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Apr 052017
Apr 052017
THE AGENCY in charge of economic zones bagged more than $4 billion investment pledges from the US and Middle East, following its “aggressive” investor roadshows conducted during the first quarter. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director-General Charito B. Plaza told reporters on Tuesday evening that a US-based oil and gas refinery company, OS Petro, pledged to invest a total of $4 billion in 10 onshore blocks for oil and gas exploration, following her visit to the country last week.
Apr 052017
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched a $35 million project designed to deal with the expanding problem of electronic waste (e-waste), which contains hazardous substances like mercury and lead.
Apr 052017
Last week, I summarized the first two installments covering the definition of “capital” for the purpose of determining the nationality of a company engaged in partly nationalized activities. This week, I will cover the third (and, I hope, final) installment on the matter. You may recall from last week’s column that some confusion arose due to seemingly different conclusions laid down by the Supreme Court (SC) in a 2011 decision against a 2012 resolution, as well as a Memorandum Circular which was issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2013 based on that same SC case (the Gamboa case).
Apr 042017
On April 5, 2017, the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) signed an interim agreement that could eventually lead to a cessation of hostilities between the Communist rebel group and the Philippine Army …
Apr 042017
BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. said the risks Asia will face will come in the context of what he called a “new mediocre” era in terms of growth in advanced economies.
Apr 042017
ILOILO CITY — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional office here reported a steady rise in the economy of Western Visayas, and is targeting a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of 9.8% to 11% by 2022.
Apr 042017
THE DEPARTMENT of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) could put together a detailed plan to implement the national broadband project by next month, with a target of having infrastructure up and running in a year’s time by utilizing existing assets of the government.
Apr 042017
All male high school choir Boscorale of Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati bagged the gold medal as the Youth Choir Equal Voices Grand Prize Winner at the 10th Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition held in Fukushima, Japan. The DBTI Boscorale The Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition is the biggest choral competition in Japan for small vocal ensemble groups or those composed of two to 16 members in which more than 120 top level choirs all over Japan are yearly invited. The choral competition welcomed entries from international groups, allowing the Philippine contingent from the Boscorale to join. The Philippine contingent Boscorale went to Japan and reached the Grand Prix Finals, eventually winning the gold. The post Filipino choir Boscorale wins gold in Japan appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Cebuano choir is Grand Prix Champ at Int’l Choral Competition Pinoy choir ALERON bags Grand Prize in South Korea Filipino choir groups triumph in Vietnam choral competition All- male Filipino chorale triumphs in Japan chamber contest
Apr 042017
Filipino students won medals at the 20th National Olympiad in Informatics held at the National University of Singapore. The Philippine team to the 20th Singapore National Olympiad in Informatics [via National Olympiad in Informatics-Philippines] All 6 members of the Philippine team came home with medals after competing against hundreds of students in the computer programming competition, announced the National Olympiad in Informatics-Philippines website. Robin Yu of Xavier School led the team by winning a gold medal and placing 5th in the overall competition, and 3 rd among foreign competitors. Andrew James Ting from Xavier School won silver. Farrell Eldrian Wu of MGC New Life Academy also bagged a silver medal. The three winning delegates will also be granted a special consideration admission in National University of Singapore as part of their prize for their excellent finish. Bronze medals were brought home by the following: Franz Louis Cesista, Philippine Science High School Eastern Visayas Campus Ron Mikhael C. Surara, Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus Kim Bryann Tuico, Manila Science High School The Philippine team battled against students from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam in individually solving programming tasks. The Filipino students won in the second year the National Olympiad in Informatics, known as the “ultimate international competition in computing,” opened the tilt to foreign competitors. The post Pinoy kids win in S’pore programming tilt appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Pinoy kids win 4 medals in Math Olympics in South Africa Pinoy kids win 16 medals in Read More …