An Inter-Agency Task Force on National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) is being constituted to address the alarming high unemployment situation in the country and help Filipinos get back to the new normal. This developed as government agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry...
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) has given its blessings to Ramon “Tats” Suzara for being elected as president of the newly formed Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVFI). In a letter dated Jan. 28, AVC President Rita Subowo congratulated Suzara’s election and looked...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez yesterday said the domestic economy is expected to recover to 6 percent GDP growth this year, which he premised on the easing of restrictions under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status for the National Capital Region and neighboring...
The Board of Investments (BOI), the Philippine premier investment generation agency, has set a P1.25 trillion investments target in 2021, following the approval of P1.02 trillion in committed investments last year. “We are working hard for a V-shaped Philippine economic recovery in 2021 and are...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the latest manufacturing index bodes well for the economy as he cited efforts in the cold chain and copper industries development as crucial pillars that will strengthen the country’s supply value chain. The Philippine Manufacturing Purchasing...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has launched its community resellers program for former residents of Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan, future site of the P740-billion Manila International Airport project, as part of the company’s continuing livelihood creation and training programs for them and their...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a standing recommendation to impose price caps on pork not just on the retail price side, but across the value chain to ensure traders, hog raisers and other middle men are not engaged in profiteering activities. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez stressed...
A consumer group has called for “pork holiday” in protest of the high prices of pork in the local market and amid the inability of government and industry players to stop prices from rising.. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) In a statement, Laban Konsyumer Inc. issued a challenge to consumers...
Despite pending right-of-way (ROW) negotiations, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has started work on the vital 1.2-kilometer road linking its 18-km Skyway Stage 3 to the ongoing 8-km NLEX connector project. The expressway project runs from C3 road all the way to Santa Mesa, Manila. The company...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez yesterday said the 90 serious investment leads that are expected to come on stream in a year in the country are no longer concerned with restrictive economic provisions. Lopez said this at the House of Representatives 9th Regular Meeting on Constitutional...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is continuing its pandemic response efforts with its food assistance program for families in the poorest districts of Tondo having reached 55,000 kilos of staple goods. The program, which distributes goods weekly to families since the health crisis struck in March last...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. plans to set up 10 to 12 commissions to tackle every program in its association following Monday’s election of officers. Newly elected president Ramon “Tats” Suzara said his first mandate is to have all stakeholders across the country join in...
