Alfamart, the first and only Super Minimart chain in the Philippines, recently opened its first store in the province of Bataan, specifically in Santa Rosa, Pilar.

In line with its thrust towards becoming a center for arts and culture in the heart of Boracay, Crimson Resort and Spa Boracay officially opens its doors to its first-ever artist-in-residence Eric Egualada.

The Asian Banker recently recognized the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) as the Strongest Bank in the Philippines in 2021. The award is part of The Asian Banker’s pioneering and most credible annual ranking analysis of all major banks in the Asia Pacific Region based on their strongest balance sheet performance.

100 Small business owners invited to set up shop in SM malls It has been almost two years since the pandemic brought Filipino life and many livelihoods to a screeching halt. According to a 2020 Asian Development Bank (ADB) study of 1,804 Philippine MSMEs, 70.6% were forced to temporarily close with 66.2% reported to have temporary staff cuts during the height of …

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the local gaming industry’s revenue performance, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently approved the P34.64 million grant to cities and local government units that host a Casino Filipino branch. 

Airlines, airports, related services companies and travelers will have to wait a bit longer before air traffic around the world returns to pre-pandemic levels, according to Standard and Poors Global Ratings. 

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) recently defended its P95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project against transport and environmental groups. 

Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park (MKRNP), site of one of the few remaining rainforests in the Philippines and a protected area in Bukidnon, northern Mindanao, hosts some of rarest plant and animal wildlife, including the critically endangered Philippine Eagle. 

Philippine Airlines (PAL) recently opened a new service from Manila to Seattle via Honolulu, in a move to generate revenues by expanding operations in the United States West Coast. 

Egypt’s world-famous pyramids site, especially the three Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, attracted more than half of the number of visitors that used to frequent the site before the outbreak of the pandemic, according to Ashraf Mohieddin, Egyptologist and director general of the pyramids site, on the occasion of World Tourism Day.