“We will replicate what we have with the San Carlos Bioenergy Inc (SCBI) It’s much easier so we will incur lower costs. We have three identified areas but we don’t want to reveal.” These were the words of SCBI chair Jose Maria T. Zabaleta as he announced that Bronzeoak Philippines will be investing P1.5 billion [...]

In response to concerns earlier raised by Petron Corp., Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes, together with the members of the local ethanol industry said that local ethanol poses no danger to vehicles and is safe to use.
Reyes said, “Ethanol is compatible with fuel-injected cars that have been properly maintained.” The group is out to disprove [...]

The Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) will be home to a private airline company come December this year. The Pacific Pearl Airways, which offers domestic and foreign chartered flights, will be spending $10 million to set up its base at the SBIA.

After successfully breaking in foreign-dominated toothpaste market in the Philippines, Filipino-owned Lamoiyan Corp., manufacturer of the Hapee toothpaste brand is looking to capture the Chinese market as well.
Company president and chief executive Cecilio Kwok Pedro said they have decided to be more aggressive, and soon they will be exporting Hapee toothpaste to China. At present, [...]

It’s all the buzz lately, this Direct TV that is, and they say it’s a great alternative to your cable TV subscriptions. But before you grab the DIRECTV Offers that come your way, be sure to look around first, weigh your options, and find the best choice. There are after all a lot of companies [...]

Failing to submit their bids in the previous auctions held by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp, Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development is keen on bagging the IPP (independent power producer) administrator contract of three hydro-electric power plants.

Iloilo will be having its 4th Iloilo Information Technology (IT) Week on September 28 to 30. On that week, jobs and business prospects in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry will be highlighted.

Babaylan Austria is a group of Filipino women based in Austria. It was formed in 1996 and its objective is to promote Filipino women’s empowerment and ensure the members full participation in the development processes through sharing of experiences, information and resources.

The eTelecare Global Solutions Inc. is seeking to be delisted from Philippine Stock Exchange. The business process outsourcing (BPO) firm said the effectivity date of its delisting is on November 9, 2009, this is in preparation for its upcoming merger with Stream Global Services Inc. of Boston.

A bright prospect for the Philippine coffee industry looms in the horizon, as the country might get new coffee varieties in a joint coffee project with Angola.
Flavio Fonseca, ambassador of the Republic of Angola said, “Our intention is to promote the increase in coffee production. We are identifying new areas for a development cooperation between [...]

On September 23 to 27, Tawi-Tawi will be celebrating its 36th founding anniversary, and this year one of the programs for the foundation day is the coastal area cleanup and mangrove reforestation alongside vibrant festivities that not only depict the culture of the place but also tourism and recreation activities for its people.

The call center industry has flourished because of the great business solution it provides. It allows its business to connect faster and efficiently with their customers and at the same time reduces cost. One such company is the Inktel Direct. Their Miami call & mail center, for instance have given valuable assistance to their client [...]

There is no business or an entrepreneur who doesn’t have a debt. Financial statements seem too ideal if they don’t have a ‘Liabilities’ in them – but they do exist by the way. Rare but they exist. But as important as debts in businesses, debt settlement is also as important if an entrepreneur wants to [...]

Anybody can be an entrepreneur if only he puts his mind into it. No matter what age he may be in, if he believes he can, he will succeed. Alvin Kingston Tan, at age 24, has proven that age is not a factor when it comes to running a business.
Alvin, who has no formal education [...]

Established in 1950 to honor Don Carlos Palanca Sr., the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the country’s most prestigious and longest-running literary contest which “aims to help develop Philippine literature for writers to craft their most outstanding literary work; to be a treasury of the Philippines’ literary gems from our gifted writers; and [...]

You’ve heard of BPO or business process outsourcing, now be ready to hear a new buzzword in the industry which is KPO or knowledge process outsourcing. KPO is actually just another form of BPO except that all workers here will be registered nurses who will act as “digital medical butlers” for their patients abroad.

Do you live a healthy lifestyle? If you do, you might just get a chance to win cool prizes and become a celebrity by joining the Nesvita online search for the “Beautiful 10.” Nesvita is looking for men and women who are beautiful inside and out – brimming with health from the inside that radiates [...]

The legends of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in the Philippines and they will be playing against our very own Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legends.
The NBA superstars, who are playing under the name NBA Generations, will be playing against the PBA Legends this Friday at the Araneta Coliseum. This is part of their tour [...]

Fearing the ethanol blend would have an adverse effect on their customers’ cars, the country’s largest oil refiner, Petron Corp, is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to come up with concrete guidelines on the utilization of ethanol blend in the transport sector.

“Whatever will be the existing pump price, we will be P1 lower in every station we have in the Visayas and Mindanao.”
These were the words of Pryce Gases Inc. (PGI) president Rafael Escaño who is offering its diesel and gasoline products at P1 lower than what the Big 3 petroleum giants are offering. “This is [...]