The main stocks gauge rose 1.10 percent, or 86.85 points, to 7,979.66 points and the Philippine peso traded between 52.18 and 52.04, bringing the average to 52.129 Friday last week. BANGKOK POST

Stocks, peso slip on trade concerns

MANILA - Investors stayed on the sidelines Monday, resulting in the slight dip of Philippine shares and the peso weakness after Chinese trade negotiators cut short their...

Iloilo Mission Hospital

THROUGH the years Iloilo Mission Hospital continues to provide medical care to the Ilonggos.  Established in 1901, known as Mission Hospital Dispensary, it started as a...

Dar assures safeguards in place on rice imports

MANILA - Agriculture secretary William Dar on Monday assured that safeguards are in place, such as increasing tariff on imports,  against over importation of rice as...
“Senate Bill 34” has been filed seeking support for small farmers and organizations to engage in organic farming to produce more healthful agricultural products. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Exec cites need to enhance rice productivity programs

MANILA - A ranking Department of Finance official has raised the need to enhance rice productivity programs to make this product competitive and lessen the need to...
Joanna Chan-Mojica, chief media officer of Dentsu Aegis Philippines and chief executive officer of Carat Philippines (center) receives a plaque of appreciation from UPMG president Barbie Atienza, External Affairs head of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp., (5th from right) and a token of appreciation from Philstar Media Group executive vice-president Lucien Dy Tioco (5th from left) together with UPMG officers and directors: (From left) Jong Arcano, Key Relations head of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Annie Grefal, OIC for Sales and Operations of Manila Standard, Marvin Estigoy, VP for Sales & Advertising of Business Mirror, Vivienne Motomal, AVP for Sales & Advertising of Journal Group of Publications, Jay Sarmiento, senior manager for Program Sales of Philippine STAR, and Sales and Marketing head of BusinessWorld, Jun Aluad, Advertising manager of Pilipino Star Ngayon, Sherly Baula Credit & Collection manager of Chinese Commercial News, and Badette Cunanan, PR manager of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp.

Print media urged to collaborate, leverage on digital

IN order to survive and possibly even prosper in the digital age, the print media industry must open up to collaborations, leverage existing strengths, and step out...
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Agri-Aqua Trade Fair and Exhibit 2019

THE Provincial Agri-Aqua Trade Fair and Exhibit 2019 at the Casa Real ended Sunday amid very satisfied participants, including several small and micro entrepreneurs. Members and...
Megaworld chief strategy officer Kevin Tan (left) and Megaworld Premier Offices first vice president Roland Tiongson

Megaworld to build two BPO office towers in Bacolod

MEGAWORLD, the country’s largest office developer and lessor, is building two office towers inside its 34-hectare The Upper East township in Bacolod City. The two office towers,...

Oro Plato Masa Nationwide Culinary Competition

“TO espouse a new culinary philosophy of progression that allows our student chefs to shine!” That is the aim of this corporate social responsibility project initiated...
PAMPI president Felix Tiukinhoy Jr., left, talks to the media Friday on the possible impact of the African Swine Fever scare on meat processors. With him are PAMPI spokesperson Rex Agarrado, and PAMPI vice president Jerome Ong. TED CORDERO

Meat processors fear backlash of ASF scare to shrink industry

THE African Swine Fever (ASF) scare is threatening to shrink the meat processing sector’s production value since high-demand provinces in the Visayas have banned live hogs...

Facebook suspends thousands of apps

FACEBOOK said Friday that it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica...