TOKYO GAS CO. AND PHILIPPINES FIRST GEN CORP. TO JOIN IN BUILDING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS

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• Tokyo Gas Co. and Philippines First Gen Corp. to join in building liquefied natural gas.
• Both the companies plan to launch the construction work in the second half of 2022.
• Tokyo Gas Co. is planning to take on 20 percent ...

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP. TO DELIVER THE PHILIPPINES AN AIR RADAR SYSTEM

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• Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to deliver the Philippines an air radar system.
• This will be Japan’s first export of a newly made defense product.
• Mitsubishi Electric will transfer four radars to the Philippines.
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PHILIPPINES BEGIN CLINICAL TRIALS OF THE JAPANESE ANTI-FLU DRUG AVIGAN TO TREAT COVID-19

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• Philippines begin clinical trials of the Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan to treat COVID-19.
• The trial is set for a period of 90 days at present.
• The clinical trials will be held in just four hospitals in Metro Manila at pr...

JAPANESE FINANCIAL GROUP MITSUBISHI TO DONATE $3.75 MILLION TO SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDENTS

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• Japanese financial group Mitsubishi to donate $3.75 million to Southeast Asian students.
• The aid is for the students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Japan’s Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam student a...

P24-B Loan SIGNED BETWEEN PHILIPPINES AND JAPAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• Philippines and Japan have signed an agreement according to which, Philippines would receive P24-billion from Japan.
• Terms of agreement stipulate economic relief to Filipinos who were affected by the global health crisis.

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WIRECARD’S MISSING MONEY MAY NOT EXIST AFTER ALL

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• Wirecard mentions that the missing money may not exist after all.
• Wirecard’s chief executive quit on Friday amid scandal.
• Central Bank of the Philippines denied receiving any money from Wirecard.
• The miss...

PHILIPPINES CENTRAL BANK DENIES RECEIVING ANY MONEY FROM WIRECARD

Highlights –

• Wirecard, German payment company under scandal.
• Wirecard seems to have been missing a sum of $2.1 billion.
• Philippines Central Bank denies allegations of being connected with the scandal.
• The Central Bank has n...

PHILIPPINES BRANCH OF HONDA TO BE CLOSED DOWN

Highlights:

• The production plant of Japan’s auto manufacturer is shutting down its Philippines branch
• The profit lines have reduced significantly in the last two years

Honda is the third-largest auto manufacturer in Japan. The ...

Tourism outlets in the Philippines open and ready for foreigners: Bernadette Romulo

Bernadette Romulo- Puyat, Secretary of tourism in the Philippines has assured the tourists that the land of Philippines is safe to visit and there is no local transmission in the country, after the growth of fear to travel to places like Japan and Taiwan, the Philippines has decided to intensify ...

KFC to Give Out Franchisees in the Philippines. 

KFC Philippines in November 2019 has signed a deal with KFC Asia that allows it to start distributing franchisees for their brand in the Philippines. Managing daily operations, selecting a location for the store, and equipping all the franchisees with necessary equipment is the crucial help the f...

Taal Volcano: Aid to be received by Philippines from the UAE.

Taal Volcano, the second most active volcano in the Philippines, is located on Luzon Islands, in the province of Batangas. There have been a total of 33 eruptions of this volcano recorded in history. The latest massive volcanic eruption happened on January 12, 43 years after the last eruption in ...

Duterte stern about the travel ban, Taiwan plans countermeasures

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has rejected the request of Taiwanese officials to lift the travel ban on Taiwanese citizens from visiting Philippines, the president claimed that the ban was a precautionary measure to contain the widespread of Coronavirus.

Taiwan has made it clear...

MOFA Insists That Philippines Lifts Ban On Taiwanese Visitors

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has urged the Filipino government to “correct” its travel ban that came into effect on 10 FEB 2020. The ban includes Taiwan along with China, Hong Kong and Macau, citing the “One China Policy” as its basis.

The ban ...

The Unfortunate Demise of the VFA between the USA and Philippines.

Rodrigo Duterte recently announced that the Philippines, would unilaterally move to cancel the Visiting Forces Agreement within 180 days, that has existed between itself and the USA since 1990’s. This has come amidst a crisis the US troops are facing with their Visiting Forces Agreements wi...

JAPAN’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR HIRES FOREIGN WORKERS DUE TO AGING POPULATION

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• The foreign workers count hits 1,658,804
• Aging population main reason behind hiring foreign laborers

The worker population in Japanese manufacturing industry saw a 13.6 per cent rise of foreign workers as compared to 2018...

Education in Australia

Australia remains a favorite place for Philippine students, and is also the third most popular destination for international students. In Australia, nearly 750,000 international students currently study, 20,000 of them from the Philippines, according to the Australian Department of Education and ...

Asia drives the path in movement innovation over one decade from now

In an industry as of now vigorously "disturbed" by innovation, the travel industry and travel will see considerably a greater amount of the business-side move on the web. Singapore-based travel booking organization Agoda says that solitary one-stop-shop applications for all movement nee...

After 20 years, the Wonderful World of Whimsy returns

British author solon Barnes once aforementioned, “Memories of childhood were the dreams that stayed with you once you woke.”

So, welcome back The tremendous World of caprice, the vintage indoor commons complete that...

ProBiotix and CTC Group unit sign distribution deal for Philippines

OptiBiotix Health PLC (LON:OPTI) stated that its own subsidiary ProBiotix Health Ltd. had signed an exclusive agreement with CTC Far East Philippines, a subsidiary of the CTC Group for distributing the formulation CholBiome®x3, in the Philippines.

Developments in compounds to combat...

Two geothermal projects approved to provide simplified regulatory procedures

Energy Development Corp. (EDC) and Geothermal Power Co. Philippines. Inc. has been approved for two geothermal projects to provide simplified regulatory procedures and specifications for Mahanagdong (EDC) and Mt. Malinao geothermal projects in the Philippines.

Four ener...