]
WHAT JUST HAPPENED. News media reported Monday, November 28, 2022, that the Sandiganbayan rejected separate motions for reconsideration filed by seven persons convicted of graft and malversation involving P24.4 million pork barrel allotted for the GSP Cebu Council in 2002-2003. Last May 17, 2022, the anti-graft court convicted seven of nine accused of corruption and […]
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has filed a bill that, if passed, would create a sovereign wealth fund to be seeded by the major pension funds and government banks. House Bill 6398, filed on Monday, seeks to establish the so-called Maharlika Investments Fund (MIF), which will “optimize investment allocation” by the Government Service Insurance System, […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s political parties were given until Tuesday to submit prime ministerial candidates, as the royal palace extended a deadline for opposition rivals Muhyiddin Yassin and Anwar Ibrahim to find more support after an election delivered a hung parliament. The inconclusive result prolongs political instability in the Southeast Asian nation, which has had […]
Theater Review We Will Rock You Presented by GMG Productions Ongoing until Nov. 20, with Tuesday to Friday performances at 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday shows at 1 and 7 p.m. Samsung Performing Arts Theatre in Circuit Makati IN A WORLD where live music and self-expression are non-existent, a group of free thinkers fights […]
THE ceremonial groundbreaking and time capsule laying of the multi-billion ramp that will connect N. Bacalso Avenue and V. Rama Avenue to the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) will be done Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Cordova Mayor Cesar Suan, and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC) president and general manager Allan […]