Despite pending right-of-way (ROW) negotiations, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has started work on the vital 1.2-kilometer road linking its 18-km Skyway Stage 3 to the ongoing 8-km NLEX connector project. The expressway project runs from C3 road all the way to Santa Mesa, Manila. The company...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez yesterday said the 90 serious investment leads that are expected to come on stream in a year in the country are no longer concerned with restrictive economic provisions. Lopez said this at the House of Representatives 9th Regular Meeting on Constitutional...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is continuing its pandemic response efforts with its food assistance program for families in the poorest districts of Tondo having reached 55,000 kilos of staple goods. The program, which distributes goods weekly to families since the health crisis struck in March last...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. plans to set up 10 to 12 commissions to tackle every program in its association following Monday’s election of officers. Newly elected president Ramon “Tats” Suzara said his first mandate is to have all stakeholders across the country join in...
Alarmed at the Philippine record for being the weakest in economic growth and recovery in southeast Asia region, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez yesterday emphasized that compliance to health protocols is key to economic recovery, saving jobs and ensuring security of the country. Stressing...
Newly elected members of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. pose after Monday’s election. Photo shows (from left) Yul Benoza (board member), Rod Roque (treasurer), Tats Suzara (president), Don Caringal (secretary general), Ricky Palou (board member) and Charo Soriano (board...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez yesterday warned of a second wave of retrenchments of workers if enterprises failed to sustain the reopening of their operations because of weak sales. Lopez said this as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved resolution No. 95 reducing the age limit...
MB file photo The Philippine Metalworkers Alliance (PMA-SENTRO) has called for a review of the automotive industry development plan stating the imposition of the safeguard measure is not enough to save the domestic automotive industry and stop car companies' exodus from the Philippines. PMA...
The Export Development Council (EDC) has approved a revised Philippines exports growth target to $105 billion by 2022 or 19.23 percent lower than the original forecast of $130 billion taking into consideration impact of pandemic and weaker global demand. “The revised targets are lower than...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez will formally ask the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to allow younger kids, 10 years old from the current 15-year-old cap, to go out of their homes to further boost economic activities as the local...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the $1.9 trillion “rescue plan” announced by President-elect Joe Biden bodes well not just for the quick recovery of the US economy, but the entire world as well. “On the surfaces, it should be pretty positive. Definitely, we need...
The Department of Trade and Industry is consolidating a list of micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that may also want to order COVID-19 vaccines. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has...
