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Davao Light turns thousands of transformers ‘green’

DAVAO Light and Power Co. has turned 7,000 of its distribution transformers into “green” by using natural ester oil as insulation fluid, its parent firm Aboitiz Power Corp. said.

In a media release on Thursday, AboitizPower said its subsidiary sets aside P87 million every year since 2015 to maintain 1,300 “green transformers” and replace old transformers that use mineral oil, which is from crude oil, for decommissioning.

Davao Light now has 7,000 “green transformers” out of its more than 26,000 transformers in total.

“We had difficulties in looking for contractors that can safely dispose of our used transformer oil, which back then was still mineral. Since it was already widely used in the energy industry, natural ester was an attractive option to us,” said Davao Light’s Head of Substation and Electrical Equipment Arnel P. Bersabe.

Mineral oil leaks can easily cause fire due to their relatively low flash point, while ester oil is sourced from rapeseed, canola, or soybean, making it nontoxic and 100% biodegradable, AboitizPower said.

Mr. Bersabe added that despite being 20% to 25% more expensive than mineral oil, a major factor why the company opted for natural ester is its ability to prolong the life of transformers and its safety.

The average lifespan of distribution transformers is 35 years, but ester oils are estimated to extend the longevity of units by up to 33%, the company said.

Another initiative Davao Light is looking into, said Mr. Bersabe, is the use of amorphous steel instead of the current silicon steel for the core components of transformers.

He said amorphous steel can lower transformer losses, or the energy “wasted” due to resistance in the wire used to wind a coil, by up to 60% for a typical 50 kilo-volt-amperes (kVa) unit.

“We are still validating these data. We will have a simulated installation of this transformer for actual measurement of its losses and verification of its in-service performance,” Mr. Bersabe said.

Davao-based Davao Light powers 458,498 users with a record peak demand of 459 megawatts. — Marielle C. Lucenio

Sotto, 36ers return to road game vs Brisbane Bullets

KAI SOTTO — ADELAIDE 36ERS

KAI SOTTO and the Adelaide 36ers make their return from a brief layoff due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) protocols with a tough road battle against the Brisbane Bullets in the Australia NBL at the Nissan Arena.

Game time is at 4:30 p.m. (Manila time) with both the 36ers (4-6) and the Bullets (4-7) gunning for a big win for a slight cushion in the bottom half of the team standings.

It will be Adelaide’s comeback from a week-long break after having its scheduled matches last week against Brisbane anew and Sydney postponed due to protocols.

That break interrupted the 36ers’ momentum and confidence coming off a mammoth 88-83 upset win against reigning champion Melbourne United behind Mr. Sotto’s biggest National Basketball League (NBL) game so far.

The 7-foot-3 wonder registered 12 markers in that victory highlighted by a game-clinching basket in the last 34 seconds.

Against Brisbane, Adelaide is hoping for the same solid contribution from the Filipino pride to get a good run going midway through the elimination round. — John Bryan Ulanday

Stuff to do (02/11/22)

Cinema by the Beach

ACEA Subic Beach Resort’s Romantic Valentine Treat includes a two-day/one-night stay on Feb. 14 to 15 with daily breakfast, a Valentine dinner for two, plus a nice and cozy cinema by the beach overlooking Mt. Cinco Picos. For inquiries, contact (047) 252-2232, 0917-114-1111. For more information, visit www.acea.ph and Facebook page at /aceasubicbeachresort or Instagram at @aceasubicbeachresort.

Celebrate love at Alabang Town Center

ALABANG Town Center has prepared plenty of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re looking to go on a romantic date with your significant other or planning a fun night with family and friends, Alabang Town Center has activities for the occasion. From Feb. 11 to 20, the Activity Center will feature carts of flowers, chocolates, couple shirts, candles, perfume, and stuffed toys to make gift-giving a breeze. Then there is Town Plaza’s garden maze, accessible from Feb. 11 to 28. There will be night picnics from Feb. 11 to 16 at the Corte de las Palmas. From Feb. 18 to 20, visit the Barkyard where there will be a Pet Adoption Drive, a Cat Pairing, and a Dog Meet-Up. From Feb. 12 to 14, the first 30 couples to enter the Red Door at the Activity Center and show proof that they’re a match made in Tinder, get a special treat from Alabang Town Center: cinema passes, Timezone free play, and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf vouchers, to name a few. A single receipt or accumulated purchase worth P3,000 gives the visitor a chance to flash their message to a loved one on the Madrigal LED billboard for one whole day from Feb. 12 to 14.

