The Latest Investment Hotspot Supported by International Industry Giants HONG KONG, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Owing to the overwhelming global support, the world-esteemed developer CapitaLand is launching Zenity, the rare riverside project situated in District 1 CBD with Asia Bankers Club, Golden Emperor and Ashton Hawks, offering all of their exclusive foreign quotas in their launching event that will be held on 25th - 26th June, with prices starting from HKD$3.5m. Challenging the Status of "The World's Factory" | Sharp Surge in FDI Influx In the last couple of years during the pandemic, many international corporates have moved their manufacturing bases to Vietnam in an attempt to diversify their risks, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Vietnam has increased exponentially, recording an impressive USD$10.8 billion net FDI amount in just the first four months of 2022, which is equivalent to an 88.3% year-on-year growth. Within Vietnam, the processing and manufactur
(PNA file photo) MANILA-Some 2,000 vote counting machines (VCMs) have encountered some issues before the opening of polling places, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday. According to Comelec Commissioner George Garcia, there are 1,867 VCMs that malfunctioned and needed to be repaired. "They weren't all replaced. The technicians were able to resolve the issues," he said. Among the reported problems are paper jam (940), rejected ballots (606), VCM scanner (158), VCM printer not printing (87), and VCM not printing properly (76). The poll body official said that 10 VCMs required replacements. On the other hand, Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo reported there are a total of 1,900 contingency VCMs on standby. "During the final testing and sealing, a total of 818 VCMs were defective but all were repaired. Thus, on election day, we still have 1,900 contingency VCMs," he said. There are a total of 107,345 VCMs to be used in the May 2022 polls. Meanwhi
ELECTION DUTY. Teachers in Baguio City are briefed on their poll duty for the 2019 mid-term elections in this undated photo. Almost 6,500 public school teachers in the Cordillera Administrative Region will serve as members of the Electoral Board for this year's national and local elections. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Around 6,462 teachers will serve as members of the Electoral Board in the 77 municipalities and cities of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Data provided by Cyrille Gaye Miranda of the Department of Education-CAR Public Affairs Office on Tuesday showed the teachers will be serving in 1,406 voting centers in the region on election day. The region has 2,153 clustered precincts Abra, 395; Apayao, 167; Benguet, 764; Ifugao, 281; Kalinga, 298; and 248 in Mountain Province serving 1,177 barangays. In Abra, there are 1,185 public school teachers rendering election duty; 501 in Apayao; 2,292 in Benguet; 843 in Ifugao; 894 in Kalinga and 747 in
OVERSEAS VOTING. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Sinoa Bea Wee-Lozada says the poll body is mulling the options of either suspending overseas voting or even declaring a failure of elections in Afghanistan and Ukraine during a House hearing on Wednesday (April 20, 2022). Wee-Lozada said the registered overseas voters in these two countries would not be able to cast their votes due to ongoing repatriation efforts. (Photo courtesy of House Press and Public Affairs Bureau). MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it is mulling the options of either suspending overseas voting or even declaring a failure of elections in Afghanistan and Ukraine. In a House hearing, Comelec Director Sinoa Bea Wee-Lozada said the registered overseas voters in these two countries would not be able to cast their votes due to the ongoing mandatory repatriation there. "There are two other countries that we likewise have pending reports from the DFA that we need also to declare possib
FARMER-ENTREPRENEURS. A farmer couple rides a kurong-kurong to sell their produce around the neighborhood in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday (March 16. 2022). They said the surging prices of fuel have affected their livelihood. (File photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Farmers in Ilocos Norte who are hard-hit by the big-time oil price hike will get fuel subsidies from the government to sustain their crops this summer. Provincial Board member Domingo C. Ambrocio confirmed this on Wednesday following the passage of Draft Resolution 2022-03-465, authorizing Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc to enter into a memorandum of agreement with various gasoline stations for the grant of gas vouchers to eligible farmers. Ambrocio said they initially thought of giving "PHP500 worth of gas voucher to small farmers tilling non-irrigated farmlands" but with the surging prices of fuel, the provincial government plans to give more, subject to the availability of funds. The grant of f