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, …
US to help modernize Philippines military despite uncertain VFA
Despite uncertainties about the future of the Visiting Forces Agreement , the US government remains committed to help the Philippines modernize its armed forces, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose …
Top Philippines Ethyl Alcohol Producer Enters U.S. Market with Alcogenix Hand Sanitizers
It owns several distilleries in the Philippines’ main island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. These distilleries were established to support the main alcohol business, Tanduay Distillers …