From left: James Ng, BYD General Manager of Singapore & Philippines; Eagle Zhao, BYD General Manager of Malaysia & Indonesia; Benson Ke, BYD General Manager of Thailand; Liu Xueliang, BYD Asia-Pacific Auto Sales Division — General Manager; He Zhiqi, BYD

The Philippines, like many rapidly developing nations, grapples with the complex challenges brought on by rapid urbanization. Urbanization, as defined by the United Nations, is the transformation of a society from one rooted in dispersed rural settlements and agriculture to one

A man inspects solar panels in this file photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter ENERGY companies are poised for growth this year because of increasing power demand, but the environment may not be conducive enough for initial public

REUTERSMETRO PACIFIC Agro Ventures, Inc. (MPAV) said it is looking to participate in the government’s plan to increase the country’s dairy herd by providing a potential quarantine site for imported cattle. “The new facility that we are building in Laguna with

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE SM Group’s health and beauty retail brand, Watsons Philippines, said it opened 80 new stores last year, growing its nationwide presence. The new store openings brought the total store count of Watsons Philippines to 1,166 as of the

BUDGET carrier Cebu Pacific said it will relocate its turboprop aircraft operations from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Clark International Airport (CRK) on March 30. The budget carrier, operated by Cebu Air, Inc. (CEB), will start the gradual relocation of

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has allowed a subsidiary of Energy Development Corp. (EDC) to build a connection facility to link its up to 22-megawatt (MW) Tanawon Geothermal Power Plant in Sorsogon to the Luzon grid. The ERC authorized Bac-Man Geothermal