The government of Davao City is taking serious steps in its effective solid waste management, and this is more evident with the completions of a 3.8 hectare sanitary landfill project. The P268-million facility which opened last Friday boasts of a highly-engineered solid waste disposal facility which is touted as the first of its kind in [...]

First State Investment Management Ltd., a UK-based firm, and its units acquired a total of 5.438% stake in the Ayala-led utility firm Manila Water Co. Inc. according to the company’s disclosure report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The country’s leading provider of voice, data and video telecommunication services, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), has opened its fifth Innovation Laboratory at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The P20-million Innolab facility was built to help boost the information technology (IT) sector in the ecozone.
The four other Innolab sites of PLDT in the Philippines [...]

Iloilo City joined other delegates from South Korea and New Zealand in the list of international awardees conferred by the Palladium Group, Inc.
According to the report by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), “A city in the Visayas has been inducted in the Hall of Fame of an international organization for excelling in business [...]

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.

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 [...]

Primavera Software offers best-in-class solutions focused on the mission critical Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions for project-intensive industries. Emeral Associates is providing training for the efficient of this software so that your company can experience the full benefits of this program.
If your office is located in the US, Emerald Associates has Primavera training – USA [...]

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.

In the most recent report released by the Commission on Information and Communications and Technology (CICT) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bacolod City ranked first in the area of “business environment and risk management” or BERM.

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.

Holcim Philippines is said to be working closely with local government units (LGUs) and industrial companies in promoting solid waste management in the country. This is to ensure refuse are put into productive and environment-friendly use in their cement manufacturing process.

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) announced the winning bidders for the 1,000-megwat (MW) Sual coal fired power plant and the 700-MW Pagbilao coal facility in Quezon.
The bidding for Sual was won by food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp., through its San Miguel Energy Corp. (SMEC), with its offer of $1.07 [...]

Prime real estates in Metro Manila will be auctioned by the Department of Finance, as it sets its of raising P12.5 billion in privatization proceeds in 2010. Included in the list of these prime properties is the controversial “Payanig sa Pasig” property.

The Figaro Coffee Co., which is now under a new management, is in need of raising a fund amounting to more than P200 million for it to repay all its outstanding debts and keep the company operating. This was disclosed by Crismel Verano, acting chairman and chief executive officer of the local coffee company.

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has given the Subic Bay Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (SB-IFARMC) a P4 million fund for its various activities which are meant to balance the industrial thrust of Subic Bay port. SB-IFARMC is a group formed to promote the sustainable development of the bay of Subic.

What is management?  As managers, what do we do?
F. John Reh, an author at About.com offers some basic information on management.
Management is an art as well as a science.  It is the art of turning people more effective than they were without you.  How to, is the science.  To do so, there are four things [...]

A lot of people consider being an event planner, but, what is it really and what does it take to be one? Rob Hard, an author at About.com shares some insights on what is an event planner.
Conventions and meetings bring people together for a common purpose and it is the planners’ job [...]

The Diversified Technology Solutions International, Inc. (DTSI), the leading IT enabler in the Philippines, has just entered into a partnership with Nectar Channel Reseller, a subsidiary of Nectar Services Corporation. With the partnership, Nectar Corp. effectively expands its reach into the international marketplace and reinforces DTSI’s position as a leader in IT-enabled service provision.

Transprocure is a seven-year old company consisting of all Filipino and is competing for the topnotch position in the growing field of procurement services. It aims to make the Philippines the World Capital of Procurement.
Transprocure has the main function of procurement and is a pioneer company that carries end-to-end solutions. Procurement involves assisting an organization [...]

In spite of the still ongoing global recession, the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry continues to be resilient as more call centers are being opened in the Philippines.
Convergys Corporation, a global leader in relationship management, just opened a new facility in Glorietta 5 in Makati, one of the largest shopping district in the country and [...]