From coffee enthusiast to franchise cafe owner While many coffee shops are popping all across major metros in the Philippines, for James Michael Go, Figaro Coffee has always caught his eye and palette. As a regular customer of the brand for several years already, he has always enjoyed Figaro’s...
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said it is closely coordinating with the government on pharmaceutical security as some areas in Metro Manila are experiencing shortage of supply of certain paracetamol brands following the surge in COVID cases. PHAP “We are...
A nationwide mobility restriction on the unvaccinated has been strongly pushed by Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Jose “Joey” Ma. Concepcion III to protect them from the highly transmissible Omicron variant and as the way forward to sustain recovery and open the economy safely....
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Tuesday, Jan. 4 that there is no ongoing shortage of paracetamol and other drugs for flu-like symptoms. A sign has been posted at a drugstore along Taft Avenue in Manila notifying people of out-of-stock medicines due to a shortage in supply amid another...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez As much as 200,000 workers would be out of work and P200 million in economic losses as the National Capital Region returns to stricter health restrictions on rising COVID-cases in the capital. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Trade and Industry...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) denied allegations that it has been the cause of the delay in the shipment of generator sets bound for Cebu. (FILE PHOTO) This, after Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the agency withheld the vessel at the Batangas Port that was supposed to transport the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has apprehended and issued 50 letters of inquiry to business establishments and profiteers that took advantaged of the crisis in Typhoon Odette-affected areas in Visayas and Mindanao. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez reported during President Duterte’s...
The Philippines should maximize the tax incentives being offered under the Republic Act 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act to attract more foreign direct investments, according to a foreign business leader said. Chris Nelson, executive director, British...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking at helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by Super Typhoon Odette. DTI Assistant Secretary Ann Claire C. Cabochan said this as Typhoon Odette caused massive destruction not just on agriculture but also business...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has ordered DTI regional offices to run after business owners who are profiteering and unduly hiking prices of consumer goods in typhoon- hit areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez “I have instructed our Consumer...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Dec. 16, said she intends to expand her seafarer cadetship program in Bulan, Sorsogon to capacitate and provide better opportunities for some one million Filipino seafarers around the world. Vice President Leni Robredo visits the site...
The Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOST-CAR) and DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), together with local partners, vowed to strengthen the country’s sericulture industry. New Philippine silkworm hybrids (Photo from DOST-PTRI) The DOST-CAR,...
