(IN BRIEF) Alstom has completed the Cavite Extension of Manila’s Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), marking its first fully integrated metro project in the Philippines. The 6.2-kilometer extension, with five new stations, reduces travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Cavite Extension, LRT-1, Manila, partnership, PHILIPPINES, sustainability, Toby Tiberghien, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) Kayana Solutions Inc. has partnered with Accenture to create a digital factory aimed at boosting digital product development for the MVP Group. The collaboration seeks to deliver personalized experiences for Filipino consumers and businesses by combining Accenture’s expertise … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Ambe Tierro, Digital Factory, Flaviano Faleiro, INNOVATION, Kayana Solutions, Manny V. Pangilinan, partnership, PHILIPPINES
(IN BRIEF) DNV, a renowned energy expert and assurance provider, has collaborated with SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP) in the development of a groundbreaking Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) co-located with the Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Philippines. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Battery Energy Storage System, Brice Le Gallo, DNV, Magat Hydroelectric Plant, partnership, PHILIPPINES, SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), sustainability
(IN BRIEF) British International Investment (BII) and FMO have collaborated to provide a joint loan commitment of US$50 million to BECIS, a leading Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider in South-East Asia. This financing will support BECIS’ ambitious plans to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BECIS, British International Investment (BII), clean energy, Eren Ergin, expansion, FMO, INDIA, Indonesia, Jeesun Han, Malaysia, partnership, PHILIPPINES, South-East Asia, Srini Nagarajan, sustainability, THAILAND, Vietnam
(IN BRIEF) Amatera Renewable Energy Corporation (ARECO) has appointed AFRY as the owner’s engineer for the construction of a 65MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Bacolod, Philippines. The project, known as The Vista Alegre, aims to provide clean energy to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, Amatera Renewable Energy Corporation (ARECO), Bacolod, partnership, Petteri Härkki, PHILIPPINES, Solar PV Plant, sustainability, Vista Alegre
(IN BRIEF) Aboitiz Solar Power, Inc., a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, has enlisted AFRY as the owner’s engineer for the construction of a 172 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Negros Occidental, Philippines. The project, part of AboitizPower’s extensive … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Responsibility program in Asia is empowering women in agriculture across the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and India. Through partnerships and funding, women are gaining access to education, innovative farming equipment, and sustainable practices, enhancing their livelihoods … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Education, Financial, Investment, Management, Society
Tagged agri-education school system, agricultural training, agriculture, Asian agriculture, Barfi Devi, bio-digester, biofertilizer, biogas, Breaking down gender barriers, climate change, Corporate Responsibility programme in Asia, Deutsche Bank, Empowering women, Farming in Asia, food production, food security, Gawad Kalinga, gender barriers, gender divide, INDIA, Mary Kris L. Alinsub, NGO, organic waste, PHILIPPINES, renewable energy, Ruk Rakaganno, scholarships, SEED Philippines, Social Entrepreneurs, Sri Lanka and, Sumanawathie, sustainable honey production, TESDA, WOMEN
(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Institute’s latest analysis reveals that climate change is poised to escalate economic losses globally due to severe weather events. The report highlights the vulnerability of countries like the Philippines and the United States, which face significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Financial, Insurance, Switzerland
Tagged Australia, Austria, CHINA, climate change, economic losses, floods, GDP, INDIA, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Japan, Jérôme Jean Haegeli, PHILIPPINES, property damage losses, severe thunderstorms, Swiss Re, Swiss Re Institute, Switzerland, Taiwan, THAILAND, tropical cyclones, US, US economy, weather perils, weather-related natural catastrophes, winter storms
(IN BRIEF) BASF has teamed up with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to launch the “OPTIMA Rice” project aimed at curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in rice production. The initiative supports BASF’s commitment to reducing carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged "OPTIMA Rice", Bas Bouman, BASF, greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions, IRRI, Marko Grozdanovic, partnership, PHILIPPINES, Rice Production", sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Spanish engineering group Sener and Philippine architecture engineering consulting firm Fildravo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects in the Philippines. The partnership will combine Sener’s global offshore wind engineering expertise with … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology
Tagged architecture engineering consulting, Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Cagayan Special Economic Zone, CCLEX, Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, engineering, Fildravo, Kincardine Offshore Floating Wind Farm, Offshore wind, offshore wind projects, Parc Tramuntan, Parque Tarahal, PHILIPPINES, renewable energy, SENER
