Despite economic challenges, British businessmen remained confident in the Philippine economy and growth in bilateral trade, especially on the growing exports of pork and strong interest in the country’s infrastructure. Chris Nelson, Chairman of British Chamber of Commerce of the...
The development of the country’s power grid network is still saddled with as much as P346.1 billion worth of unsettled right-of-way (ROW) claims, according to a top executive of the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), the owner of the country’s power transmission assets. TransCo OIC...
BEHIND THE SCENES Francisco M. Galvero Jr., with his apprentice Annie Ignacio, preparing the set for a ballet production Most often, audiences perceive the hard work that the actors, musicians, and rest of the cast, the so-called front liners of any production, put into a successful performance....
Spouses Leonilo and Bella Basister from Mayorga, Leyte grew their palay trading business with support from LANDBANK, now running two rice mills that produce more than 100,000 sacks of milled rice per year. As someone who was not able to pursue higher education due to financial constraints,...
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (PNA) – Two civilian boats chartered by the government returned to port here on Wednesday afternoon, August 23, after successfully carrying out its mission of delivering much-needed provisions to troops standing guard in Ayungin Shoal aboard BRP Sierra Madre. Crew members...
Senators on Tuesday, August 22 mourned the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople saying the country has just lost a dedicated public servant with a huge heart for Filipinos. “She showed us that true leadership is about kindness and...
For medium to large companies, ensuring the workforce gets paid on time and efficiently can be a herculean task all on its own. This is especially true of companies in the finance sector where payroll management is expected to be just as efficient as managing the finances of their clients. To ease...
Japan has donated 300 metric tons of rice to families affected by Mayon Volcano's unrest. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Minister for Economic Affairs Nihei Daisuke, of the Japan Embassy in Manila, led the turnover of rice donation for the province of Albay on Aug. 17. The...
DBP Chairman, Dante O. Tiñga (seated, center), and DBP President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael O. de Jesus (seated, second from left), are shown during the loan agreement signing between DBP and Pueblo De Oro Development Corporation. Also in photo are (seated, from left): Pueblo...
Back-to-back abridged versions of Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro take the centerstage in the second installment of the CCP Out-Of-The-Box Series, the newest program of the Cultural Center of the Philippines...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing grid integration of up to 94 gigawatts of additional power capacities of projects that are undergoing pre-development phases. Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin told a Congressional budget briefing that these planned power facilities comprise of 176 targeted...
To prevent service disruptions arising from technical glitch in the operations of the country’s electricity network, system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has strongly called for a "holistic power planning" that will link all systems through the power supply chain....
