The gathering of coconut sap has always been the domain of tuba gatherers in the country but in a small village in Misamis Oriental, family members were seen lending each one a helping hand in performing the task.
The ambience is truly refreshing, blooming with trees, flowers and plants. And it is windy and cool at night, even during summer; you may need a blanket.
Is there such a thing as entrepreneurial genes? Can business skills be learned in school? Can entrepreneurship be sustained by passion? If the answer to these questions is “Yes,” then there is no way Mona Liza Lee-Serrano could have missed the entrepreneurial calling.
Even when buying a townhouse or residential condominium, customers these days expect so much more from a brand. Chief among these expectations, particularly among high-end buyers, is that spaces have a certain unique character they can relate to or a strong “sense of place,” according to Digno “Ding” Asuncion, who, together with wife Isabel, heads Asuncion-Berenguer Inc. (ABI), a leading architectural and interior design firm.
Of the countless vehicles plying the Philippines’ busiest streets and highways, there are only 13 units of Honda City, 4 Mistubishi Montero Sports and one Mercedes-Benz bearing the shade known as “Avon Lipstick Red.”
The Philippine economy’s first-quarter performance was likely “on track” to hitting the government’s 6- to 7-percent growth target for the year, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on the sidelines of the 34th National Conference of Employers.
The local stock barometer fell below 7,300 Friday as investors continued to pocket gains from the earlier run-up.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has expressed confidence that the Philippines would be spared from the flight of substantial capital away from emerging economies once the United States showed clearer signs of recovery.
Merchandise imports in the first quarter of 2013 contracted as lower inbound shipments in March extended the contraction since January this year, indicating slow factory and exports growth for the period amid a weak global economy.
The Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Federation of Philippine Industries have (FPI) joined the Department of Finance (DOF) in lamenting a court order that halts a case against Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. and the people who helped in an alleged smuggling of oil.
Malaysia’s AirAsia Berhad has completed its acquisition of a 49-percent stake in local airline Zest Airways, giving the regional budget air travel giant a foothold in the Philippines’ main gateway in Manila.
Companies disqualified from bidding for the Metro Rail Transit’s (MRT) automated fare collection system (AFCS) contract have 15 days to file their appeals, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said.
