As an assistance for our countrymen who were affected by tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, the Rural Bankers’ Association of the Philippines (RBAP) is pushing its member-banks to ease the terms of the agricultural loans extended to farmers in affected areas.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has approved the one-year suspension of payments for salary and housing loans of members of the Social Security Systems (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), according to her economic adviser. This is in line with helping the victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng.

the Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) is looking to invest an additional $80 million for the drilling of additional well under the Service Contract (SC) 38, also known as the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project in Northwest Palawan. This was reported by Shell country chairman who said that the company would be pouring in additional [...]

The Philippine Center for Print Excellence Inc. (PCPE), together with the Philippine Printing Technical Foundation Inc. (PPTF) and Global-Link MP Events Int’l Inc. will be holding the for the 6th year a print and label expo.
It will be the Print & Label Philippines 2009, the 6th International Printing & Label Machinery, Paper & Paper Products, [...]

On October 29, 2009, the Quezon City government will hold an event that aims to honor its top taxpayers. The “QC Salutes Top Taxpayers” testimonial dinner will be held as part of the city’s 70th founding anniversary.
It’s dubbed as the biggest and grandest taxpayers’ recognition event of the city, which is now being staged on [...]

Two back-to-back expos is expected to give  the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), especially those in the food and beverage industry, a big boost this coming Christmas season.
The Food and Drinks Asia 2009 and Food Franchising 2009 will be held simultaneously on September 17 to September 20 at the World Trade Center (WTC).

The 700-megawatt Pagbilao coal-fired thermal power plant in Quezon has been officially turned-over to the Therma Luzon Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp (APC).
APC assumed management of the independent power producer contract of the said facility, making Therma Luzon the first IPP administrator in country.

Trade Secretary Peter Favila and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were in London recently to attend the Emerging Markets Summit, where he had a meeting with several British companies who have expressed interest to invest in the Philippines, either via fresh infusions or the expansion of their existing projects. Areas of interests include mining, energy and business [...]

The internet giant Google launched a Search Options last May, which allows user to filter and refine the search results from Google searches. Recently, the company added more options as they received more favorable feedbacks from the search options everyday.
The new search options allow for more specific refinement and filtering of search results. These are [...]

A regulatory relief package has been issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to help the banks extend more assistance to the victims of tropical storm “Ondoy” (international name Ketsana) who  brought damage to tens of thousands of families last weekend.

Food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. is eyeing the potential acquisition of the convenience store chain “Select” of Pilipinas Shell to expand its retailing business.  San Miguel said it was not interested in buying Pilipinas Shell itself, but it has been keen on Shell’s convenience store chain Select.
“We advise that the company may have [...]

To help the members affected by the calamity brought by tropical storm Ondoy, the Social Security System (SSS) has lowered its interest rate for loans on home repairs and improvements. The agency said loans for home repairs and home improvements now have an interest rate of 9%, 4 notch lower than the previous 13% rate. [...]

The government on Thursday warned traders who will take advantage of recent calamity that struck our countrymen and raise the prices of basic commodities. The Department of Agriculture said that those who will be caught overpricing will have their business closed and will be filed with criminal charges.

Major stakeholders in the health and wellness industry in Cebu, including government agencies, have been pushing for the island to become a destination for medical tourist with its world-class wellness facilities and state-of-the-art medical institutions, alongside the already established international resorts.

In spite of the increase of prices in the world market, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. said it will not increase prices of its lubricant products and its Shellane cooking gas for the month. Shell country chairman Edgar Chua said this is a part of the company’s effort to provide temporary relief for the victims of [...]

Through his ‘kariton’ (push cart), he helps spread literacy to poor Filipino children. And because of his noble and honest mission, he was featured as a modern-day hero by CNN early this year.
Efren Peñaflorida, the young man from Cavite who reach out to children in slum areas and teach them reading and writing, with the [...]

The Philippine Airlines (PAL) will report a net loss for the period July to September, mainly due to low passenger demand and a slowdown in traffic. Its fiscal year ends in March.
PAL president Jaime Bautista said, “From our original target, our passenger load is 10 percent below. So there is a reduction in capacity from [...]

Many people must be already familiar with the ADT alarm system now as the best choice in making your homes secured and keeping your family safe. They have an efficient 24/7 monitoring system that watch home from a network of watchpoints. Now, meet their new mascot Sparky the Fire Dog who has a lot of [...]

In spite of the damage tropical storm Ondoy has inflicted on two of its malls, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the Philippines’ largest mall operator, opens its 35th mal. The SM Center Las Piñas, which is the second shopping center in the city, is located along the Alabang-Zapote Road in Barangay Talon in Pamplona, Las Piñas.

The 2009 National Livelihood Trade Fair was recently held at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City under the auspices of the Philippine Chamber of Handicrafts, Inc. and the Congressional Spouses Foundation, Inc.