A United Kingdom company is offering the Philippines its power solution to help avoid power disruptions in the country.
The British Embassy in Manila said Aggreko, a developer of power solutions, will be coming in the country next week to make a presentation of its product. The embassy said the company’s expertise could help address the [...]

The al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden was reported to have been killed US forces in Pakistan. US President Barack Obama reported that Bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside Islamabad following a joint operation of the US military and Pakistani forces. Obama said after the “firefight,” the US forces took possession of [...]

Trainer Freddie Roach declared that his prized fighter Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao could very well be the first boxer to knockout former five-time world champ “Sugar” Shane Mosley on their May 7 fight at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
Roach said that Pacquiao is in tip-top shape and said he is 100 percent ready for [...]

Half-Filipino and world music sensation Bruno Mars made it to the TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2011. Born Peter Gene Hernandez to a Filipino mother and Puerto Rican father, 25-year old Bruno Mars ranked no. 64 in the TIME Magazine’s list, as he joins an illustrious list of artists and activists, [...]

The popular football team Azkals will play in the country on July. Team coordinator Patrick Ace Bright confirmed on Thursday that the first qualifying match between Philippine’s Azkals and Sri Lanka for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on July 3.
“This will not be the last [...]

Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao started sparring at the Shape up Boxing Gym in Baguio City on Tuesday, focusing on the timing of his punches. This signals the start of his hard training in preparation for his May 7 title defense against Shane Mosley at the MGM Garden.
The undisputed pound-for-pound king spent 4 rounds of [...]

In its effort to alleviate the plight of Filipino families who have love ones working abroad, Globe Telecom announced that it will continue to provide more affordable rates for international services.
Head of Overseas Filipino Communities and Alliances, Consumer Marketing of Globe Telecom Richie Sison said “In these times of uncertainties in other parts of the [...]

The Department of  Energy (DoE) said last week it is expecting gasoline to be lower this week as demand in the world market decreases when Japan was hit an earthquake and tsunami. “The downward trend began after Japan catastrophes. We saw prices going down due to the market reaction that global economy will slow down [...]

Only a week after Filipino boxing champ Nonito Donaire Jr. won over opponent, Mexican Fernando Montiel, to claim the World Boxing Organization and (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweights crown, another Filipino brought the Philippines to the boxing limelight.
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton defeated Franches Alcanter, from Kansas City, to retain her WBO super-bantamweight title [...]

Based on World Bank’s (WB) assessment, the Philippines have the potential of generating more investment this year, as well as next year. The World Bank cited recent reports about improving business sentiments that could fuel economic growth faster than its previous estimates. It has set its growth forecast for the Philippines at 5 percent this [...]

Coca-Cola is one of the most biggest beverages company in the world. Now they are planning to invest here in the Philippines. They are planning to invest $1 billion in the next five years to improve their products here in the Philippines. They also promise that they will substantially invest here in the Philippines.
Last Tuesday [...]

When you are a businessman you always want your children to follow your footsteps. You always want them to inherit your family business but in some families the children is forced to inherit it even if they don’t like to enter the business industry. There is also some cases that the child thought [...]

Chinese delegates to the recently held 10th Philippine Travel Exchange (Phitex) at the Manila Hotel said they were impressed by the warmth and hospitality of Filipinos that they immediately enjoyed their stay right on the first two days of their visit.
Kelly Jiao from Shanghai, who led the delegation , said “At first, our group was [...]

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” and the same goes true to an entrepreneur. A friend of mine is convincing me to buy wow account so we can play together. I found out that he unwinds by playing the World of Warcraft and he wants me to be in it too [...]

A total 108 delegates from wholesale travel agents from all over the world are coming to the Philippines for the upcoming 10th Philippine Travel Exchange (Phitex 2010) to forge deals with the different sectors of the local tourism industry.
Tourism Secretary Alberto A. Lim said that the delegates who will be coming in are large representations [...]

A recent survey conducted by one of the leading financial publications in Asia showed the Philippines as the third cheapest tourist destination in Southeast Asia. The survey was made by FinanceAsia, one of the leading business publications in the region, which utilized Mandarin Oriental’s rack rates as basis for the reader’s outlook.

The country’s power sector, including renewable energy projects, is likely to get a big boos from the World Bank (WB). WB’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corp. (IFC), is looking at pouring in more than $300 million in investment to the said industry in the Philippines.
IFC resident representatives to the Philippines, Jesse Ang, said [...]

So you finally decided to get your own website for your business so you can reach more potential customers. How then do you let web surfers and online shoppers that your site and up and they should check it out. There are lots of ways really, like joining online forums, and getting link referral from [...]

Texas Instruments (TI), one of the world’s leader in the semiconductor industry, has been doing business in the Philippines for more than 30 years, and the company plans to stay longer in the country. In fact, TI has earmarked $1 billion in new investments for its planned expansion of its operation in the country for [...]

The grand finals of the nationwide talent show “Pilipinas Got Talent” (PGT) was one of the most talked-about topic Twitter this last weekend. It even became the top trending topic, dislodging the much-anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup.
As the finals wind up on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum, Jovit Baldovino, the 16-year old “siomai” vendor from [...]