Brother sewing machine flash sale

THERE are deals plus additional eGift vouchers for sewing enthusiasts and business owners in fashion and clothing when they shop for a new sewing machine in Brother Philippines’ New Year Flash Sale, which is extended until March 31. A wide selection of the latest Brother sewing machines are available for purchase, from the affordable and budget friendly JK17B mechanical sewing machine with 17 built-in stitches for P9,995, to the start-up NV800E embroidery machine with 138 built-in embroidery designs that goes for P79,995. Each of these participating Brother machines also come with an eGift voucher that can be used in the next purchase. To claim the eGift, register at https://bit.ly/BrotherSewingMachinePromo after buying a machine during the promo period. There are also free classes offered for beginner and intermediate users. To join, sign up at https://www.brother.com.ph/en/contents/onlinesewingclass. For more details visit the Facebook https://web.facebook.com/BROTHERatyourside.

BSP shifting to sustainable investments

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is gradually shifting to sustainable investments, its chief said on Thursday.

“As part of grading the BSP’s investment process, we are gradually incorporating sustainability considerations in our portfolio management,” BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said at a virtual forum organized by PCM Asia. “We are also reviewing the strategic allocation investments towards those that espouse environmental, social and governance principles.”

Mr. Diokno said they are eyeing to invest more in the Asian green bond fund, which will be launched this year by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).

The central bank has already invested $550 million in the green bond fund of the BIS as of 2021. While Mr. Diokno earlier said they do not have a particular target for the central bank’s sustainable investments, he said the BSP’s green bond contributions could hit $1 billion by 2023.

“Through these actions, we lead by example and trust that banks will follow suit. Our initiatives are guided by our active participation in global and local conversations in sustainable finance,” he said.

The BSP launched a sustainable finance framework for the banking industry in 2020. It directed banks to adopt sustainability principles through environmental and social risk management systems as well as in their governance frameworks, strategies and operations

Last year, the second phase of the framework directed banks to monitor environmental and social risks in their credit exposures and business operations. The BSP expects banks to fully adopt the framework by 2023.

“We have witnessed how the health crisis and severe weather events like Typhoon Odette disrupted the operation of banks. This has highlighted the importance of integrating environmental and social risk in the banks’ operational risk management system and in turn, building the operational resilience,” Mr. Diokno said.

The BSP chief earlier said they are looking at granting incentives for banks extending sustainable financing. — L.W.T. Noble

Over 300,000 US federal workers eligible for unions

REUTERS

WASHINGTON — The White House has released a highly anticipated report from its labor task force that highlights low union participation in the US government, and includes nearly 70 recommendations on how the government can help workers join labor unions and bargain collectively.

More than 300,000 employees in the federal government, the country’s largest employer, are eligible to join a union but have not, the report said. The government will offer unions seeking to build membership greater access to federal employees, the reports said, and push agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Labor Relations Authority to coordinate on worker organizing.

The 43-page report also asks the Labor department to ensure that workers who face retaliation when engaged in organizing receive full protection. And it aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as independent contractors — part of a long-running battle for the Labor department with companies that rely on so-called “gig economy” workers.

President Joe Biden established the task force in April with the goal of reversing a decades-long decline in union membership. He appointed Vice-President Kamala Harris as the chair of the task force and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as vice-chair of the group, which also includes over 20 heads of agencies and Cabinet officials.

Union support was important to Biden’s victory in several Rust Belt states in the Midwest and Northeast in 2020, and those voters’ choices in 2022 will play a key role in the midterm congressional and gubernatorial elections.

