Fourteen companies and businessmen were recently honored by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) for excellence in business growth and ethical practices at the 12th Franchise Excellence Awards. The Franchise Excellence Award is a platform that Read More
The pork barrel scandal, that has wracked the country, outraged the public and made international news, may erode the newly-restored confidence in the stability of the country’s economy and may reverse the strong performance that Read More
General Santos City will celebrate the 15th Tuna Festival from September 5 to 9 to mark the 45th anniversary of the city’s Charter. A National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibition will be mounted by Read More
A recent global survey of small and medium business and Information Technology shows that the more comfortable a small or medium enterprise is in using IT, the better it is at achieving business goals. A Read More
Industry chambers and other business groups cautioned against across-the-board wage increases as this may dampen interest in the Philippines as an investment destination and cause more unemployment. In a letter dated August 1, the Joint Read More
Philippine retailers can help develop small and medium enterprises and thereby boost employment by increasing the local content in their supply chains. This was the gist of the message delivered by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima Read More
Are you a young person with bright ideas on how to make things better through social enterprise? If you are, you may wish to join the “I am a Changemaker Social Enterprise Ideation” Camp on Read More
The challenges faced by Philippine retailers from competition brought about by the rising popularity of e-commerce and the entry of new brands into the market were discussed at a recent briefing by National Retail Conference Read More
Cagayan de Oro City, capital of Misamis Oriental, topped the “Most Competitive Cities and Municipalities Index” for the year 2013, followed by Iloilo City, San Fernando (Pampanga), Butuan City (Agusan del Norte), and Bacolod City Read More
(first published in the Philippine Online Chronicles, July 22, 2013) by the SERDEF Media Bureau What the country has achieved in the agricultural and tourism sectors top-billed the list of economic gains President Benigno Aquino Read More
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