Moderna announces supply agreement to provide 13 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna to the Philippines.
Isolated rainshowers to prevail across the Philippines
In its 24-hour forecast, PAGASA said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country due to the easterlies and localized …
WHO cautions Philippines not to ignore Covid-19 vaccine priority
A senior official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned the Philippines against ignoring its priority list for the Covid-19 vaccine, saying the country could lose supply from the global …
Philippine food maker Monde Nissin targets $1.3 bln IPO, country’s biggest ever
The Philippines’ Monde Nissin Corp, maker of the ubiquitous Lucky Me! instant noodles, is looking to raise up to 63 billion pesos ($1.3 billion) through an initial public offering (IPO) that is set to …
Galvez: Remaining 58,400 AstraZeneca doses to arrive in the Philippines on March 7
The remaining 58,400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca are set to arrive in the Philippines on Sunday, March 7, 2021, …
Monde Nissin seeks US$1.3bil in Philippines’ biggest IPO
Philippine food maker Monde Nissin Corp. filed for an initial public offering to raise as much as 63 billion pesos ($1.3 billion) in what could be the nation’s biggest ever first-time share sale.
Vietnam slips in Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs
Vietnam, however, remained the third highest ranking among low-middle income countries in the index, staying behind the Philippines [16th] and Indonesia [17th].
UPDATE 2-Philippine food maker Monde Nissin targets $1.3 bln IPO, country’s biggest ever
The company’s filing on Thursday comes as the Philippines, a historical laggard in Southeast Asia in terms of fundraising and market activity, is shaping up to be the region’s biggest IPO market this …
On Philippines Christianity’s quincentennial, pope grants jubilee indulgence
A few days before leading a mass on March 14 for the Filipino community, Pope Francis has granted a jubilee year with the inherent plenary indulgence for the 500th celebration of the arrival of …
Duterte Harry: Philippines leader admits ‘faults’ including ‘extrajudicial killings,’ but says corruption isn’t one of them
While addressing an official anti-communist taskforce on Friday, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte defended himself against claims of corruption – but said he’s working on his other faults, …