Stocks close weaker, peso improves
THE stock market remained in the red amid inflation concerns, while the Philippine currency ended the week stronger against the greenback on Friday.
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DoT set to showcase PH at two travel fairs
THE Department of Tourism (DoT) is preparing to promote the country's best tourism offerings at two key travel and trade events in June — the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) and the Seoul International Travel Fair (SITF) this year.
China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands.
A global culinary adventure awaits at upcoming THAIFEX - Anuga Asia 2024
BANGKOK, Thailand — THAIFEX - Anuga Asia 2024, Asia Pacific’s leading food and beverage (F&B) trade show, returns with a record-breaking surge in international participation from May 28 to June 1, at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok, Thailand.
Camsur farmers earn P74K from SM’s Sunday market
Six farmer organizations assisted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Camarines Sur, earned P74,457.65 in sales through their participation in the SM Sunday Market.
Big-time oil price rollback expected on May 7
MANILA, Philippines — A big-time oil price rollback is expected in the first week of May.
Traders, middlemen blamed for soaring commodity prices
MANILA, Philippines — The soaring prices of basic commodities in the market despite the wide gap in farmgate and retail prices are brought by as much as 200 percent profit of middlemen and traders, according to administration lawmakers.
Entrepreneurial friendship
Even before the Spaniards landed on our shores in 1521, the Philippines was already actively trading with its Southeast Asian neighbors, along with the Ryukyu Islands (now known as Okinawa, Japan) and, of course, China. Despite a vast body of water and relatively primitive means of seafaring, the spirit of trade – and the resulting cultural exchanges – endured.