Published February 8, 2021, 2:57 PM
Seven members of the SM Group of Companies, led by flagship SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), clinched 10 awards for their high scores in the recently concluded 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessments.
For the 2019 ACGS Assessment, three award categories were recognized: Top 20 ASEAN Publicly Listed Companies, ASEAN Asset Class Award and Top 3 Publicly Listed Companies per Country.
“We are grateful for the honor. We strive to ensure a responsible business for the benefit of our various stakeholders,” SMIC Chairman Jose T. Sio said
Under the ASEAN Asset Class Award, cited were SMIC, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), 2GO Group, Inc., BDO Unibank, Inc., Belle Corporation, China Banking Corporation (China Bank) and Premium Leisure Corporation.
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THE GOVERNMENT’S task force against the coronavirus has recommended the “unhampered passage” of hog shipments to help address supply issues, Malacañang said on Friday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry L. Roque, Jr. said Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 97 approved a recommendation from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on the designation of a nautical highway from Luzon and Mindanao and the Maharlika Highway in Luzon as special hog lanes.
This is to ensure “the unhampered passage of hog shipment from Visayas and Mindanao, while preventing the spread of the African swine fever and observing all science-based precautionary and quarantine measures,” Mr. Roque said in a statement.
January 22, 2021 | 12:03 am Font Size
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2GO GROUP, Inc. has launched a new supply chain solution called 2GO Connect that aims to remove supply chain inefficiencies amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
In a statement on Thursday, the logistics and transportation provider said 2GO Connect offers fast and direct service to modern trade points of sales across the country.
The company said the new service solution lets businesses deliver their inventories straight to malls and modern trade, avoiding several handling points and transportation costs.
2GO Chief Operating Officer Waldo C. Basilla said 2GO Connect leverages off its ROPAX (roll-on/roll-off passenger) service and its landside network to cater to malls in Cebu, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, and Bacolod four times a week.
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January 19, 2021 | 8:04 pm
THE GOVERNMENT is in talks with dozens of logistic companies in time for the arrival of coronavirus vaccines in mid-February, an official said on Tuesday.
The state is in âadvanced negotiationsâ with 28 cold chain providers, Vivencio B. Dizon, the countryâs COVID-19 testing czar, told an online news briefing on Tuesday. Itâs also in talks with five other companies.
Among the companies he cited were Orca, Royal Cargo and Zuellig Pharma. Novatus Technologies, Inc., PAL Holdings, Inc., 2GO Group, Inc. and IP Biotech, Inc. had also been tapped for the distribution and storage of COVID-19 vaccines.