Media partnership
THE European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has chosen the businessmirror as its media partner for its events and activities for the year.
Bright prospects
THE Philippine economy is definitely on a roll.
Business confidence in the Philippines surged to an all-time high in the second quarter of this year, driven largely by election-related spending and favorable macroeconomic conditions, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
A diplomatic stint made memorable by friendships built
SANS his physical features and Brooklyn accent, Ambassador Harry Thomas of the United States is a Filipino at heart.
U.N. to businessmen: Help reduce disaster risk, build disaster-resilient communities
THE proven formula for economic development, public-private partnership, must also extend to disaster risk reduction, as well as building disaster-resilient communities, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said in a new 288-page report.
Quality standards for PHL products pushed
THE establishment of a single governing body that would ensure the quality and industry standards of Philippine products must be left to the private sector, an organization said on Thursday.
News
BPO sector sticks to $16-B target despite strong peso
THE business-process outsourcing (BPO) industry is sticking to the growth target it identified two years ago when veteran players enjoyed the perks of a weak peso.
CA order on fuel-smuggling case draws flak from businessmen anew
BUSINESSMEN belonging to the Makati Business Club (MBC) have expressed concern over the adverse impact of temporary restraining orders (TROs) and injuctions issued by courts on smuggling cases, saying these frustrate the Aquino administration’s goal to stop smuggling.
We will fight China to the last soldier–Gazmin
DEFENSE Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Thursday said China has gone too far, invading Philippine territory on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and that the Armed Forces is always ready to defend its territory and sovereignty.
Govt to boost drive vs illegal logging in Western Visayas
THE departments of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Police and the Armed Forces have teamed up to strengthen the government’s campaign against illegal-logging activities with the creation of provincial anti-illegal-logging task forces in Western Visayas.
Bright prospects
THE Philippine economy is definitely on a roll.
Business confidence in the Philippines surged to an all-time high in the second quarter of this year, driven largely by election-related spending and favorable macroeconomic conditions, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Construction, investment bring down Germany’s Q1 growth
WIESBADEN, Germany — The German economy’s return to growth in the first quarter was hampered by declines in construction activity and investment as a severe winter and a recession in Europe damped demand.
Business
Holcim to tap debt market to fund $450-million cement plant
HOLCIM Philippines Inc. is eyeing the debt market to fund its new cement plant in Norzagaray, Bulacan, expected to cost between $450 million and $550 million. The said facility will increase the company’s annual capacity to more than 10 million metric tons (MMT) in four years.
BFAR launches registration program for fishermen
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is bent on registering the country’s estimated 1 million fishermen in the newly launched Municipal Fisherfolk Registration Program (FishR) and is offering P200 million worth of medical and health insurance to entice them to sign up.
BSP approves Metrobank’s stock dividend declaration
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co.’s (Metrobank) stock dividend declaration, it was learned on Thursday.
From the Citi, a gem of a program supports PHL microenterprises
EVERY Filipino entrepreneur aspires for success—but the road is not always easy. How does one get the ample funding, right skills and an effective network? Faced with these challenges, not everyone is able to turn his dream of owning a business into reality.
Empowering SMEs through technology
ELECTRONICS powerhouse Samsung and telecom giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) seek to empower Filipino small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs (SMEs) even more under a program that makes full use of technology to optimize productivity and output.
Asean strengthens efforts to combat drug trafficking
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) drug law-enforcement agency, along with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, is eager to strengthen cooperation combating narcotics trafficking in the region, it was revealed during the Asean+3 Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) Workshop in Badung, Indonesia.
Sports
Heat wilt under Pacers’ frontline pressure
MIAMI—For much of the fourth quarter, LeBron James played like a superhero. Then, in the final minute, he handed the game to Indiana with a pair of turnovers. In a series that’s beginning to shape up just like last year’s drama-filled duel between the Heat and Pacers, Indiana defeated Miami, 97-93, at AmericanAirlines Arena to knot the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals at 1-1. The 2012 conference semifinals between the teams was tied 1-1 before the Pacers took a 2-1 lead in Game Three.
Lifestyle
‘Ella Bella’
WHEN aliens decide to incinerate what’s left of the uninhabited and wasted planet known as Earth in Year 9999, they will first give pause and then chuckle at the memory of Bella Flores (born Remedios Papa Dancel in Santa Cruz, Manila, in 1929), a Filipino actress of the 20th and 21st centuries whom the Martians had discovered while scanning the billions of extinct humanity’s DVDs clogging the drains of desolate cities.
Brown hounded for calling Manila ‘gates of hell’
DAN BROWN’S description of Manila as “the gates of hell” in the American novelist’s latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.
Of rocks and things
AN ecotourist’s delight.
That’s probably the best way to describe Northern Samar.
It’s a coastal region blessed with so many beaches, caves and rock formations, waterfalls and hot springs, as well as popular historical and religious sites fashioned by the creative minds and hands of men.
Features
A diplomatic stint made memorable by friendships built
SANS his physical features and Brooklyn accent, Ambassador Harry Thomas of the United States is a Filipino at heart.
End-to-end pharmacovigilance is a must–Unilab
NOT all medicines—even those with the same generic names—are created equal. And in numerous cases, the difference—particularly in quality, divides the line between life and death for patients.
Bird-flu virus capable of human spread, ferret study shows
THE bird-flu virus that has killed 36 people in China is capable of human-to-human spread, scientists found in animal studies that highlight its pandemic potential.
Fuego expands service to property management
WITH the increasing number of travelers and homeowners in the country today, Fuego Hotels & Properties Management Corp. has announced the growth of its sales and marketing team, as well as its list of services, which now includes providing consultancy to properties that need guidance in setting up their own hotel and resort.
Embrace the cold call
IN the course of researching my new book, Reinventing You, I gained a newfound respect for the merits of cold calling. Ringing up total strangers on the phone doesn’t have to be a sleazy sales tactic. Instead, it can simply be a way to connect with someone you might not otherwise have access to.
ADMU, Epictech partner to include Syspro ERP in curriculum
THE Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) has recently entered into a partnership with Epictech Inc., a business solutions provider, to integrate the Syspro Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suite into its curriculum.
The world’s oldest science dying? Taxonomist as endangered species
PARASTRATIOSPHECOMYIA stratiosphecomyioides, Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis, Aquila chrysaetos simurgh. Put yourself in Noah’s position, when he had the tedious task to select two of every kind for his Ark. Would you be able to spell, let alone identify this fly, dinosaur and eagle?
Washington acknowledges American death in drone strikes for the first time
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration confirmed for the first time this week that four Americans have died in US drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one—a senior leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemen-based affiliate—and said nothing about the other three except to acknowledge indirectly that they’d been killed by accident.
Honda to stage Formula One comeback with McLaren
HONDA Motor Co., Ltd. announced this week that it will be returning to the FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship under a joint project with perennial championship contender McLaren in the 2015 season.
U.N. to businessmen: Help reduce disaster risk, build disaster-resilient communities
THE proven formula for economic development, public-private partnership, must also extend to disaster risk reduction, as well as building disaster-resilient communities, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said in a new 288-page report.
The Mother of God
WHEN the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law (Galatians 4:4). God chose for the mother of His Son, a young Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee. Free from all stain of sin, conceived through and filled with the Holy Spirit, her name was Maria.
Cervical cancer: Women’s second worst enemy
CERVICAL cancer is one of the most common cancers afflicting women around the world with 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year, according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO).
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