Only 10.3% of the US workforce was represented by a union in 2021, down from more than 30% in the 1950s, the White House said. The numbers are even lower for private-sector employees, where union membership has fallen to 6.1% in 2021 from 16.8% in 1983.

“This report is going to do some good things for workers in America,” Labor Secretary Walsh told Reuters in an interview. Harris and Walsh, who held more than two dozen meetings with stakeholders around the country, met with Biden last week to discuss the report, a source with knowledge of the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

During the meeting, Walsh said, Biden and Harris were focused on “what’s the follow-up going to be, so it’s not just the paper documents.” They discussed “coming up with a system” that helps report progress, he said.

The task force will submit a second report in six months, which will describe progress in implementation, he said.

Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, the country’s largest labor federation, comprising 57 affiliated unions and 12.5 million workers, told Reuters the US labor movement will “be the eyes and ears on the ground,” making sure the report gets implemented. “I think this could be a game changer, to have the power of the federal government examining itself and how its practices can be utilized to advance worker organizing,” she said.

Biden’s administration may be the most overtly pro-labor since Harry Truman left the Oval Office nearly 70 years ago, labor leaders and outside analysts have said, citing actions that have put unions “at the center of policy.

Biden has rarely missed a chance to highlight his interest in bolstering the US labor movement, including through a slew of provisions in his legislative initiatives.

The White House report does not state how much union membership has risen since Biden took office a little over a year ago but says the pandemic has boosted union approval.

Sixty-eight percent of Americans currently approve of labor unions — the highest level since 1965. Unions have lobbied for passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, which would prohibit employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings and impose financial penalties for violating workers’ labor rights.

The House of Representatives passed the measure in March and Biden supports the legislation, but it faces long odds in the Senate. “It is important to acknowledge that the task force recommendations do not and cannot take the place of the robust legislative change that is needed to fix our labor laws,” the report said. — Reuters

Prime Infra unit spends P40M for climate resilience projects

WAWAJVCO, Inc. spent P40 million in pandemic-related support, climate resilience initiatives, and educational projects in Rizal province last year, its parent firm Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Holding, Inc. said on Thursday.

“At the core of our strategy is sustainability so we make sure that all our assets operate in a way that helps communities, conserves natural resources and implements programs that are aligned with Prime Infra’s purpose to build better lives and resilient economies through critical infrastructure,” said Melvin John M. Tan, president of WawaJVCo, in a media release.

The corporate citizenship investments were used in the company’s host communities in Rizal towns Antipolo, Montalban, and San Mateo. WawaJVCo is currently developing the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project in the province.

Once completed, the project will deliver 518 million liters per day that can service over 500,000 households in Metro Manila’s east zone water concession area.

Mr. Tan said that with the company’s various local partnerships, “we were able to help and support up to 2,500 local community and indigenous peoples (IPs) families in 2021.”

WawaJVCo’s programs for 2021 included donations of pandemic supplies to local communities and the provision of goods in support of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of IPs.

The company said it had initiated a leadership and financial literacy program and a community-based disaster risk reduction program.

To improve the mobility of the IPs and local community in the province, various roads were also rehabilitated, it added.

Prime Infra has infrastructure assets that include renewable and sustainable energy, water, and construction. — Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson

What to See this Week (02/11/22)

Jennifer Lopez in Marry Me (2022) — IMDB.COM

Marry Me 

KAT Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) and Bastian (Maluma) are a celebrity power couple who are about to be wed before an audience of their fans in a ceremony streamed in multiple platforms. Meanwhile, divorced high school math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson) has been dragged to the concert by his daughter and best friend. When Kat learns that Bastian cheated on her, she has a meltdown on stage. When she locks eyes with a stranger from the stage, Kat instantly chooses to marry Charlie. What begins as an impulsive reaction evolves into an unexpected romance. Directed by Kat Coiro, the film stars Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley-West, Sarah Silverman, and Chloe Coleman. “While Notting Hill made it look so effortless, Marry Me is mishmash of scenes that lack credibility and coherency,” says Matthew Toomey of ABC Radio Brisbane.

