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January 15, 2021 | 9:30 am Advertisement AAA In its storied 53-year history, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) has had a number of lawyers serving as President of the country’s foremost finance organization. But never before has it elected a legal eagle with a stock market background until Francisco ED. Lim was chosen by his peers to lead FINEX in 2021. Francis was the President and CEO of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) from 2004 to 2010. D...

Move to save Manila basilica garners huge support Petition to protect San Sebastian Basilica from development threat gets 400,000 signatures in a matter of days San Sebastian Basilica in Manila’s Quiapo district. (Photo supplied) An online petition launched by a church group in Manila Archdiocese to save a landmark church in the Philippine capital has garnered 400,000 signatures in only two days, organizers say.   The petition on change.org, started on Jan. 11, calls on authorities to ha...

Madayn signs agreement to finance business incubator at Sur Industrial City

The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), signed an

Madayn, Oman LNG Development Foundation sign pact to finance Sur project Muscat, Oman, January 13, 2021 The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), signed an agreement with Oman LNG Development Foundation to finance business incubator project at Sur Industrial City.    The signing of the agreement stems from a joint objective to strengthen strategic partnership and consequently enhance effective community partnership through supporting emerging startups and financing social i...

The San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc. has launched an online petition to oppose the construction of a 31-storey condominium right behind the country’s iconic and only all-steel church in Manila.

How frozen ripe jackfruit is slowly making its way into the market Updated: Updated: January 09, 2021 17:41 IST Efforts are being made by growers to sell it locally or supply it to big companies Share Article Efforts are being made by growers to sell it locally or supply it to big companies Frozen ripe jackfruit is the latest addition to the growing market of value-added products from jackfruit. Bibil Thomas, a 29-year-old software engineer from Kumily in Idukki district of Kerala, has launch...

Images courtesy of The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network. BANGKOK, Jan 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Migrant workers in Thailand are struggling to find work and survive after coronavirus cases in the South-East Asian nation reached record highs and employers imposed new restrictions, human rights groups said on Friday. Thailand reported 205 new coronavirus cases on Friday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 9,841 and 67 fatalities. The tally included 1...

4 Min Read BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Migrant workers in Thailand are struggling to find work and survive after coronavirus cases in the Southeast Asian nation reached record highs and employers imposed new restrictions, human rights groups said on Friday. In Samut Sakhon, a province south of Bangkok where the current outbreak began at a seafood market late last year, local charities say many migrant workers - especially those in the seafood and service sectors - are unable to work ...

Mary Nnah A leading aspirant for the chairmanship seat of Abeokuta North Local Government in the forthcoming elections, Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo (LOS) on Wednesday, 23rd December 2020 delivered a fully renovated and upgraded Imala Model Health Centre in response to the residents’ pressing needs and furthering the works of His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun to deliver a better health care for all and sundry. The project implemented by the LOS Development Foundation, is the most recent in a long ...