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Going full digital global leader Dentsu Aegis Network braces for total digitization
LEADING business solutions innovator and provider Canon Marketing Philippines, Inc. (CMPI) partners with Dentsu Aegis Network Philippines in working towards its vision for 2020 to become one if not, the first fully digitized media and communications agency in the country.
House panel oks bill on in-city relocation
THE House Committee on Housing and Urban Development has endorsed for plenary approval a measure establishing a local government resettlement program that will implement an on-site, in-city or near-city strategy for informal-settler families (ISFs).
US-Asean Business Council upbeat on Philippine economic prospects
‘FOR the first time in three years, the Philippines made it to the worldwide list of top 20 investment destinations of multinational enterprises,” Trade Undersecretary for Industry Promotion Group Nora K. Terrado told participants in a roundtable organized by the US-Asean Business Council (US-ABC) on February 22 in Washington, D.C.
PHL targets $28-million export sales in Foodex Japan
SEVENTEEN local companies take advantage of the Philippines’s developing trade relations with Japan, as it showcases the country’s finest tropical flavors in the largest food fair in the Asia-Pacific region.
Auto-manufacturing industry expects 1,000 additional jobs
FOLLOWING the presidential visit of President Duterte and the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Mistubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) President Osamu Masuko and Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez last October in Tokyo, Japan, Duterte and Lopez, together with Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea and Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, led the launching ceremony of the Philippine-manufactured Mirage G4 under the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) on February 27 in Malacañang.
Morgan Stanley provisions for erroneous tax report
MORGAN Stanley said it took a $70-million charge tied to tax-reporting errors by its brokerage business from 2011 to 2016.
Correlation of highway speed and development
I had recently arrived from a business trip to the US visiting Orlando, Boston and San Francisco, and observed how fast vehicles moved all the time. I was not really thinking too much about this, even when I was driving there, until I arrived back in Manila in the wee hours of the morning and was about to get upset at my driver for driving too slow, until I noticed that the speedometer was already at 80 kilometers per hour.
RE firm launches ‘best’ solar rooftop panel in local market
GREENHEAT Corp., a leading solar-power provider in the country, unveiled on Tuesday the Curve, taunted as the most flexible and lightweight solar rooftop panel in the market to date.
Mastering Incoterms for importers, bankers, exporters, lawyers
IF you do import and export trade transactions or planning trading of goods, it’s a must to master Incoterms, or the International Commercial Terms, used in shipping goods via land, air and sea.
Mitsubishi eyes PHL to be ‘3rd pillar of Asian exports’
MITSUBISHI Motors Corp. is setting a long-term vision of making the Philippines its third pillar of exports in Asia, starting with its participation in the government’s manufacturing stimulus program, the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS).
ARRC urges govt to decide on Sangley runway proposal
All-Asia Resources and Reclamation Corp. (ARRC) urged the government on Sunday to decide on its unsolicited proposal to build a new airport complex in Sangley, as this would help the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) become more efficient.
1.8M students to take career-assessment exam
ABOUT 1.8 million Grade 9 students from public and private schools nationwide will take the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) on March 1 and 2.
CCA Manila opens Makati campus for flagship program
CCA Manila, the country’s pioneer culinary school, recently opened its new campus in Makati City for its flagship program that will expose aspiring chefs to the best practices of French cuisine.
Call length is the worst way to measure customer service
By Pete Slease, Rick DeLisi & Matthew Dixon
Tañon Strait mgt board requires monitoring of all fishing vessels
THE Tañon Strait Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) executive committee approved the resolution to require the installation of monitoring technology in all commercial fishing vessels within the protected seascape.
Benefits of exercise: How long do they last?
THERE’S a fine balance between giving your body the rest it needs to recover and taking too long a break, which negates some of the key benefits of exercise! This post from Mercola.com reveals what happens to your body when you stop exercising.
20-Minute Home Fitness Workout
IF you’ve suddenly been hit with a busy schedule or just need something quick, I have the home fitness workout for you.
Feel the magic of love at Enchanted Kingdom
THE Philippines’s premiere theme park has long been a popular date destination for couples who want to enjoy and experience a special moment.
To the person to whom I gave all but still chose to leave
I DON’T know how I survived. I don’t know how I endured the pain. I don’t know why, to this day, I still don’t know why you left.
Ayala Land develops technical skills through MDC-TESDA tie-up
AYALA Land subsidiary Makati Development Corporation (MDC), in partnership with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), has graduated over 14,000 skilled workers from its training schools and assessment centers to date—thereby contributing to a more inclusive economic development that reaches out to local communities nationwide.
Communication: The key to a happy relationship
COMMUNICATION is not only the cornerstone of a happy relationship; it plays a key role in appreciating your partner’s emotional needs and resolving issues.
Tobacco excise-tax bill birthing great divide
By Cai U. Ordinario, Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz & Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas
Clash of the titans
THEY’RE all here. From the past greats to the present and future stars—all in pursuit of what has become one of the country’s most prestigious and coveted golf championships.
Salt of the earth
AFTER pointing out to His disciples the indispensability of the inner dispositions like poverty in spirit, cleanness of heart, hunger for justice, Jesus reveals to them their dignity and responsibility in society, therefore, as “salt of the earth” and “light of the world” (Matthew 5:13-16).