Delivery of select food items in Typhoon Lando-hit areas delayed
MANILA, Philippines – Some food manufacturers have informed the Trade and Industry department (DTI) Monday, October 19, that supply of basic goods is stable, but delays have been encountered in...
View ArticlePancake House to open in United Arab Emirates
MANILA, Philippines – Max’s Group, Inc. is set to bring one of its brands, Pancake House, into United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of its overseas expansion plans.Pancake House, a homegrown casual...
View ArticleGerman firm invests P2.5B in PH manufacturing plant
MANILA, Philippines – Zama Precision Industry Manufacturing Inc, a power tool manufacturer, is investing P2.5 billion ($54.24 million) for its manufacturing facility – one of the biggest investments of...
View ArticleNAIA no longer among the world's worst airports – poll
MANILA, Philippines – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is no longer one of the world’s worst airports, thanks to the ongoing rehabilitation efforts in Terminal 1 and upgrades in Terminal 3,...
View ArticleCancelled flights due to APEC meetings in November
MANILA, Philippines – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) advised airlines of periodic, temporary runway closures at the country's main gateway during the Asia-Pacific Economic...
View ArticleAlveo eyes over P11B sales revenue from Cebu property dev't
MANILA, Philippines – Alveo Land Corporation, the upscale subsidiary of property giant Ayala Land Incorporated (ALI), expects about P11.4-billion ($246.07-million) sales revenue from its diverse...
View ArticlePLDT launches PH's fastest broadband yet
MANILA, Philippines – A unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) on Tuesday, October 20 launched the fastest advertised fixed broadband service in the Philippines to date at 1 Gigabyte...
View ArticleLower remittances seen in Q3
MANILA, Philippines – United Kingdom-based investment bank Barclays and Dutch financial giant ING Bank see lower cash remittances from overseas Filipinos for the third quarter of 2015 amid the...
View Article23M adult Filipinos run out of money for basic necessities – survey
MANILA, Philippines – A World Bank survey, whose results were announced on Wednesday, October 21, showed that 23 million adult acknowledge that their households run out of money for food and other...
View ArticleNo asset bubble in PH, BSP says
MANILA, Philippines – There are no macro-prudential risks stemming from the real estate market, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reiterated.“Right now, we believe that there is no asset bubble in...
View ArticleRehabilitation of LRT1 stations to start in December
MANILA, Philippines – The group of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) and Ayala Corporation is spending about half a billion pesos for the next 12 to 18 months to rehabilitate and upgrade the...
View ArticleWhy I’m #BPOandProud
MANILA, Philippines — Work shifts that begin at night, copious amounts of coffee to get you through, and a black headset: it’s the usual scene at most BPOs in the country. But apart from the odd hours,...
View ArticleMRT3 buyout target moved to 2016
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government targets to implement the buyout of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) assets from owner MRT Corporation before President Benigno Aquino III steps down,...
View ArticleASEAN integration: PH energy sector OK, sugarcane industry in trouble
MANILA, Philippines – The integration in process as part of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) brings both opportunities and challenges, and domestic firms will have to prepare for them.The energy...
View ArticleGlobe launches own 1-Gbps broadband offering for P9,499
MANILA, Philippines – The telco war heats up anew as Globe Telecom, Incorporated said on Thursday, October 22, that it has its own new roster of home broadband plans.Globe said in a press release that...
View ArticlePresident's office hit by ratings decline – survey
MANILA, Philippines – For the fourth consecutive year, the Church remains the most trusted institution in the country, while the Office of the President suffered the worst decline in ratings, the 2015...
View ArticleHealthcare, telco, water are most trusted industries – survey
MANILA, Philippines – The healthcare, telecommunications, and water services industries are most trusted by Filipinos surveyed for the 2015 Philippine Trust Index.Business, as one of the 6 institutions...
View ArticleSM opens first mall in Caloocan City
MANILA, Philippines – SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) opened on Friday, October 23 its first mall in Caloocan City, one of the 16 cities in Metro Manila.Named SM Center Sangandaan, it is the...
View ArticleInflation eases further in Q3 – BSP
MANILA, Philippines – Slower increases in most food items resulted in the continued decline of headline inflation for the third quarter, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Friday, October...
View ArticlePacquiaos ask SC to stop BIR from confiscating assets
MANILA, Philippines – World boxing champion and now senatorial aspirant Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee are asking the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)...
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