RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Seven business-to-business deals worth an estimated $470 million are to be signed by Filipino and Saudi businessmen during President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s three-day state visit here.
Apr 122017
Apr 122017
THE government’s call to prioritize local rice purchases over imports runs the risk of endangering food security, an economic-freedom advocacy group of ex-technocrats said.
Apr 122017
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) on Tuesday said it denied Mighty Corp.’s motion to temporarily lift the suspension of its import permits, citing insufficient documentation to support its request.
Apr 122017
Are you using SaaS products? You may be and not aware of it as so many software companies have evolved to a SaaS model. What is the future of SaaS? How will it be 10 to 15 years from now? …
Apr 112017
THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is recommending that the Philippines seek to diversify its crops rather than pursue market-distorting policies such as rice self-sufficiency.
Apr 112017
DAVAO CITY — The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has set aside P1.7 billion as a loan window for cooperatives, especially the 11 that are considered to be experiencing financial difficulty.
Apr 112017
DAVAO CITY — The National Commission of Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) hopes Philippine Airlines (PAL) will go ahead with a plan to offer direct service from Davao to the holy city of Medina, in Saudi Arabia, to cater to the Muslim pilgrim market.
Apr 102017
This is what a lot of small businesses struggle with. Their initial inclination is to do everything themselves. Then when they have a little money, they like to hire full time employees. It’s their natural inclination and they keep an eye on everything the employee does. Sooner or later they ….
Apr 102017
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered stepped-up purchases of locally-produced rice, intervening in the sensitive issue of whether dwindling buffer stocks should be replenished with imports.
Apr 102017
LUZON lost a total of 1,647 megawatts (MW) when an intensity six earthquake hit on Saturday with Mabini, Batangas as epicenter, causing several power plants to trip simultaneously, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Monday.