Narda gains foothold in Manhattan market
By Vincent Cabreza
The Cordillera brand Narda’s was displayed at a recent New York fashion week and provided Cordillera weaver Leonarda Capuyan a new opportunity to reclaim a foothold in the Manhattan market.
The Cordillera brand Narda’s was displayed at a recent New York fashion week and provided Cordillera weaver Leonarda Capuyan a new opportunity to reclaim a foothold in the Manhattan market.
After successfully breeding in captivity two malaga (siganid or rabbit fish) species, scientists here are now creating a hybrid species by crossbreeding the spotted (Siganus guttatus) and striped (Siganus vermiculatus) malaga.
Despite the Aug. 1 spill at its waste facility that polluted a major river traversing Benguet and Pangasinan, Philex Mining Corp. was honored with the best mining forest award in this year’s annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference here.
The Benguet town of Itogon will not strike most people as the richest in the country. Its paved, narrow roads lead to a quiet town center that is bereft of establishments and modern buildings expected from a wealthy community.
A bus company servicing routes in northern and central Luzon has entered the express service market to offer Baguio residents, tourists and business travelers a choice in a market dominated by a 60-year-old company.
Expect industry-certified fresh bangus, complete with its own brand name and logo, to be out in the market by December.
An Indonesian company is eyeing this agricultural town to be the site of a power plant that will utilize agricultural wastes as fuel.
The annual Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Weekend of the summer capital’s service industry has been developing skills, and even new products, that offer potential business opportunities for aspiring chefs, hotel managers and entrepreneurs.
SN Aboitiz Power-Magat Inc. (Snap-Magat) has paid the provincial governments of Isabela and Ifugao P72 million in taxes for the firm’s operation of the Magat hydroelectric power plant complex here.
After a three-year negotiation, a group of singers and songwriters and the association of hotels and restaurants here have signed an agreement on the use of Filipino music in establishments in the city.
It took 10 years to build but The Forest Lodge, Camp John Hay’s newest 208-room hotel, expresses what its owners have said all along: the Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevco) will fulfill its promise to create a tourism estate in this former American rest and recreation baseland.
The Benguet towns of Itogon and Tuba have started talks over a financial sharing arrangement with Philex Mining Corp., after the gold producer decided to honor its tax obligations with the local governments, Itogon Mayor Oscar Camantiles said.
