A family tries to salvage valuables from their collapsed house in Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo, Iloilo City. A huge tree that super typhoon “Odette” uprooted fell to their house in the wee hours of Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Fortunately, all the household members managed to get out of the house alive. PN PHOTO

Restoration in ‘Odette’-hit areas to counter economic impact

Devastation in some parts of the Visayas and Mindanao wrought by Typhoon Odette is expected to hit economic recovery but restoration activities in the...

Reliable electricity for all: MORE Power inaugurates Ticud rehabilitation works

MORE Power inaugurated the Brgy. Ticud Rehabilitation Works last Dec. 10, 2021. In line with Executive Order No. 156 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte,...
Numbers from the electronic stock board are reflected on the glass window of a restaurant during trading hours of the Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, Philippines. The main equities index rose by 1.29 percent, or 100.12 points, to 7,847.50 points on Wednesday, while the local currency finished the day’s trade at 52.32 from 52.26 a day ago against the US dollar. AP PHOTO/AARON FAVILA

Stock index up, peso sideways vs. US dollar

The main stocks index finished the week up partly on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) rebalancing while the peso ended sideways against the...
DTI secretary Ramon Lopez. PCOO

DTI pursues trade deal with UAE at Global Business Forum

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez proposed stronger trade and investment ties with the UAE as he joined the inaugural Global...

AISIN celebrates 2021 milestones and breakthroughs

Introduces new MD, brand image, plans, and products to PH market (Manila, Philippines) — AISIN, a leading provider of premium OE-quality automotive parts, marked significant...
This photo shows a portion of the 196-hectare site in Barangay Cayanga in Bugallon, Pangasinan where AboitizPower’s 94-megawatt peak solar power plant will be built.

AboitizPower awards JGC Philippines EPC contract for 94-MW solar power plant

Aboitiz Power Corporation announced Wednesday, December 15, the award of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for its 94-megawatt peak solar project in...

PLDT Home’s heart-tugging Christmas video gives tribute to Filipinos all over the world

This Christmas, PLDT Home gives tribute to Filipinos all over the world in a special video that celebrates the real and meaningful connections of...

PH, Korea sign loan accord revving up Covid-19 vax program

The Philippines and Korea signed on Friday an agreement for a USD100 million loan that would boost the Philippine government’s ongoing nationwide coronavirus disease...

Dollar remittances surpassed prepandemic levels in Oct, says BSP

The value of remittances, in cash or in kind, from Filipinos who work abroad or migrated overseas reached $28.8 billion in the 10 months...

How to Deal with an Unreasonable Customer

Irate, unreasonable customers.  They can be the bane of your existence.  But customer service training tells us to be polite (even when you’d do...