A man repacks sugar in packets on sale at a public market in Taguig City. REUTERS

High sugar prices due to gov’t inability to enforce SRP – producers

SUGAR producers said the government’s inability to enforce the suggested retail price (SRP) was the reason sugar prices were still high. “Hindi supply ang problema...
Boracay is one of the top domestic destinations for balikbayans and their families this holiday season. MALAY-BORACAY TOURISM OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE PHOTO

Boracay, Cebu, Palawan are top holiday destinations – PTAA

BORACAY, Cebu and Palawan are the Philippines' top domestic destinations for balikbayans and their families this holiday season, a group of travel agencies said Thursday,...
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CAAP: Airports ready for increase of travelers over Christmas holidays

THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said all the commercial airports it operates are ready to handle the expected increased volume of...
Senior Group General Manager Andrea Mastellone (6th from right) and the other properties’ general managers were joined onstage for a toast by Fernando Zobel de Ayala (7th from right); Junie Jalandoni (left), chairman of Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corp. (AHRC); Al Legaspi, AHRC director (5th from left); and Javier Hernandez, AHRC president and CEO (right) during Seda Hotels’ anniversary event in its flagship hotel, Seda BGC.

Seda Hotels to add over 500 rooms to its portfolio on its 10th anniversary

HOMEGROWN brand Seda Hotels is swiftly bouncing back in the post pandemic era and will soon add another 550 rooms to its portfolio by...
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Contact Center Services Philippines: Why Outsourcing Is a Sound Investment

Since its emergence in 1992, the Philippine contact center outsourcing industry has grown well beyond its humble beginnings to become an economic powerhouse for...
Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo says the government could not regulate the prices of Noche Buena products because these are neither basic or prime commodities. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Noche Buena items price hike looms anew

A SUPERMARKETS association warned of a possible hike in prices of Noche Buena products sold in grocery stores less than a week before Christmas...
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SEC to shift payments online, offsite next year

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving its payment channels online and offsite by Feb. 1, 2023 as it continues to implement a...
The Department of Agriculture says that based on the November 2022 inflation report, the annual inflation increment for sugars, confectionery, and deserts has reached 38%. SUGARASIA.COM PHOTO

Marcos to DA: ‘Expedite importation of 64,050 MT of sugar’

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who also serves as the secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), has directed the agency to speed up the...

Merriest Holiday Celebrations and Festive Treats at Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo.

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us again! Let Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo satisfy your festive cravings with glorious buffet...

PHILIPPINES’ LARGEST EVER TOWER SALE AND LEASEBACK DEAL PROGRESSING AS PLANNED; RAISED ~₱30 BILLION WITH THE CLOSING OF A TOTAL OF 2,410 TOWERS...

ADDITIONAL 159 TOWERS TRANSFERRED TO MIESCOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MIDC) FOR ~₱1.9 BILLION December 16, 2022, MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Globe (PSE:GLO), a leading digital platform in the Philippines with major interests in telecommunications,...