This coming Saturday, September 26, top Filipino baristas will compete against each other and prove their espresso and latté-making skills at the much-anticipated Grand Barista Cup Finals. The completion will be held at the World Trade Center and it will be a part of the Asia Food Expo (AFEX) 2009, which kicked off on Friday, [...]

The government-controlled home development mutual fund Pag-IBIG Fund will also be coming out with its own bond offering within the next two months. The Pag-IBIG board has approved a P12-billion bond offering and it is now with the Department of Finance.
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) has been [...]

Another Filipino is leading in an international competition, this time in the field of architect design. His name is Gonzalo “Jun” Raymundo Jr., a Filipino architect, and he is one of the top 10 finalists in the prestigious Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition. At present, he is leading the online voting poll for the award.

The Ayala-owned Manila Water Co. Inc.  submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Cebu provincial government for the development of a treated bulk water supply pipeline in the province. Latest reports say that the government has accepted the proposal of the consortium.

Three major companies from the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia are looking to invest in the Philippines. This include a leading plant construction and maintenance company and the largest financial institution, who all made assurances to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

In the Philippines, natural rubber production remains an emerging industry even though the country started growing trees at around the same time as Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. These three countries at present supplies 75 percent of the world’s rubber requirement.
This year though, the Philippines is hopeful that there will be an increase in the country’s [...]

OneWebDay started out as a volunteer activity in 2006 by Susan Crawford, a former member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). This year, the OneWebDay celebration has reached the Philippine shores. Businesses and individuals are putting a “bayanihan” twist to spreading Internet use as the country joins OneWebDay celebrations for the [...]

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) opened for bidding the independent power producer administrator (IPPA) contracts for the National Power Corp.’s three hydro-electric power plants.  These are the 30-megawatt Benguet Mini-Hydro; 345-MW San Roque Multi-Purpose Hydro-electric Power Plant in Pangasinan and the 70-MW Bakun Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ilocos Sur.

Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) believes that it is more cost efficient to set up a business process outsourcing (BPO) center in Tarlac compared to most Metro Manila locations due to lower overhead costs. And since Tarlac is continually growing, with infrastructure in and around the city continues to expand, makes it as among the most [...]

Green Future Innovation (GFI), a Filipino-Japanese joint venture is joining the call for investments on renewable energy and is planning to invest $100 million to put an ethanol processing and a biomass power plant in Northern Luzon.
This was confirmed by Erwin Co, GFI project development manager, who told reporters they are going to construct a [...]

One of the characteristics of an entrepreneur is that he knows how to use his time wisely. He focuses on the more important and productive things and delegates those that doesn’t really need his personal attention. The same is true when he travels. He wants everything taken care of so can concentrate on the purpose [...]

The Chinatrust Commercial Bank Corp. is planning to open a new branch in Cagayan de Oro either late this year or the first quarter of next year. The planned branch would be the second in Mindanao and the 24th in the country, after it began operating in 1995. Its first branch in Mindanao was in [...]

Tradings at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) are always affected by the political issues happening to our country. Recently, the share price of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) dropped significantly this week, this was because most investors dumped the stock because of the controversy over  a previous deal between its parent First Pacific Co. [...]

While we are still waiting for next year for the release of the exciting 3-D television, there is something that we can have now which is as exciting and this is direc tv where you can get all your favorite shows in crisp and clear reception. And you don’t have to wait for next year [...]

By the year 2010, families would get to experience the wonders of watching three-dimensional images right on their home televisions. Top television companies Sony and Panasonic announced that they will be releasing in 2010 their new home 3-D television system. Mitsubishi and JVC were said to be working on similar projects too.

Iloilo is all set to take its place among the top new wave of international business process outsourcing (BPO) sites as it prepares to be host to Europe’s largest BPO firm – Transcom.
Transcom, who has 75 sites in 29 countries worldwide, will open a call center in Iloilo this year and is looking to hire [...]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. made a triumphant return to active fighting after winning over opponent Juan Manuel Marquez with a unanimous 12-round points decision in MGM Arena in Las Vegas.
Mayweather knocked down Marquez in the second round and continued dominating the fight with punishing assault for the rest of the bout. Capturing his 40th win, Mayweather [...]

Philippine corporate giant, San Miguel Corp. (SMC), has been diversifying from its traditional business of food and beverages. It has been expanding to other areas such as road projects and power generation. Because of this, the company is looking to sell a minority stake in its main businesses to raise funds which will be used [...]

The winning bidder for the 8.38-hectare North Bonifacio lots has been announced by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and it’s Megaworld Corp. North Bonifacio is seen as the scene of the next stage of developments in the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

Party-list Representative Vigor D. Mendoza II has filed a bill that seeks to establish a single traffic ticketing system nationwide that would consolidate penalty rules that are currently set by local government units (LGUs). The House Bill 6652 would require all traffic enforcers to issue a single traffic ticket that would come from the Land [...]