A story from the Manila Bulletin detailing the major threats facing the local tobacco sector was among the winners at the 18th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards. The winning story, “ Wilting laborers, sprouting smugglers: The crisis in the Philippine tobacco industry ,” was published...
Jollibee Foods Corp. reported that its Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) brand has opened its first in Hulhumalé, Maldives, marking another step in its growing international presence. CBTL is the Jollibee Group’s flagship brand for coffee and tea, and it now has over 1,200 locations across more than...
What makes a good place to live? At what point does a city turn into a community, and urban dwelling shape into a thriving home life? Different people will have different answers. Some small families may want easy access to spots that put them in the heart of things, while career mavericks will...
Tobacco farmer Eddie Garabiles takes a midday rest under the shade of his curing barn. Summer’s heat could peak at 51 degrees Celsius this afternoon, so Eddie Garabiles, 55, took shelter under the shade of the curing barn he made with coconut leaves, its frame held together by bamboo. He could...
Ayala Land Estates Inc. (ALEI) and The Blue Leaf broke ground on The Blue Leaf at Arca South, a premier events venue set to open in 2026 within the 74-hectare Arca South Estate. In a statement, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) said the venue reflects both companies’ commitment to sustainability, innovation,...
SM Investments Corporation said its subsidiary SM Retail’s The SM Store and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) are embarking on an ambitious plan to complete the rollout of in-store cafes across all 78 branches of SM Store by 2026. In a statement, SM said this strategic expansion aims to...
ROXAS CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has been awarded as the Best Festival for the Visayas of the Philippine LEAF Awards. TRIBU Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School is the winner of the main competition of the 2024...
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Car maker Nissan Motor Corporation is expecting rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines to come with a relatively moderate growth of 5.0 to 10% in the next 5 to 10 years, as the country is still on its infrastructure buildout pace and policies are still at...
Things you realize when test-driving an electric vehicle are - #1 daily charging is necessary, and #2 range anxiety is real. Now do not get me wrong, plugging it in every day was not a chore, and I was never, at any point, close to ‘low batt’, but I noticed myself checking the gauge a lot more...
BACOLOD CITY – An Ilonggo artist found the perfect subject for his art leaf this month as he sculpted various landmarks here and a logo of the MassKara Festival which is currently being celebrated in this city. Some of the leaf arts posted by Ukit Dahon on Facebook are the Bacolod City Government...
TACLOBAN CITY – A leaf artist from Samar paid tribute to Mike Enriquez by making a leaf portrait of the late veteran broadcast journalist. "Paalam para sa isa sa mga haligi ng industriya ng mamamahayag, Sir Mike (Farewell to one of the pillars of broadcast journalism, Sir Mike)," Joneil Severino...
The Jollibee Group continues to be bullish about the prospects of its coffee shop businesses in the Philippines and overseas, particularly in Vietnam where it still has plans for an initial public offering (IPO) for Superfoods which owns the Highlands Coffee brand. Jollibee Foods Corporation Chief...
