MB file photo The Philippine Metalworkers Alliance (PMA-SENTRO) has called for a review of the automotive industry development plan stating the imposition of the safeguard measure is not enough to save the domestic automotive industry and stop car companies' exodus from the Philippines. PMA...
Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head Ceferino S. Rodolfo is amenable to a three-year delay in the compliance of the volume requirement by participants of the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program in consideration of the setback caused by the pandemic. Rodolfo made...
TV host and athlete Gretchen Ho is more than happy to achieve her target of donating 1,000 bikes for #DonateABikeSaveAJob donation campaign last December 14. Gretchen expressed her gratitude for her team on Instagram and posted photos of her momentous achievement. Part of the post read: "This batch...
Senator Ralph Recto yesterday sought for an accounting of the funds being allocated to government financial institutions for lending to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Senator Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) This transpired at the Senate hearing for the...
Senator Ralph Recto yesterday sought for an accounting of the funds being allocated to government financial institutions for lending to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Senator Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) This transpired at the Senate hearing for the...
Reading, in this day and age, has become even more important In the Philippines, National Reading Month is celebrated every November. The notion of commemorating reading and learning in the country started out in 2011, after former education secretary and Lasallian brother Armin Luistro declared...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to print the first five million of the national ID cards this year, beginning in November. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno ( Bloomberg ) “Finally, it will soon to be a reality,” said BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno after...
The governments of the Philippines and Japan will proceed with their high-level discussions on the progress of the Tokyo-funded infrastructure projects under the "Build, Build, Build" program despite the ongoing pandemic, Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, DOF said the...
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country—has expanded its Balik Pinas program to national scale to reach more repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and help them start their own business at home. Gareth McGeown, CCBPI President and CEO....
With the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (RA 11494) signed into law, a P10- billion fund has been allotted to The Small Business Corporation (SBCorp), the government’s micro financing arm. SBCorp announced it will start rolling out on Monday, October 26, the P10-billion fund to ensure...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has proposed to share P4 billion out of the P10 billion allocation from the Bayanihan 2 as soft loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to pay for the 13th month pay of their workers. This was revealed by Department of Labor and Employment...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is providing its workforce with bicycles as an alternative transport mode amidst continued travel restrictions nationwide. The conglomerate's program subsidizes bicycles for employees at P2,000 to P3,000 per unit, payable in 12 months, with no interest. San Miguel...
