The Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila, is set to light up with a weekly lights and sounds show starting on Saturday, June 7, according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). This initiative is part of the ongoing revitalization of the Pasig River under the “Pasig...
Victor T. Lim, former BSP governor Amado M. Tetangco,Jr., Dr. Cecilio K. Pedro, and Tan Ching The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) has elected industrialist and philanthropist Victor Lim as its new president for a two-year term, a...
The Filipino Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (FCGCC) said that the public should avoid discrimination on the recent issue of the alleged influx of Chinese students in the town of Tuguegarao, Cagayan. In a statement, the organization said there must be a proper venue for the issue among the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet with business groups on Thursday, Oct. 12, to discuss complaints on the proposed revised schedule of certain fees and charges which is deemed too high. In a statement, the SEC welcomed the points and notes the concerns raised by business groups...
The country’s largest business associations, which employ the bulk of formal workers in the Philippines, totally rejected the planned legislated wage hike stating this move is more inimical to the estimated 42 million informal workers in the country as they cannot benefit from such a wage hike....
Local traders engaged in fruit exports, particularly durian, forecast that durian exports to China could reach $150 million (P8.24 billion) on the first year from the signing of the agreement. This was shared by the Durian Industry Association of Davao City (DIADC) led by President Emmanuel Belviz...
Filipino-Chinese businessmen described as “very successful” the three-day visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to China, stressing that good relations with the world’s second largest economy is crucial to the country’s national development goals. In a statement at the Kamuning Bakery...
The business sector is asking the government to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination because they are already in the “last phase,” stressing that adding six months or one year more of quarantine would mean closures of most enterprises to the detriment of more Filipinos, especially the poor. ...