MTRCB Rating: PG

Death on the Nile 

AGATHA Christie’s Hercule Poirot returns in this latest filmic iteration of Death on the Nile in which the French detective goes on an Egyptian vacation aboard a fancy river steamer that becomes a tragic crime scene. Kenneth Branagh directs and plays Poirot in the film. The film also stars Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, and Dawn French. Entertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt writes, “There are some fun bits, inevitably, in pulling this many talented actors together and watching them vamp and skitter across the poop deck. But Nile leaves too many of them without much to do beyond stand around in costumes and wait for Hercule to drop a clue. The bigger problem, maybe, is that the movie’s humid sexuality — and its oddly frictionless takes on race and class in the early 20th century — have to play against a series of sprawling screensaver backdrops that recall films from an entirely different era.” Review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer gives the film a score of 68%.

MTRCB Rating: PG

Blacklight

GOVERNMENT agent Travis Block is trying to leave his shadowy past behind, but when he discovers a plot that will endanger the innocent, he steps up against the highest powers in the FBI. Directed by Mark Williams, the film stars Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Taylor John Smith, Aidan Quinn, Claire van der Boom, Yael Stone, and Tim Draxl.  Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a Tomatometer score of just 11%. Hollywood Reporter’s less than impressed Frank Scheck writes, “It offers nary a memorable set piece or resonant line of dialogue, except for when Neeson’s character admits at one point, ‘In hindsight, I suspect I made a poor career choice.’”

MTRCB Rating: R-13

Performance improvement plan for a problem manager

I’m the chief executive officer (CEO) of a small family enterprise. We have a department manager, a non-family member who refuses to observe even the basic protocols for ensuring the health and safety of our food products. Last month, he failed to hire a pest control service provider in a timely manner. I had to go over his head to hire one. It resulted in the discovery and elimination of more than a thousand cockroaches and rodents inside the factory. This is unacceptable. Is there a cure for this without eroding our preferred way of running things, which is paternalistic management? — Pestered.

A CEO’s executive secretary resigned to get married and settle overseas. Her boss gave her a big hug and told her: “You’ve been like a daughter to me — abrasive, impolite and unappreciative. Good luck in your future endeavors!”

At times, this may happen to any corporate official who treats people like they’re family. While being paternalistic to employees who are not family has its own advantages, you must also be aware of the disadvantages.

You must maintain a safe, professional distance in managing your direct reports. Regardless of the conditions, any CEO may fail or succeed depending on their ability to proactively manage any situation that could mitigate losses and convert any crisis into opportunity.

With or without being paternalistic, you must establish parameters so you can tell when managers or workers have reached their limits. One way to address this is to implement a performance management system that spells out the job’s requirements, standards, timelines and targets.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
When anyone, regardless of rank or job, is not performing to management expectations, you can always charge them with insubordination, negligence, or whatever offenses are applicable in your company’s code of conduct. Ignoring such cases may cause you further trouble that may erode morale if the worker is a manager.

It also sets a bad precedent that could lead other managers to turn in below-par performances. You can start by engaging with the problem manager to reset the work relationship. You can do this through a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) that effectively puts the manager back to probation status, though you may not want to be too blunt about it.

It’s not easy, but unless you address things firmly, you’ll get nowhere.

The internet offers an ocean of information on PIP templates. Choose one that suits your style. Whatever you choose, I recommend observing the following elements:

One, identify key performance expectations. If your organization has an established performance management system, you can adjust it by defining what you want through a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound) approach. You must mutually spell these out with the help of the problem manager, who must be held accountable for the goals set.

Two, monitor performance and provide continuing feedback. For the time being, you may hover over the problem manager to closely monitor performance. Give progress reviews every three days. Put your ear to the ground and tap the grapevine for indications that progress is being made.

Three, identify training needs. Knowledge, attitude, ability and skills (KASH) development programs may be needed under the PIP. But before spending big money, think hard before investing in the future of the problem manager. This could mean hiring an external executive mentor to fast-track the training process.

Four, summarize performance over an agreed period. It could be daily, weekly, or monthly. Waiting for two to three months may be too late. It could be through an online or in-person reporting. Whatever you do, demand actual facts and figures that can be independently verified with other departments.

