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MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-Kiwi actress and model Franki Russell has been appointed as Miss Universe New Zealand 2024, making her the country's first representative to the annual pageant since 2019.
PAKISTAN and the Philippines have been partners for 75 years. Moving forward, both nations are optimistic of stronger ties and cooperation for a brighter future.
THE country's volume of imported rice almost doubled during the first two months of 2024, data from the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed.
MANILA, Philippines — Palay and rice prices are expected to continue going down with the peak harvest season, according to farmers’ group Federation of Free Farmers (FFF).
MANILA, Philippines — Dubai-based Filipino entrepreneur Josh Yugen's recent appointment as national director of the Miss Universe New Zealand Organization brings to four the number of national organizations he handles under the Miss Universe brand, including his current franchises/licenses for Miss Universe Bahrain, Miss Universe Egypt and Miss Universe Pakistan.
International Container Terminal Services [ICT 283.20, down 2.0%] [link], the multi-national port operator owned by Enrique Razon, posted FY23 net income of $511 million, which was down 17% from FY22’s $618 million due to a “non-recurring and non-cash impairment of goodwill” related to ICT’s acquisition of Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), and to various other increases in expenses and liabilities. ICT said that without the impairment of goodwill attributed to PICT, the company would have had a FY23 net income of $677 million which would have been a 7% improvement over FY22. ICT’s revenues increased 6% to $2.39 billion, and the volume of containers handled increased 4% to 12.7 million.
MANILA, Philippines — While representatives of two Saudi Arabia construction firms recently announced plans to repay long-overdue wages to migrant workers, including Filipinos, international rights group Human Rights Watch said their faulty repayment schemes may cause further delays.