San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is stepping up its ongoing food assistance program for poor communities affected by stricter quarantine protocols by extending it to nearby provinces beyond Metro Manila such as Cavite and Laguna. In a statement, SMC President Ramon S. Ang said that, as soon as delivery...
The local stock market fell as investors cashed out ahead of the uncertainties that shroud the long weekend. Photo credit: PSE file. The main index dropped 102.46 points or 1.57 percent to close at 6,443.09 as share prices fell across the board. Volume improved but remained low at 2.4 billion...
Jaja Santiago scored 11 points for Ageo Medics in their championship match against NEC at the Japanese V.Cup Division 1 finals (Photo from Ageo Medics) The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) lauded Jaja Santiago’s recent success overseas as the first Filipino player to win a...
SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry (Photo by Mr. Mark Ches Ang) While there’s a growing awareness of the global competitiveness of Filipino products, there are still some Pinoys that are biased towards imported products because they think locally-made goods are not “high...
Six Philippine pharmaceutical firms are planning to venture into local vaccine manufacturing, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez revealed. At the President Duterte’s “Kumusta Na Po Mahal Kong Kababayan” broadcast Wednesday (March 24) night to update Filipinos on COVID-19...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a total of P137 billion worth of projects as of middle March this year, reflecting a significant 64.65 percent increase from P83 billion in the same period last year. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (Bloomberg file photo) Trade and Industry...
After the passage of the CREATE Bill, the government’s economic managers have endorsed to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) for certification as urgent three economic bills pending in Congress with target passage by October this year or just before the political season starts for next...
The North-bound section of the Skyway Extension project is structurally complete, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang Wednesday, (March 24) officially announced. “Soon, we can open the northbound section of the Skyway Extension for our motorists coming from the south," he...
The National Development Corp., the government investment arm under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has approved P250 million venture fund for tech startups. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO) This was announced by DTI Secretary...
San Miguel Corporation reported that over 100 former residents of its Bulacan airport site are eyeing to become micro entrepreneurs under a program it announced recently. SMC said it will provide the former Taliptip coastal residence with training and capital to become the company’s business...
DoubleDragon Properties Corporation has moved at the last minute the listing of the initial public offering shares of its subsidiary DDMP REIT Inc. to March 24, 2021 from the original schedule of March 23. In a disclosure posted by the Philippine Stock Exchange in its website at past 7...
The government has allocated at least P22 billion for the development of bamboo industry in the country from 2021 to 2022 as the high value added forest product has good export potential, wide industry applications, and jobs creation. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said at the North...
