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Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce (Puerto Aguadulce) has reached a new milestone with its recent handling of CMA CGM ARGENTINA – the largest-capacity vessel to arrive in Colombia. The milestone highlights Buenaventura’s position as a strategic port city for the country’s foreign trade with the Asia-Pacific region and the world. “This news has great significance not only for the national port …

Contained in this 220-page book Reflections in Light and Shadow: An Anthology of Short Memoirs are 57 essays and 14 poems penned by 18 participants of Memoir Writing Class, Batch 1 & 2 conducted through Zoom for about 6 months under Professor Oscar Penaranda, a US-based writer & lecturer. Penaranda obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Literature & Masters in …

Most cases of aneurysm in the country are gone unreported and undocumented, a health official said Friday. “Kasi usually kapag dumating sa ospital it’s already at that late stage, hindi na nakakagawa nung scanning na kailangan (Usually, the patient is brought to the hospital at the late stage, we’re unable to do the needed scanning) to confirm that it was …

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as spearheaded by Trade Secretary Fred Pascual signs the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11904, otherwise known as the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA).  The PCIDA, which lapsed into law on 28 July 2022, mandates the development of a vibrant Philippine creative industries by protecting and strengthening …

Conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) landed as among the top-ranked Filipino firms in American business magazine Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Best Employers, which includes 800 firms from some 57 countries. SMC landed number 174 overall, and is one of just two firms based in the Philippines along with fast-food giant Jollibee Foods to make it within the top …

Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo checked the prices and supply of Noche Buena items in selected supermarkets in Sta. Cruz, Manila on 02 December 2022. This initiative aims to ensure that reasonably-priced and quality products are available for Filipinos in the upcoming holiday season.  Through the team’s price monitoring, Undersecretary Castelo affirmed that the monitored supermarkets …

With the aim of transforming Philippine exports into a globally competitive sector and delivering exporting breakthroughs, Secretary Fred Pascual emphasized the importance of pursuing an industry development-centric approach to export development during the National Export Congress (NEC). The Congress was held on 7 December 2022 at the Philippine International Convention Centre (PICC) and was jointly organized by the Department of …

The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) shall be suspending the confiscation of imported pink salmon, pompano, and other imported frozen fish products in the wet markets, effective immediately. “We will go back to our original strategy that we are doing which is concentrating on the cold storages and other areas, but not in the …

INSPI Philippines has been known for its cool, affordable and trendy shirts. Last Friday, November  18, 2022, they exclusively launched their “Vintage Collection” through a one-of-a-kind get-together party  with famous TikTok influencers, affiliates, and medias. The event entitled: “Let’s Roll with Inspi” was the  first ever INSPI event held at the Fisher Roller Disco, Quezon Avenue. Aside from more than …

EasyBrand Philippines, one of the leading F&B ingredient suppliers of the country, recently honored their food and beverage industry partners and dealers in celebration of their 8th anniversary. EasyBrand Philippines is one of the leading F&B ingredient suppliers of the country. “This anniversary marks a milestone for us at Easy. We started servicing a few MSMEs, and now we have …