The Social Security System (SSS) has returned to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) P5.7 billion unutilized fund for the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program of the Department of Finance (DOF) to help small business employers and employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. In its Peformance Audit...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on big businesses and other stakeholders to back his administration's efforts to boost the country's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as the emerging nano enterprises. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo)*...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, May 11, called on the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) to enhance their partnership because the development of the region would positively impact the future. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday asked his fellow leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) to support "nano businesses" or businesses that are informal and are still unrecognized as they too have impact on people's everyday lives. In his intervention at...
New micro and small businesses formed by Filipinos flourished during the pandemic, and continued operating even in the new normal on the back of “considerable community support,” a new study from Manulife Philippines revealed. In a report entitled “Filipino entrepreneurship and the bayanihan...
Products of micro and small businesses based in Angono, Rizal took centerstage in the local government-initiated Entrepreneur Fair 2022 which is ongoing at the municipal gymnasium. (Photo from Angono Tourism Office) Food products, from snacks to preserved meals and cold cuts, pickled vegetables,...
To facilitate their integration into the formal economy, Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is now pushing for a measure seeking to provide support services for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in online spaces. In filing Senate Bill No. 1499, or the proposed Support Services for Online...
The priority bills being eyed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are pro-big businesses and not pro-masses, says Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas. Rep. Arlene Brosas of the Gabriela Women's Party-list (File Photo) “Marcos Jr.'s priority bills are pro-big businesses;...
To address the needs of next generation Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs), Lenovo launches newest additions to its desktop and laptop portfolio - the ThinkSeries. The Lenovo ThinkSeries offers a portfolio of modern business laptops and desktops that are intuitive to use while delivering features...
Six Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and Homeowners Associations (HOA) in Pasig City participated in the "Ready Set Go: Negosyo ng CSO," a business seminar organized by the local government to help small businesses such as fruit stores and carinderias in the city thrive. Photo courtesy of Mayor...
The Quezon City (QC) government announced on Tuesday, May 31, that a total of 320 small business owners in the city received P5,000 livelihood assistance each under its Small Income Generating Assistance (SIGA) Capital Assistance Program. Mayor Joy Belmonte distributed the cash aid to the...
Power-intensive businesses can save as much as P4.00 per kilowatt (kWh) on their electric bills if they will resort to demand-side management (DSM) on their power usage; and that entails shifting work load during off-peak hours when electricity rates are lower. Ferdinand O. Geluz, first vice...
