Exporters are optimistic to sustain the growth trajectory the industry is currently experiencing citing support from the SB Corporation with the creation of emergency fund for freight costs and additional demand from the Christmas season. 32748 Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. , president of Philippine...
Philippine banks are planning to implement digital money management tools in the next 12 months as new direction by the Filipino retail banking sector to help consumers manage their crippling debt. Backbase A Backbase commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, showed that 60 percent of...
Photo credit: http://www.philippineplastic.com/index.html Domestic plastics manufacturers are experiencing a shortage of plastic wastes for recycling due to huge gap in plastic circularity following strict campaigns against the use of plastic materials in the country. In a statement, the Philippine...
House Deputy Speaker and Ilocos Sur Rep. Deogracias Victor Savellano on Monday, Sept. 13 appealed for a more sustained and stronger government efforts in addressing the illicit cigarette trade in many parts of the country. Rep. DV Savellano2 In a privilege speech, Savellano aired alarm over the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will conduct a research to map out, assess, and define the Philippine music industry. Department of Science and Technology To be led by the DOST’s National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), the new policy research is in support of the...
More than 300 Japanese guests from Japan’s leading corporate and financial institutions have participated in the virtual Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) that highlighted the Duterte administration’s efforts to push for a much stronger and more inclusive economy in the post-COVID-19 pandemic...
Motor vehicle sales in the country fell 26.3 percent in August to 15,847 percent compared to 21,498 units from the previous month due to reimposition of hard lockdown in Metro Manila and strict quarantines in other parts of the country, a joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of...
Grocery items in the Philippines are the least expensive compared to other Southeast Asian countries amid a marked surge in online grocery shopping in the country following strict restrictions during the pandemic period, a survey said. Grocery shopping iPrice Group, Southeast Asia’s leading...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has urged government for a change in strategy to more effective responses in containing the pandemic instead of the existing quarantine protocols, which they said only brought the country into an “economic blackhole”. pcci PCCI Acting...
NutriAsia’s Silver Swan and Datu Puti brands remained the favorite staples in Filipinos’ kitchens as two of the Most Chosen Food Brands in 2020, according to the 2021 Kantar Asia Brand Footprint report. nutriasia The recently released report found that Silver Swan rose in the rankings by one...
Senator Nancy Binay on Monday, September 6, said the government should help the nation’s flag carrier, Philippine Air Lines (PAL), weather through its financial setbacks by setting in place mechanisms to alleviate their circumstances while they go about their restructuring plans....
The country celebrates the first Philippine Film Industry Month throughout September, starting with a gala on Sept. 12. What is the significance of September 12 in the history of Philippine movies? According to records, that was the day Philippine cinema was born, on September 12, 1919, the...
