TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Group), a subsidiary of Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan), is pleased to announce that Etan Hon has been appointed Product Manager of Turbo Aftermarket Services (AMS) for the Nikkiso Cryogenic Services unit (NCS). This addition to their management team […]
MANILA – San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang sees Hidilyn Diaz as a game-changer after she ended the Philippines’ 97-year hunt for its first Olympic gold in Tokyo. “Hidilyn is the country’s trailblazer in our successful Olympic gold medal quest. After years of heartbreaks, she came through for us and we are very thankful as a nation,” Ang said on Tuesday. Diaz, together with fiancé and coach Julius Naranja, personally received the PHP10 million reward Ang pledged for anyone who would capture the then elusive gold. Diaz won the women’s 55-kg. weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26,
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted resolutions conferring the Congressional Medal of Distinction to boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, and Eumir Felix Marcial for winning two silver medals and a bronze for the Philippines in the recently concluded Tokyo Summer Olympics. During the plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolutions 2093, 2122, and 2116 congratulating, commending, and conferring the Congressional Medal of Distinction on the three Filipino boxers. Petecio bagged a silver medal at the women’s featherweight final at the Tokyo Olympics, while Paalam and Marcial, clinched silver and bronze in the men’s boxing flyweight and middleweight
MANILA – The Philippines now becomes more attractive to European investors as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases surge in other Southeast Asian countries while these are also experiencing political instability, a foreign chamber executive said. Lars Wittig, the new president of European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), said Wednesday the long lockdown measures in the country have been imposed amid the threats of the faster-spreading Delta variant. Wittig said unlike other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) that become agile in locking down and opening again, the Philippines’ community quarantine measures “show added success with the current
MANILA – With the goal of giving a preview of outer space, the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) on Wednesday launched the free virtual reality simulation (VRS) app, available on Google Play Store. The DOST-ASTI VRS app features a comprehensive computer-generated simulation of ASTI’s ground receiving stations (GRS) in Metro Manila, Davao City and Iloilo. It also includes a satellite showcase where users can learn about the Filipino-made Diwata and Maya satellite, as well as the different commercial satellites the Philippine Earth Data Resource and Observation (PEDRO) Center subscribes to. The app development would enable the public to still
MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso ended Wednesday on positive territory on news that Pfizer-BioNTech received regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine. The main equities index rose by 2.15 percent, or 143.33 points, to 6,822.15 points. All Shares followed, increasing by 1.29 percent, or 53.63 points, to 4,198.51 points. Most of the sectoral gauges also gained during the day, led by the Services index with an increase of 3.51 percent. The Property index followed with a hike of 2.41 percent as well as Holding