Last, recognize the problem manager as soon as progress is made. It can come in many forms like taking the manager to lunch, or by providing the team a modest merienda (afternoon snack). While doing this, highlight the latest accomplishments of the manager and department.

CORPORATE DASHBOARD
These five elements can’t be done in a vacuum. You need a self-propelled monitoring system that documents the progress of the problem manager’s department. One way of doing this is by establishing a corporate dashboard or a bulletin board that would chart the progress of each department, not just the problem manager’s department.

You can choose all factors that you wish to highlight in the dashboard, which should be accessible to all workers, and not just department managers. Such factors may include priority areas like food safety, health, quality and productivity, and absenteeism.

This must be done daily or weekly depending on your circumstances. You can’t manage if you can’t measure.

 

Have a chat with Rey Elbo via Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or send your workplace questions to elbonomics@gmail.com or via https://reyelbo.consulting.

It’s a battle of pride for Southeast Asians

FOR Southeast Asians, the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a battle of pride.

Knowing a medal is out of reach, Fil-Am Asa Miller will be eyeing to come through with the best finish ahead of the seven other representatives from Southeast Asia — a fully tropical region.

Apart from the 21-year-old Portland, Oregon native, there will be skiers from Timor-Leste, Thailand and Malaysia in alpine skiing, which unfurls on Monday at the Ice River located atop Xiaohaituo Mountain.

It included Yohan Goutt Goncalves, a French-East Timorese who is making his third Winter Games stint after racing in Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018.

Thailand, meanwhile, has four entries in Zanon Nicola (men’s alpine skiing), Jaiman Mida Fah (women’s alpine skiing), Mark Chanloung (men’s cross country skiing) and sister Karen (women’s cross country skiing), while Malaysia has Jeffrey Webb and Aruwin Salehhudin.

Mr. Gonclaves admitted he and Mr. Miller are friends.

“We trained together and I think he [Miller] is a very good skier,” said Goncalves, who was 43rd in slalom in Sochi but didn’t finish in Pyeongchang where Mr. Miller wound up 70th. “I believe he could be faster than me but let’s see on the race day.

“We are still very far from a medal but what is important is that Timor-Leste is represented here,” he added.

The Philippines prides itself as the first fully tropical country to participate in the Winter Olympics when alpine skiers Ben Nanasca and Juan Cipriano, who are cousins, saw action in Sapporo 1972.

The cousins set the tone for more Filipinos seeing action in the Winter Games and to date, the country has the most participation in the quadrennial competitions among Southeast Asian nations at six — Sapporo, Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang and Beijing. — Joey Villar

Vanilla in the Philippines?

VANILLA is the 2nd most expensive spice next to saffron. And yes, it grows in the Philippines! Vanilla is a tropical plant that grows best in warm climate between 21-32 Celsius. High humidity is key and its humid in the Philippines.

Demand for vanilla is as flavoring in food preparations: ice creams, dairy products, bread, desserts, beverages. Recently, also perfumes and personal care products. And it has healing properties, too. Top producers are Madagascar and Indonesia. According to Zion Market Research, the vanilla global market was $510 million in 2018 and is expected to grow to $735 million by 2026, thanks to growing demand for frozen dessert and bakery products. While there are about 100 species of vanilla, there are only three cultivated, of which Vanilla Planifolia is the most popular with highest vanillin content and with economic importance.

I first saw a vanilla plant, an orchid vine, some 10 years ago during a trip to Bali. Thereafter, I met Ester Manuel who gave me some vanilla cuttings that are now growing “wild” in my Antipolo garden. This inspired me to attend Edilee Omoyons’ Vanilla webinar in Feb 2021 and to start a new vanilla industry. Sadly, Edilee, owner of Milea Bee Farm, passed away last year.

Vanilla production is in its infancy stage in the Philippines. Dr. Reynaldo Lantin, a retired professor and former dean of the UPLB College of Engineering and Agro Industrial Technology, envisions the Philippines to be the second-largest producer of the best natural quality vanilla in the world. Being a newcomer, the Philippines can “leapfrog” by starting right with the correct foundation and scientific approach.

