MANILA: AirAsia Philippines is expanding its network in Japan, introducing flights between Manila and Nagoya starting Oct. 29. The low-cost carrier will fly thrice weekly – every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Chubu International Airport. “Japan is one of the strongest regional markets for AirAsia Philippines,” the airline’s…
MANILA: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday filed drug smuggling charges before the Department of Justice against Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon, lawyer Mans Carpio and others over the PHP6.4-billion shabu shipment seized in Valenzuela City in 2017. In a 47-page complaint, Trillanes cited the legislative inquiry…
MANILA: Authorities seized more than PHP2 million worth of marijuana in operations in the provinces of Cebu and Cavite and the city of Las Piñas in Metro Manila on Tuesday, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) said. In a statement Wednesday, PDEG director Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said police officers uprooted and destroyed…
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday announced the rollout of the Rice for All program in four Kadiwa sites starting August 1. In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said under the program, commercial well-milled rice shall be sold at PHP45 per kilogram at the Food Terminal Inc. in Taguig City;…
KUALA LUMPUR, ASEAN member states will transform into a more competitive region and become the best investment destination by complementing each other. Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA) chairman Takero Sawamura said during the 16th dialogue between FJCCIA and secretary-general of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn, that in order to…
ISTANBUL: US-based coffeehouse chain Starbucks saw its sales decrease for the second consecutive quarter, according to its financial results statement released Tuesday. “Global comparable store sales declined 3 percent, driven by a 5 percent decline in comparable transactions, partially offset by a 2 percent increase in average ticket,” it said. While North American store sales…
