Owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are optimistic about the future of the domestic economy as well as business growth prospects, as they plan to expand this year despite the prolonged pandemic, a recent study revealed. Based on the Sun Life Business Growth and Resilience Index...
BAGUIO CITY – If he can have his way, Sorsogon Governor and now Senatorial candidate Chiz Escudero wants the local government to have a say in the mining industry to ensure the environment would not be damaged. Escudero, an independent senatorial candidate who was in this famous mountain hideaway...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on the third week of women’s month, and on the 14th year since the passing of a woman who significantly shaped my life. I now realize more than ever how apt it is that a woman who had shaped so much of who I am today celebrates her birthday in heaven on the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I n continuing on with Women’s Month, I too am writing another piece themed around women. This time, closer to home – women, and how I view them, and their roles in the Philippines. To be quite honest, because I was raised in a very matriarchal family, I did not realize...
The Commission on Audit (COA) reported on Wednesday, March 2 that around P4.99-billion allocated for loan distribution micro, small, and medium enterprises as part of Bayanihan 2 act was left stagnant. The Commission on Audit (COA) logo (Taken from coa.gov.ph/ MANILA BULLETIN) Through the COVID-19...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Ash Wednesday this past week marked the start of the Lenten season for Catholics. For actively practicing ones, here begins the meatless Fridays, and an act of sacrifice to practice for 40 days. More often than not, we tend to define sacrifice as the act of giving up something...
As 90 percent of employment comes from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he will push for a P100-billion stimulus fund for the country's millions of small entrepreneurs. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS As love month came to an end, it did so with a bang – literally, and sadly, with Russia invading Ukraine this week. Though the tension has been building up in the past months, we have been hopeful that violence would not be resorted to. Even if this unfortunate situation is...
A newly-formed, pro-micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) party-list has highlighted its strong performance in a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. (Tim Mossholder/ Unsplash) The results of the SWS survey, conducted from January 9 to 24, 2022, showed that Angat Pinoy Party-list has...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS The wonders of how much a two year (and counting) pandemic has changed not only the lives of many, but most especially the perspective with which a lot of us now choose to live, and see life through is astounding. Truly, among many other things, we have learned to appreciate...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I think timing is perfect that the third part of my series on what I look for in candidates, or what sways me to include someone on my list comes the weekend after the 90-day campaign period has officially kicked-off. People’s passionate energies are at an all...
The Muntinlupa City government has granted zero-interest loan assistance to 200 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the city to help them revive their businesses that have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi led a ceremonial turn-over ceremony of the loan assistance...
