The Philippines’ shopping mall chains have virtually taken over the provinces, branching toward every urbanizing town or city to offer products that provincial customers used to buy only from Metro Manila stores.
As the demand for electricity in Metro Manila increases, at least seven Japanese firms are eyeing investments in the Philippine power sector, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said.
As demand for electricity in Metro Manila increases, at least seven Japanese firms are eyeing investments in the Philippine power sector, according to Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras.
Sylvia Pasaña, 45, a farmer’s wife in Barangay Bibiclat here, was in front of her house one early morning to wait for the most important person that she was certain to come.
To support himself through college, Ramon Santos worked as a janitor in a Metro Manila-based firm engaged in the importation and supply of amusement rides.
In 1979, when the carabao was generally regarded only for its power, Jaime Ramos of Barangay (village) San Ricardo in Talavera town, Nueva Ecija, decided to stake his future on this animal.
For one who is in a rural setting, performing a yeoman’s job, running two rice mills, managing a lot of workers and dealing with lots of customers, the days may be tiring and boring.
Backed by a compulsion to empower the poor, the Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc. (Aski) has evolved into this city’s most vigorous microenterprise development organization.
Do you know what really pays in this part of the country? Going back to basics and going all natural. A women’s group in Nueva Ecija has been reaping good fortune—and accolades —from homegrown organic food products which it has managed to turn into name-brands. The Kababaihang Masigla ng Nueva Ecija (The Zestful Women of Nueva Ecija) or KMNE operates in Barangay Ilog Baliwag in Quezon town, and is composed of around 30 farmers’ wives and retired teachers.
CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines—At 19, Leticia Uy decided to go into production of baked goods with pilipit, a twisted native pastry, as her main product. Her first attempt failed. The pastry she made, which was supposed to be crunchy, turned out soft when she undercooked it. But that experience only pushed her to try harder to [...]
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ – At dawn on a typical working day, Cornelio Agustin, 37, would get up, ride his motorcycle to go to a farmer’s spread and, once there, he would take out from his backpack the instruments he would need to artificially inseminate a carabao. Once he’s done, Agustin would travel to another [...]
