Aboitiz turns over scholarship grants, bakery kits to Tesda
THE Aboitiz Foundation and Aboitiz food business unit, Pilmico, will give livelihood opportunities to graduates of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (Tesda) bread and pastry...
View ArticleCity council okays Parañaque’s P10-billion 2020 budget; mayor bares three...
FOLLOWING the city council’s approval of the P10-billion budget for this year, Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez unveiled three multimillion-peso projects of his administration for 2020. Set to commence...
View ArticleBeep card issuer to charge P10 to extend tool’s validity
THE joint venture of the Ayala and First Pacific groups announced that beep cards due to expire this year will still be valid for 12 more months through the company’s Expiry Date Extension Program for...
View ArticleOnline jewelry seller brings customized pieces to PHL
ONLINE marketplace Spire Jewelry now brings high-quality, personalized pieces of jewelry to the Philippines, with the end goal of empowering practical yet stylish Fili-pinas via its wide array of...
View ArticleDuty Free posts sales of over $226 million
The country’s hosting of the Southeast Asian Games helped Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC) expand sales by an annualized rate of 4 percent in 2019. Sales of Duty Free stores breached the $226-million...
View ArticleZen Rooms budget hotel opens in BGC
ZEN Rooms has launched Zen Premium Uptown BGC, the first and only budget hotel in Taguig City, catering to business travelers who are looking for accommodation facilities that offer value for money....
View ArticleOver 2M Filipinos finished tech-voc from Tesda in 2019
A total of 2,185,109 Filipinos has finished free technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses in 2019, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) reported. Last year also saw the...
View ArticleBudget hotel chain offers discounted rooms to Taal eruption victims
ZEN Rooms offers affordable rates at its selected 38 franchised, or operated, properties to locals and travelers affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano. Following the continuous ash explosions since...
View ArticleHolcim bullish on helping boost PHL devt with better ops, new products,...
HOLCIM Philippines Inc. (HPI) is positive that it is better positioned to back up the nation’s development and even continue its business growth with the completion of major plant expansion...
View ArticleYouth group favors textbook revision but…
A YOUTH organization agreed with former Sen. “Bongbong” Marcos, who recently pushed for revision of textbooks. However, the students do not agree on the contents that Marcos wanted to be changed....
View ArticleParañaque City extends deadline for business permit payment to Jan. 31
TAXPAYERS in Parañaque City are being encouraged by Mayor Edwin Olivarez to take advantage of the extension of deadline for payment of business taxes, permits and licenses until the end of this month....
View ArticleAdobo Connection opens 60th store, aims for 30% sales growth this year
FAST-FOOD chain Adobo Connection bared on Tuesday its expectation for its sales to increase by 30 percent this year after it reached its targeted amount of P500 million in 2019, while hoping to fulfill...
View ArticlePayMongo ties up with GCash to provide expanded mobile payments for MSMEs
MICRO, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines benefit from the partnership of leading local mobile wallet GCash and payments facilitator PayMongo that provides them an expanded mobile...
View ArticleNew kid on the block with a heart
A NEW player in the resurging hospitality scene of Boracay has opened its doors to both local and international guests who are on the lookout for a place that provides a new kind of experience— at a...
View ArticleWaze feature helps relief operations in Taal
MOBILE navigation platform Waze has been helping in national efforts to provide relief aid to the affected people since the Taal Volcano erupted two weeks ago, as well as those who provide assistance...
View ArticleHEART OF CHINATOWN: Mayor Isko Moreno lays down plan to restore Binondo’s glory
JONES Bridge, otherwise known as the “Queen of the Bridges” in Manila, was recently brought back to her pedestal. The whole nation witnessed its dramatic restoration during its “inaugural” in November...
View ArticleIWG signs flexible workspace franchise deal with Damosa Land
DAVAO—Shared office space provider IWG signed on Friday a franchise partnership agreement with property developer Damosa Land Inc. (DLI) to meet the constant strong demand for flexible working from...
View ArticleManulife extends settlement period for policyholders in Taal disaster zone
Two weeks after Taal Volcano erupted on January 12, the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.) Inc. (Manulife Philippines) announced it is extending the settlement period for the insurer’s...
View Article‘Muntinlupa City still free from coronavirus’
THE Muntinlupa City Health Office (MCHO) has dispelled rumors circulating on social media that there is a confirmed case of coronavirus in a hospital in the city. City Health Officer Teresa Tuliao said...
View ArticleTesda, PCCI tie up to enhance enterprise-based TVET in PHL
To enhance the enterprise-based technical-vocational education and training (TVET) system on a national scale, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has tied up with the...
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