Seven major commodities that are responsible for deforestation are timber, palm oil, soy, cattle, rubber, cocoa, and coffee. A study by an international non-profit environmental organization reveals that among these major drivers of deforestation, palm oil firms are leading in terms of...
With more Business Process Outsorcing (BPO) companies dispersing outside Metro Manila, Aboitiz-owned LIMA Land, Inc. is building a seven-tower office complex in its 30-hectare commercial zone to cope with the demand. The first structure of the complex, LIMA Tower One, will break ground later this...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
The government allows private companies to seek "cost reimbursement" or "cost sharing" for the coronavirus vaccines allocated to the dependents of its employees, Malacañang clarified Tuesday. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021....
The 'father of luxury retail' in the Philippines was 100 years old Bienvenido R. Tantoco Sr. has passed away, a member of the family confirmed on the morning of July 6, 2021. The former ambassador to the Vatican, known to many simply as Lolo Benny, was 100 years old. 'RETAIL THERAPIST' Lolo Benny,...
Ayala Corporation announced that employees from its business units have started to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The vaccines are part of the first tranche of the 1 million doses secured by the group via tripartite agreements with the government. AGC Logo On July 5,...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez just gave a timely assist to local construction companies amid the alleged skyrocketing of metal prices in the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Ayala Group of Companies has started its vaccination program and over 2,000 employees of who belong to the A4 (economic frontliners) category have begun receiving jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine last June 14. Ayala Corporation The vaccines were given at the UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub in partnership...
The Aboitiz Group, together with a coalition of public-private sector partners under the Taskforce T3 (test, trace, treat), has pledged support to the government’s efforts to initiate the vaccination of the A4 priority sector. The commitment was formalized on June 7 through a hybrid event held...
Majority of Philippine companies are not in a rush to mandate COVID-19 vaccination among employees, citing employers’ concerns about the safety of the vaccines as one of the major reasons for it. A Mercer survey conducted in February 2021 revealed that Philippine employers are not rushing to make...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking passage of a measure that would open up the country’s electricity market by lifting the public offering requirement provision in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA Law to lure more generation companies into investing in the Philippines....
Vaccination sites set up by private firms in Makati City will be required by the city government to abide by the standards set by the Department of Health (DOH), Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said on Friday (June 3). (Mayor Abby Binay/My Makati Facebook page) The City Council, according to Binay,...
