THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said a Russian company has placed an order of 2 metric tons of mangoes a week with growers in Guimaras. “The Exim Pacific company… has initially placed an order of 2 metric tons of Guimaras [...]
April 22, 2019
Business, News
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for the growth of culinary tourism in Western Visayas. “Food is part of our culture. We are celebrating our culinary heritage,” said lawyer Helen Catalbas, DOT regional director for Western Visayas, [...]
After a very successful run in Cebu and a flourishing hotel in Manila, Marriott is expanding its wings in Iloilo, Philippines. Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo is not only the first international hotel in Iloilo. It is also the first of [...]
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday said more than 10,000 workers of Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. may soon be granted regular employment status. Bello said the inspection of compliance to labor laws by establishments, including Jollibee’s other [...]
PH ranked 2nd most unfriendly country to startup businesses: Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Tuesday renewed his call for the passage of a measure strengthening support for Filipino entrepreneurs, especially those in start-up businesses. Aquino said it is important [...]
The guessing game is over, Ikea at SM Mall of Asia coming soon. Swedish furniture giant Ikea is opening its first Philippine store beside the Mall of Asia, this we have on good authority. The Ikea store will have its own [...]
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections will conduct public hearings on whether to postpone or not the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Mindanao set on May 14. The Comelec en banc said that the public hearings will be [...]
January 12, 2018
Business
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:20 p.m.) — Malacañang on Friday announced that Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Jose Jorge Corpuz, an “invaluable worker in government,” had resigned from his post for health reasons. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque however clarified that Corpuz is not [...]
January 12, 2018
Business
The Philippines on Saturday requested improved market access for its fruit exports to South Korea during the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Economic Ministers in Manila. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez made the request to his counterpart, [...]
September 10, 2017
Business, News
Britons in ‘investment scam’ – The National Bureau of Investigation arrested three British nationals, along with 35 local personnel, for allegedly running an investment scam from a Cavite-based company. A press briefing at the NBI headquarters in Manila on Friday [...]