Tobacco farmer Eddie Garabiles takes a midday rest under the shade of his curing barn. Summer’s heat could peak at 51 degrees Celsius this afternoon, so Eddie Garabiles, 55, took shelter under the shade of the curing barn he made with coconut leaves, its frame held together by bamboo. He could...
Ayala Land Estates Inc. (ALEI) and The Blue Leaf broke ground on The Blue Leaf at Arca South, a premier events venue set to open in 2026 within the 74-hectare Arca South Estate. In a statement, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) said the venue reflects both companies’ commitment to sustainability, innovation,...
SM Investments Corporation said its subsidiary SM Retail’s The SM Store and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) are embarking on an ambitious plan to complete the rollout of in-store cafes across all 78 branches of SM Store by 2026. In a statement, SM said this strategic expansion aims to...
ROXAS CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has been awarded as the Best Festival for the Visayas of the Philippine LEAF Awards. TRIBU Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School is the winner of the main competition of the 2024...
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Car maker Nissan Motor Corporation is expecting rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines to come with a relatively moderate growth of 5.0 to 10% in the next 5 to 10 years, as the country is still on its infrastructure buildout pace and policies are still at...
Things you realize when test-driving an electric vehicle are - #1 daily charging is necessary, and #2 range anxiety is real. Now do not get me wrong, plugging it in every day was not a chore, and I was never, at any point, close to ‘low batt’, but I noticed myself checking the gauge a lot more...
BACOLOD CITY – An Ilonggo artist found the perfect subject for his art leaf this month as he sculpted various landmarks here and a logo of the MassKara Festival which is currently being celebrated in this city. Some of the leaf arts posted by Ukit Dahon on Facebook are the Bacolod City Government...
TACLOBAN CITY – A leaf artist from Samar paid tribute to Mike Enriquez by making a leaf portrait of the late veteran broadcast journalist. "Paalam para sa isa sa mga haligi ng industriya ng mamamahayag, Sir Mike (Farewell to one of the pillars of broadcast journalism, Sir Mike)," Joneil Severino...
The Jollibee Group continues to be bullish about the prospects of its coffee shop businesses in the Philippines and overseas, particularly in Vietnam where it still has plans for an initial public offering (IPO) for Superfoods which owns the Highlands Coffee brand. Jollibee Foods Corporation Chief...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. revealed the readiness of state-run banks Landbank and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to expand their credit coverages to agriculture. In photo are: (from left to right) Usec. Leocadio Sebastian, Undersecretary for Rice Development of the...
Nissan Philippines announces an approximately 30% price reduction for the new Nissan LEAF in accordance with Executive Order No.12 issued by President Marcos dated January 13, 2023. Executive Order No. 12 temporarily reduces import duties on electric vehicles, parts, and components for 5...
ORMOC CITY – In a bid to become a smart city, a 50-foot Christmas tree adorned with calachuchi flowers and butterflies and powered by a car highlighted the year-end kick-off giant tree lighting ceremony here on Sunday, Dec. 11. NISSAN Philippines Inc. president Juan Manuel Hoyos poses with the...
