A steady increase in the number of German firms here, saying they are in a “better situation” is seen in the latest Fall 2022 AHK World Business Outlook (WBO) Survey of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI). The Fall 2022 survey held last month with 68 respondents involved in German-Philippine business relations showed that 53 of the companies considered that their businesses are in a better situation. This is higher than the 47 percent in the Spring 2022, 32 percent in the Fall 2021 and 19 percent in the Fall 2020 surveys. The number of
Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said early Wednesday the missiles which fell on a village in the country’s east, killing two people, were Russian made. Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau summoned the Russian ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a demand to provide a detailed immediate explanation. A US intelligence official earlier said the missiles were Russian, according to the Associated Press. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately attacking Poland. “This is a Russian missile attack on collective security,” he said. “This is a very significant escalation. We must act…(It is) only a
o protest government austerity plans, French medical labs are going on a three-day strike. Some 3,900 of France’s 4,100 laboratories are suspending all tests, including blood and urine tests, except in emergencies. In a bill on social security financing, the French government is demanding a €250 million ($260 million) cut in the social security budget in this area. The bill aims to make up for the considerable profits seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to the numerous antigen and PCR tests carried out. French Minister of Public Finance Gabriel Attal last week told
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday urged concerned agencies to step in and look into the plan of Grab Philippines to impose a 2-percent increase in its commission rate. Grab PH, a drive and delivery-hailing app, recently announced that it has co-developed a performance-based commission scheme with its driver-partners after months of consultation and forum. The increase in the commission rate will take effect on Dec. 1, 2022. At present, Grab takes a maximum commission of 20 percent for each booking. Poe, in a press statement, said the plan is “unconscionable” particularly when the country is facing
The country’s total fertility rate or the number of children that women aged 15 to 49 years old bear has decreased in 2022, according to a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) study. “Mula po sa tatlo nung 2017 hanggang sa dalawang bata na lamang po nung 2022. So, ‘yun po ay tinuturing natin na isang oportunidad at milestone po ng ating programa (From three in 2017 to only two children in 2022. So, that’s considered a big opportunity and milestone of our program) on family planning as well as the population and development program,“ said Executive Director Lolito Tacardon, Commission
A Philippine Army soldier was killed while four others were wounded during a shooting in a resto bar at around 1:30 a.m. here on Wednesday. A report from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) identified the fatality as Private 1st Class (Pfc) Edmark Iwayan, 26, of Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City while Pfc Joebert Villagracia, 29, of Barangay Inolingan, Moises Padilla, both in Negros Occidental, was injured. Assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, the two soldiers have been deployed as part of the augmentation forces for a battalion in Negros Island. Also injured were Ulysis Carampatana, 41, a
