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Photo shows Susana Pascual-Guerrero (2nd from right), president and founder of The Cravings Group, accepting the award with Judith Imperial, HR director of The Cravings Group. With them are: Hans Sicat (right), CEO of the Philippine Stock Exchange, and Bonar Laureto, executive director, Philippine Business for the Environment. MANILA, Philippines – The Cravings Group (TCG) has once again been recognized by the international community as it was recently awarded with the “Best Practice in Leadership for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Community” by the Sustainable Business Awards (SBA). The awards aim to increase awareness on sustainable business best practices and demonstrate how sustainable business benefits companies, the environment and all stakeholders, today and the future. “We are very honored with this citation as we are the only candidate from the hotel and restaurant industry among top companies and businesses in the Philippines,”said Susana P. Guerrero, president and founder of The Cravings Group.  “TCG’s many initiatives in sustainability earned us this global SBA in CSR.  The goal of sustainability is simply maximizing and properly using, and maintaining life’s resources to remain viable for future generations. It is simple enough to understand that if one puts back what he takes from the environment, then it is replenished and is again available for use. Sustainability is more than just being green or eco-friendly. It is about ethical treatment of people and respect for God-given life resources.” TCG is the only restaurant /culinary school/ hotel to have been certified under the ISO14001:2004 standard Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – Michelin has always believed that the best test bed for its tires is motorsports. For more than a century, Michelin has been committed to bring exceptional performance through tires in every racing principle it participates in from Formula One to the 24 Hours of Le Mans to the World Rally Championship. Through the spirit of competition, the French tire brand has developed ‘Michelin Total Performance’, a philosophy that combines seemingly conflicting virtues into one cohesive ideology that dictates each and every tire that they produce. Through its research and development, including grueling tests on the world’s most demanding race tracks, Michelin has managed to combine exceptional grip without compromises to longevity and fuel economy. This ‘track to street’ approach is very much evident at the Michelin Pilot Sport Experience, a one-of-a-kind experience where regular people (like motoring journalists) get to experience the adrenaline rush of piloting some of the most competitive racing cars in the world all wearing various ultra-high performance tires from Michelin. Now on its ninth year, the 2014 edition of the Michelin Pilot Sport Experience sees more than 500 customers, journalists, and social media commentators from 16 countries at the legendary Sepang International F1 Circuit in Malaysia. Under the careful watch of professional instructors and renowned race car drivers, everyone got to try various racing disciplines in one unforgettable afternoon. This year, the line-up of cars included: a Citroen C2 rally car, a race-prepped Toyota 86, a Renault Clio Cup Car, and finally, a Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – Dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has breached the one-million mark in broadband subscribers as of end-June, its top executive said. PLDT president and CEO Napoleon Nazareno said the continued expansion could be traced to the company’s integrated approach through which various fixed line and wireless services are deployed providing a range of high-quality voice, data and multimedia services to customers.  “In this highly competitive business, it is heartening to know that majority of the broadband market appreciate our products and services,” Nazareno said. The biggest contributors to wired revenues were PLDT Home Fibr and PLDT Home DSL with a combined 20 percent revenue increase. PLDT Home added nearly 100,000 new wired broadband subscribers, posting double-digit growth in the first six months compared to the same period last year. “Our growing broadband subscriber base will continue to increase as we move rapidly to the digital age where people are connected 24/7. We are enriching our communications services with a growing portfolio of digital multimedia content and life solutions that address our customers various needs,” Nazareno added. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Gary Dujali, PLDT vice president and head of Home Marketing, said PLDT Home DSL and PLDT Home Fibr serve as a foundation for value-added services such as pay TV, video on demand and live streaming. “Compelling content plays an important part in the growth equation.  PLDT enables customers to experience the most engaging and compelling content in their favorite music, movies, Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – Cebu Pacific Air becomes the first airline in Southeast Asia to deploy special roaming airport agents, who can check in passengers using a tablet while they are still queuing up. CEB launched Agent Xpress service at Kalibo Airport last Aug. 25, 2014, just in time for the influx of tourists returning from a long weekend in Boracay. Kalibo is a gateway to the world-renowned island. Kalibo Airport was prioritized for CEB’s innovative service, due to the high volume of passengers and limited counter space. “Agent Xpress can make the check-in process faster and more convenient for our guests, given space limitations in certain airports. We are studying the launch of Agent Xpress in other airports as well,” said CEB VP for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog. The Agent Xpress service can check in guests with confirmed flight itineraries, from four hours to 45 minutes before the flight departure. Roaming agents approach guests queuing up for a security screening or at the check-in counter, verify their booking confirmation numbers or name and flight details, and print their boarding passes. Those with no bags for check-in can immediately proceed to the boarding gate. Those with bags for check-in should proceed to the bag drop counters. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Passengers can check in individually or as a group for one-way or travel thru flights, which connect to an onward destination. Since agents are already operating the tablet, they can verify travel documents on the Read More …

RURAL Impact Outsourcing is being pushed in a bid to provide rural areas the opportunity to be actively involved in the information communication technology (ICT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. Lizabel G. Holganza, president of National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP), told reporters they are looking for various measures to engage rural communities participate in the ICT sector, and one of these ways is through rural impact outsourcing, where some sectors of the community. such as the out-of-school youths or the women or those who did not finish proper schooling — can be taught simple but internet=driven ICT work like image tagging. She said this can be an effective strategy for areas that are prone to conflicts. “When people are engage in productive work, they will not think of conflicts,” Holganza said. She said rural impact outsourcing has the capability to bring changes in the community through generation of jobs and economic growth. She said through the jobs generated by the rural impact outsourcing, it will lead an individual to live a much productive life and giving them no reason tp move out of their community. For Mindanao, they are planning to implement this strategy in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). But she was quick to add that before implementing such strategy, there is still the need to look into the community’s readiness. “Because, sometimes, even if they are the ones we help, if the mindset of the people in that area is not ready to Read More …