In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List identified the Baclaran, Cartimar, Divisoria and Greenhills markets in Metro Manila, Philippines as offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis. This is the...
The Marcos administration will again tap the overseas debt markets with its three-tranche US dollar dominated bond sale that aims to bridge the government’s budget deficit for the year. Based on a document obtained by reporters, the Philippine government launched on Monday, Jan. 9, the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, Jan 7, said the completion of the local road Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur has provided better access for the farmers to transport their goods. In a statement, DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia noted that his office is...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) can be the main driver of the global economy again, just like what it was pre-pandemic. Sharing his observations during his debut at the ASEAN Summits, Marcos said members of the regional bloc seem "to...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) prodded its local government units (LGUs) to put up accessible ‘Timbangan ng Bayan Centers’ in all public and private markets to safeguard the consumers against deceptive and unfair sales acts and...
Savemore, a grocery chain owned by SM Retail through SM Markets, has branched out to a new format called Savemore Express as it applies valuable lessons learned about how new local community needs will continue on even after the pandemic. While a regular Savemore store typically covers 1,500 to...
GCash, the country’s most widely used financial app, is now available as a payment option at SM Markets, the country’s leading food retailer and mother brand of SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket and Savemore Market. With 48 million active users, the largest financial app in the country will...
SM Markets, a unit of SM Retail, has partnered with some restaurants to make their products available inside the supermarket. In a statement, it said products of partner restaurants such as ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals have been allowed to be marketed at the SM Markets for the customers’...
SM Markets, the supermarket business of SM Investments Corporation, is expanding its presence only to serve more communities around the country. SM Markets Online, via https://smmarkets.ph/ is currently available in 70 branches in Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and key cities in Luzon and Visayas. SM...
The Capital Markets Integrity Corporation (CMIC), the independent audit, surveillance, compliance and enforcement unit of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., denied allegations that it had been remiss in its previous audits of Venture Securities Inc. In a statement released to media, Venture cited...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has upheld the findings of the Philippine Stock Exchange’s independent audit, surveillance and compliance arm against Venture Securities, Inc. (VSI) for violation of multiple trading rules. The PSE’s Capital Markets Integrity Corporation said these...
Stock broker Eusebio H. Tanco has formally declined his nomination as director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for the Board elections on July 1 after his brokerage Venture Securities Inc. has been penalized by regulators in relation to illegal transfers of shares worth P700 million. In a...
