58 Minutes in Driftland brings a story that rings true to the life of the Filipino youth and immigrants A coming-of-age story about belongingness, taking a stand against the odds, in an alternative realm where both dreams and nightmares reign—that’s the premise of Filipina author I.S.A....
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has assured that the implementation of the P3.27 billion Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) procurement contract to the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for the construction of fire stations and supplies and equipment is on track. Trade...
A labor-employer-government meeting agreed in principle to ask government to extend a loan facility to micro enterprises to pay for the mandatory 13th month pay of their employees which is estimated between P500 million to P1 billion. Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President...
Federico “Piki” R. Lopez Federico “Piki” R. Lopez, chairman and CEO of the Lopez Group’s First Philippine Holdings Corporation, is the Management Association of the Philippines’ (MAP) Management Man of the Year 2020. The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is a prestigious award that...
As Senate continues to debate on the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill emotionally, two big electronics companies are shutting down operations because of uncompetitive business environment, according to the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Board of Investments (BOI), which is under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), are at loggerheads again. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III and DTI Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon M. Lopez both used the 46TH Philippine Business Conference to...
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization economists caution that any recovery could be disrupted by the ongoing pandemic effects. The WTO forecasts that merchandise trade volume could fall 9.2 percent in 2020 less than the 12.9...
The Philippines and Germany have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in manufacturing, construction and innovation at the successful convening of their inaugural Joint Economic Commission (JEC). The Philippines-Germany Joint Economic Commission Co-Chairs Parliamentary State Secretary Marco...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez is batting for the restoration of the P500 million budget for shared service facilities (SSF) program into the 2021 budget to achieve at least a P1 billion fund allocation next year for this program. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED...
There has been a changing of the guards at Lopez Holdings Corporation with the resignation of Chairman Emeritus Oscar M. Lopez and Vice Chairman Eugenio Lopez III for “personal reasons.” Oscar M. Lopez (left), and Eugenio Lopez III .( Photo credit:...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said they will issue an advisory to the mayors and local government units (LGUs) allowing them to determine the extent of further reopening of business establishments from the current 50 percent. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lope (ALFRED FRIAS /...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) expressed its full support to the proposal of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez to allow more businesses to operate at their rated capacity to prevent the economy from further deterioration. “While we recognize that there are risks associated...
