Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has pushed for more investments and innovation in agriculture in Mindanao stressing this is the best way to ensure growth for this industry and maximize its huge potential to help in the country’s economic recovery. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon...
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) in South East Asia in the first semester of 2020 contracted by 20 percent, but the Philippines is one of only two exceptions that bucked the investment trend with its FDI inflows rising 20 percent, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Despite the pandemic, Cargill Philippines, the local subsidiary of food and agriculture multinational firm Cargill, is bent on fulfilling its P12.5-billion investment commitment in the country, which it first announced in 2018. Moreover, the company is already seeing a recovery in the demand for...
The US government cited improvements in the Philippine economy and efforts to further ease doing business in the country, but noted the same issues such as corruption, the legal system, human rights violations as significant disincentive to foreign investments while big companies dominate the...
The country’s international investment position (IIP) registered a higher net liability position of $15 billion in the second quarter or up by 45.5 percent compared to $10.3 billion in the first quarter this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. The BSP said this is because the total...
Seasoned singer-actress Sharon Cuneta surprised many of her fans revealing via her latest vlog she has recently been selling some of her properties to get through the pandemic. (YouTube / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the Megastar, the COVID-19 scare led to the shelving of some projects including...
KC Concepcion creates jewelry that lasts for generations for today's young ALL THE SMALL THINGS Avec Moi by Kristina, a jewelry brand that is as much a personal collection and a passion project of KC Concepcion KC Concepcion’s first foray into fine jewelry, Avec Moi by Kristina, was a 26-piece...