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has appointed Rodolfo ML Siason (Dino) as the Chief Country Officer and Head of Corporate Bank for the Philippines, effective April 1, 2024, pending regulatory approvals. Siason will oversee the bank’s operations in the Philippines, including … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson, a global leader in telecommunications, has named Daniel Ode as the Head of Ericsson for Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, and Head of Global Customer Unit (GCU) Singtel Group in Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania & India (MOAI). With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Brunei, Daniel Ode, Ericsson, Global Customer Unit, leadership, Nunzio Mirtillo, PHILIPPINES, Singapore, Singtel Group
(IN BRIEF) In a significant environmental initiative, the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources has announced its participation in the World Economic Forum’s Blue Carbon Action Partnership during COP28. This partnership aims to accelerate the restoration and conservation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Switzerland
Tagged Alfredo Giron, Antonia Loyzaga, coastal ecosystems, COP28, DENR, Global Blue Carbon Conservation Drive, Indonesia, mangroves, partnership, PHILIPPINES, salt marshes, seagrasses, sustainability, World Economic Forum
(IN BRIEF) The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway project in the Philippines has received prestigious recognition from the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). The project, which was inaugurated in 2022, won the “Project and Technology Awards 2023” in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Project, Excellence, Global Recognition, INNOVATION, International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), partnership, PHILIPPINES, SENER, sustainability
(IN KÜRZE) Alstom, ein führender Anbieter intelligenter und nachhaltiger Mobilitätslösungen, hat von der Mitsubishi Corporation den Auftrag erhalten, ein integriertes Eisenbahnsystem für die Erweiterung des North-South Commuter Railway-Projekts (NSCR) auf den Philippinen bereitzustellen. Alstom wird das Konsortium mit Colas Rail … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Atlas™ 200, Colas Rail, Deutsche Bahn, Eisenbahnsystem, ERTMS, ETCs, European Rail Traffic Management System, European Train Control System, ICE3, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Ling Fang, Luzon, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mobilität, Mobilität Manila, mobility, mobility Manila, nachhaltige Mobilität, Philippinen, PHILIPPINES, rail systems, railway system, Schienensysteme, signalling, Signaltechnik, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) Alstom, a leading provider of smart and sustainable mobility solutions, has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Corporation to provide an integrated railway system for the North-South Commuter Railway project (NSCR) extension in the Philippines. Alstom will lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Atlas™ 200, Colas Rail, Deutsche Bahn, ERTMS, ETCs, European Rail Traffic Management System, European Train Control System, ICE3, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Ling Fang, Luzon, Mitsubishi Corporation, mobility, mobility Manila, PHILIPPINES, rail systems, railway system, signalling, sustainable mobility
(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 10-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Philippine brand Tanduay has partnered with Weisshaus, a leading distributor of international spirits, to bring the brand to Austria– making it the first Asian rum brand to enter the country. Andreas Osler, Weisshaus … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Food & Beverage, News, Retail
Tagged Andreas Osler, Asian Rum, Austria, Beverage, Cocktails, Especia Spiced Rum, Liquor, Lucio Tan III, PHILIPPINES, Rum, rum connoisseurs, rums, Sipping Rum, spirits, Tanduay, Tanduay Asian Rum Gold, Tanduay Asian Rum Silver, Tanduay Distillers, Tanduay Double Rum, Weisshaus
First of its kind solar powered catamaran operated by One Earth One Ocean to clean coastal areas from plastic waste in Manila Bay Empowering local action with education and science programs in partnership with the University of Philippines Marine Science … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Build Change, circular construction, Circular Explorer, circular living, Circularity, coastal areas, data mapping, Doc. Deo Onda, holcim, Horia Adrian, Magali Anderson, marine ecosystems, material recycling, micro-plastic collectors, ocean research, One Earth One Ocean, PHILIPPINES, Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources, plastic waste, solar panels, solar powered catamaran, University of the Philippines Marine Institute
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 22-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK), Germany’s leading multinational investment bank and financial services company, has announced the closing of an innovative ESG-linked loan in the Philippines with consumer finance provider Home Credit Philippines (HC … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Management, News
Tagged Deutsche Bank, ESG, Home Credi, Home Credit Philippines, Jean Lafontaine, Kamran Khan, loan, PHILIPPINES
(PRESS RELEASE) MANILA, Philippines, 22-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Helicopters launches ACH160 model in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region with an order from an undisclosed new customer in the Philippines. The helicopter will be used for private and business … Read the full press release
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