Dr. Rey said vanilla, endemic to Mexico, was first brought to the Philippines through Indonesia and results of scientific studies were published in UPLB in the 50s. In the 1990s, an 18-hectare vanilla plantation was operated in Negros by the Dr. Ramon Valmayor in partnership with Dr. Rafael Creencia, who worked as an international vanilla consultant in Indonesia and is recognized as the authority of vanilla in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the farm is no longer operational as it was subjected to land reform.

To date, we are almost 100 enthusiasts started by Dr. Rey. The newly organized Vanilla Growers Association of the Philippines (VGAP), still to apply for SEC registration, is spearheaded by a Core Planning Group led by Basil Bolinao and is developing the 2022-2026 Philippine Vanilla Industry Roadmap. VGAP has a set of senior advisers composed of consultants, practitioners and scientists among whom are Drs. Paeng Creencia, Rey Lantin, Ted Tepora, Mark Belendres and Jan Seraspi of Dream Vanilla Philippines.

VGAP is proposing to the Department of Agriculture to classify Vanilla as a High Value Crop. Basil Bolinao, an agripreneur and an accomplished business development and marketing executive, is the President of the Association. Basil is currently leading the development of the Vanilla Road Map 2022-2026 with strong support from DA Undersecretary Evelyn Lavina. Other DA officers assisting are: Jovy Diaz and Maria Rabi Mendez.  As well as Region 4A Director Arnel de Mesa, Riza Gruzeo, Agricultural Training Institute Director Ana Mula, Nemelyn Panganiban, BPI Director George Culaste, NaSIC’s Ruel Gesmundo, Diego Roxas, with members Toto Barcelona, Maila Toreja and Jay Cabutihan, among others. 

With Basil, the other association officers are:

• Executive Vice-President Andrew Diaz, an agripreneur

• Director for Luzon: Frat Amarra, an engineer

• Director for Visayas: Cristopher Fadriga (won gold medal for his Bacolod Cacao in Paris)

• Director for Mindanao: Josephine “Joji” Gamboa Lim, the “mother” of natural farming

• Director for Marketing: Roberto Martin, a software engineer   

• Director for Finance: Pablito Villegas, international consultant, owner of Villegas Organiks Farm

The group has done the strength weakness opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis:

STRENGTH

• Favorable climate

• Government (DA) us supportive to develop vanilla as high value crop

• Private sector initiative with scientists, academe, farmers, agripreneurs

WEAKNESS

• High start-up cost (four years) gestation before vanilla pods production

• Still Need to have protocols/standards on planting, curing  (NSICBPI, DoST)

OPPORTUNITIES

• Infant industry, start with right foundation

• Commands high price

• Good demand

• Relatively easy propagation of  planting materials

THREATS

• Competition with low-priced synthetic vanilla   

• Volatile price fluctuations in the world market

• Natural calamities/climate change

Vanilla holds a lot of promise but still has a long way to go. With God’s help and both private and public sector working together, we can make it happen. “FAST GROW AN INCLUSIVE VANILLA INDUSTRY!”

*****

(The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion of these institutions.)

 

Ms. Flor G. Tarriela was the first chairwoman of the Philippine National Bank. She was the first and only independent director/ chairwoman in the commercial banking industry. She is a former Undersecretary of Finance and the first Filipina vice-president of Citibank N.A. She is a trustee of FINEX and an Institute of Corporate Directors fellow.  A gardener and an environmentalist, she established Flor’s Garden in Antipolo, an ATI Accredited National Extension Service Provider and a DoT Accredited Agri Tourism Site.

Philippines climbs by a notch in democracy ranking in 2021

THE PHILIPPINES jumped one spot to 54 out of 167 countries in a London-based think tank’s democracy index last year, as the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an “unprecedented withdrawal” of civil liberties in both developed democracies and authoritarian regimes. Read the full story.

Philippines climbs by a notch in democracy ranking in 2021

How PSEi member stocks performed — February 10, 2022

Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

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