The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) to be launched in Coron and El Nido in Palawan this year which aims to draw more visitors and hasten their tourism recovery. Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC), the country’s second largest car company, has issued a public advisory requiring buyers to post provisional cash deposit on brand new motor vehicle purchases affected by the provisional safeguard duty imposed by the government. In the public...
There’s an online tool that predicts when you are likely to get the jab It’s called the Vaccine Queue Calculator and it estimates how many people are ahead of you in the queue It will also predict how long you might have to wait to get the vaccine jab The much-awaited vaccination drive against...
Despite the safeguard measure, Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) has set a bullish 15 percent market share this year for its All-New D-MAX, almost doubling the current 8 percent market share. IPC Vice-President for Sales, Yasuhiko Oyama announced the digital debut of the imported completely built-up...
The Laguna Heroes downed the Rizal Batch Towers and San Juan City Predators to share the Northern Conference lead with Caloocan going into the final stretch of the regular season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference Wednesday night, March 3....
Salcedo Auctions holds first major Important Philippine Art & Furniture sale for 2021 to commemorate 500 years of cross-cultural encounters LARGER THAN LIFE This untitled work in oil on canvas, the largest of Elmer Borlongan's works ever to go on auction, is the jewel of the collection to go...
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry We should never think small when we talk about micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs). The implementation of stricter health lockdowns in the first quarter of 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 had severely affected businesses,...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) wants its staff to become food self-sufficient and is even willing to convert certain spaces in its head office to small urban farms. In a statement, SMC said it is building its first urban farm within its head office complex in Ortigas to help build self-sufficiency...
Indonesian financial technology firm Xendit, which aspires to be the Philippines' digital financial highway, raised a total of US $88 million funds after its latest US$64.6 million Series B round to expand its regional business. Overall, Xendit has processed over 65 million transactions with US$6.5...
AirAsia’s logistics arm, Teleport, partnered with fast-food chain Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines) to hasten the delivery of orders within the National Capital Region (NCR) - and soon, throughout the archipelago and Southeast Asia. Teleport is an end-to-end...
To help address the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy, e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee today, March 1, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various global and local brand owners to fight the alarming increase in counterfeit and pirated products sold online. On the part of...
Cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines reported a 42 percent drop in net income to P2.06 billion last year from the P3.59 billion earned in 2019 as lockdowns and bad weather weighed down its performance. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Holcim saidnet sales declined by 22 percent...
