THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to launch the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), which was dubbed as the first “landport” in the country. The PITX is the first integrated and multi-modal terminal in Metro Manila,…
Over two years after the government declared the war against illegal drugs, the chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) expressed confidence that the country could be the first in the world to win the war…
TO BOOST plans of reviving “Bigiw Paddling,” Island Buzz Philippines Paddle and Sail Adventures will be launching its first 6-man Ocean Canoe (OC6) in Lapu-Lapu City on Nov. 20. The 45-feet outrigger canoe will be blessed by…
Travelers are becoming more dependent on technology to make their travel choices. During a conference on Tourism and Digital Transformation held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cebu City, stakeholders gave inputs on how travelers use technology…
The Department of Finance (DOF) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) agreed on a fresh loan of 4.376-billion yen to the Philippines — equivalent to P2.1 billion at the prevailing exchange rate — to help fund the…
THE Philippines will allow up to 100 percent foreign ownership in internet businesses as soon as President Rodrigo Duterte signs the proposed 11th Foreign Investment Negative List, the country’s chief economist said Tuesday. During the Senate finance…
Korean tourist arrivals in Central Visayas and the rest of the Philippines remain high at 1.6 million despite the closure of Boracay Island and other concerns, a top official of the Korean consular office in Cebu said.…
CEBUANOS and BMW motorcycle fanatics from all over the region rejoiced with the opening of the very first BMW Motorrad dealership along Ouano Avenue at the North reclamation Area in Mandaue City, Cebu last Sept. 19. Exclusive…
A HUMAN rights advocate cited the difficulty of resolving human rights cases in the country. Nilda Lagman-Sevilla, chairperson of the Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance, said in an interview on Friday, that none of the 76…
A South Korean arms dealer apparently made a mark on President Rodrigo Duterte that it was the first booth he visited at the 3rd Asian Defense, Security and Crisis Management Exhibition and Conference (ADAS) 2018 in Pasay…
FAST-FOOD giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is bringing America’s largest family-owned and operated Chinese food chain Panda Express to the Philippines, diversifying its food retailing portfolio. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday, JFC announced…
The Philippines has a long way to go in terms of delivering high-quality mobile video services, based on a crowdsourced survey conducted by OpenSignal, a wireless mapping company based in the United Kingdom. In the debut of…
