The Subic Bay Freeport is fast becoming the country’s center of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE).  This was noted by Department of Tourism Secretary Ace Durano during the opening of the MICECON 2010 held recently.
“Subic opens up a new world for MICE since it offers a very wide array of both man-made and natural [...]

Food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) recently completed the $300-million sale of the international beer business to its flagship unit San Miguel Brewery (SMB) Inc.  Both San Miguel and SMB reported to the Philippines Stock Exchange, separately, the closing of the deal. It marked the completion of the spin-off of all the conglomerate’s [...]

Because of the increasing volume of transactions in the Philippines, many banks in the Philippines are planning to offer products and services denominated in Chinese yuan or renminbi to their clients in the near future. According to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco Jr., these banks are looking to offer renminbi-denominated products and [...]

In Baguio City, enterprising housewives banded themselves together and formed a group which challenged the local government to send the city’s uncollected garbage to them. A challenge which have live up, up to this day.
These women from 10 barangay in the city have doing this for decades now – they have been converting trash into [...]

A local firm engaged in the production of renewable energy is planning to put up a biomass plant in Quezon. A 10 megawatt (MW) biomass plant in Quezon is one of the upcoming projects of Ecoenerhiya. Company director for business development, Antonio Lopez, was quoted as saying that the project would cost about $36 million [...]

Online games always a ready audience in the Filipino market. There is a big market for Filipino online gamers, although most the games were created outside the country. A group of Filipinos with entrepreneurial mindset is eyeing to cash in on this online gaming craze capturing Filipinos from all walks of like.

Our local animators have already proven themselves in the international arena, and their works have sought by many big international animation film companies. Now, they are hoping that Filipino animators would gain an even bigger spot on the world animation map.
The Animation Council of the Philippines Inc. (ACPI) is advocating “creative process outsourcing” CPO and [...]

Because of the continuous growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines, so are the related businesses and products that go along with them. One of them is the headset, particularly the blue-tooth headset.
GN Netcom, Denmark-based and the world’s largest manufacturer of hearing aids and headsets, is very much aware of this [...]

To help entrepreneurs, especially those who were affected by the recent typhoons, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that they will be staging the trade fair called Impakabsat.
A yearly regional trade fair of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Impakabsat features products from Ifugao, Mountain Province, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Benguet and Baguio, where the [...]

His halo-halo business literally brings him called “cold cash.”
Xavier Mercado, a 28-year old entrepreneur from Iloilo, built his restaurant on a secret Ilokano recipe for halo-halo. “I love halo-halo, I consider it as one of the best desserts ever,” Mercado said.
His love story with halo-halo, a favorite summer concoction of Filipinos, started when he was [...]

Corazon Dayro Ong was awarded the recognition as this year’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. She was known to be the brain behind the highly successful and innovative food product, San Marino Corned Tuna. The honor was awarded to Ong during the recently concluded Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 awarding ceremonies which was held at [...]

The only liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) franchiser in the country, PR Gaz Haus, is embarking on an ambitious 500-store expansion binge. This it hopes to accomplish in the next five years, according to company chief operating officer for franchising Siu Ping C. Par.

Local search engine Yehey! Corp. was established on June 10, 1998 and has an authorized capital stock of P1 billion, consisting of billion shares. Recently, it joined the growing list of companies who wants to get listed by way of introduction on the stock exchange.

Mark Gosingtian was not really aware of the impact of the damage brought by Ondoy, until he started receiving text messages about friends’ houses being already submerged by flood. This 22-year old fresh BFA Information Design graduate from Ateneo de Manila University, together with his friends decided to help out in Ateneo for a few [...]

The social arm of the Cravings Group of Companies, the Culinary Education Foundation (CEF), is taking a “greener” step by promoting a zero-waste lifestyle that can also help boost income and provide livelihood opportunities to people, especially in these trying times. The CEF is currently conducting livelihood seminars that offer tips on recycling programs that [...]

Darlene Del Mundo, 34, has always been very fond of soaps and aromatherapy. And this passion eventually led her to her business.
Del Mundo said that her family always tries soap from different brands, but they would only make their skin dry. Her family has skin asthma, and so they thought their skin’s reactions to the [...]

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, [...]

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.

To encourage more investments in renewable energy projects in the Philippines, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) launched a program that would assist banks in moving loan financing away from the high energy consuming projects toward those favoring energy efficiency and emission reduction. IFC is the World Bank’s private sector lending arm.

On Saturday, October 3, 2009, there would be a whole day seminar on mushroom production to be given by Teddy Laurie, an expert in producing spawns as well as growing the crop. He will conduct the seminar right at the AANI Urban Farm at Kingsville Court, Antipolo City where he has put a facility to [...]