Isuzu Bulacan was adjudged as the Dealer Grand Champion at the 19th Isuzu Service Skills Olympics (ISSO), its second consecutive win in this annual competition held last May 11 at the Isuzu Philippines Corporation plant in Laguna that highlighted the dealership’s consistent commitment to upholding the highest standards of service excellence, reaffirming IPC’s promise of delivering unparalleled customer success. This …
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Shell Pilipinas Corporation (SPC) reported a net income of P1.2 billion for 2023, a remarkable turnaround from 2022, marked by more than 60% improvement in its financial performance. SPC mirrored the country’s economic recovery, achieving a 4% volume increase while maintaining strong premium product penetration. SPC continues to hold a high position in the premium fuels and lubricants market. “I’m …
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By Rose de la Cruz The Philippine Statistics Authority said foreign investment pledges to the country’s Investment Promotion Agencies, except those by Filipino nationals, contracted in the first quarter of 2024 by 63.6 percent to P148.43 billion, a steep decline from the P408.22 billion approved in the same quarter 2023. The highest investment commitment approved came from Singapore at P70.06 …
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By Rose de la Cruz Since there is nothing that can be done about the extreme heat and other climatic aberrations in the coming years, the government must come up with climate-adaptive school buildings and other public buildings to ensure that schooling of the youth and livelihood of civil servants will not be sacrificed everytime abnormal climate conditions occur in …
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By Rose de la Cruz The 2024 TransUnion report on the State of Ominichannel Fraud Report said that 13.3 percent of account logins for digital transactions in the Philippines were suspected as Digital Fraud in 2023. The data also said the volume of suspected digital fraud worldwide rose 14 percent year-on-year in 2023 and 105 percent from 2019 to 2023, …
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By Rose de la Cruz The deadline to remove unconsolidated jeepneys from the roads takes effect tomorrow (May 16) and yet drivers and operators of the unconsolidated jeepneys have been waging protests against their phase out with “anti-poor” modern jeepneys and mini buses, that would make them obtain loans of P2.4 million each just to be able to continue plying …
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The Mindoro Tamaraws rallied to force overtime then scored the game’s last six points to stun the Abra Weavers, 80-76, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season on Wednesday at the Batangas City Coliseum. Trailing, 54-64, the Tamaraws banked on Tey Teodoro’s back-to-back triples and Andres Desiderio’s five-point wind-up to knot the count at 72 in regulation. The …
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By Rose de la Cruz Farmers’ group SINAG (or the Samahang Industrya ng Agrikultural) is opposing efforts to revive the import powers of the National Food Authority but for government to just allow the agency to use its P17 billion (from last year’s unused procurement budget of P8 billion plus P9 billion this year) for palay procurement from local farmers …
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The 8th Kasalan sa SM mass wedding tied the knot for 16 couples on May 15, 2024, at the Shrine of Jesus the Way, the Truth and the Life Church, MOA Complex, Pasay City. This event, organized by SM Supermalls and the Felicidad T. Sy Foundation, Inc. (FTSFI), also included proud members of the SuperMoms Club, making the occasion even …
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The Pasay Voyagers and Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers took different routes toward victories in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season elimination round on Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. The Voyagers withstood the Iloilo United Royals’ final assault to prevail, 81-77, in the nightcap while the Rizal Golden Coolers stormed ahead in the third quarter before …
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