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Business Mentor: Tips on boosting your business amid the pandemic

Armando Bartolome
Updated as of Nov 28 09:29 AM

Do you feel lost on how to your business? You are not the only one feeling this way. But there are ways to kickstart your business after the long slump. Read more »

Senate defers CREATE passage, as Gordon fights for freeports, investment friendly provisions

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 02:04 AM

"If you put handcuffs on Subic, Subic will simply die," Gordon said. Read more »

Xi Jinping calls for Germany, Europe to ‘remain open to Chinese companies’

Stuart Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 12:40 PM

China’s leader also vowed to conclude investment deal with the EU this year during his conversation with the German chancellor. Angela Merkel said she hoped to ‘put in more efforts’ to reach agreement, and to boost cooperation on trade, new energy vehicles, according to Xinhua. Read more »

Japan and China to restart business travel, coordinate on East China Sea

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Ju-min Park, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:30 PM

Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirus-hit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea, in the first high-level dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September. Read more »

Philippine business leaders call for more gov't spending for economic recovery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 10:43 PM

Former Philippine economic managers and the country's business leaders urged the government to spend more to help the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

PH to showcase fintech strategies at big-name world event in December

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 06:00 AM

The virtual event is set on December 7 to 11, and will feature talks from technology innovators Bill Gates, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, organizers said. Read more »

E-commerce inaasahang lalago pa kahit luwagan ang quarantine, ayon sa DTI chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 07:45 PM

Matatandaang sumipa ang demand para sa online commerce dahil sa pandemic sa kagustuhan ng mga taong limitahan ang paglabas-pasok sa mga establisimyento. Read more »

Business Mentor: Critical business concepts every entrepreneur should know

Armando Bartolome
Updated as of Nov 21 11:20 AM

As a new business owner, your main goal is to become successful with the business. However, you may not know which task to prioritize. Read more »

BPO industry seen performing better vs PH economy this year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 08:56 AM

MANILA - The Philippine business process outsourcing sector will perform better than the Philippine economy this 2020. But it won’t see growth in revenues either. Read more »

Pandemic pushing 9 pct of PH firms to consider permanent closure: survey

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 09:33 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing around 9 percent of Philippine companies to consider permanent closure, according to a study launched on Wednesday. Read more »

DOLE releases P1.8 billion for calamity-hit workers in Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 08:18 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released close to P2 billion in assistance for typhoon-stricken workers, it said.    Read more »

26,000 loan applications for pandemic-hit firms in limbo; Pangilinan notes DBM 'bottleneck'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 05:23 PM

The loan applications of some 26,000 micro, small and medium businesses have yet to be processed about 8 months after establishments in the country were forced to temporarily halt operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Wednesday. Read more »

Cybersecurity is top business worry in 'age of risk': Global services firm

Alwyn Scott, Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 10:50 AM

Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new "age of risk," topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, the head of insurance broker and consulting firm Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc said on Monday. Read more »

Philippine business groups urge public, private sectors to cooperate for disaster response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:13 AM

The largest business groups in the Philippines on Monday urged the public and private sectors to cooperate and address environmental concerns after a series of typhoons caused massive devastation in the country, with recovery potentially taking months. Read more »

Business Mentor: Creating an efficient mindset to accelerate business

Armando Bartolome
Posted at Nov 14 10:20 AM

I think people have realized just how important it is to have your own business amid the uncertainties caused by the pandemic. Read more »

Britain's Burberry turns younger, urban heads to salvage sales

Paul Sandle, Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 07:26 PM

Younger and urban customers helped return Burberry to growth in October, with the British luxury brand's comparable quarterly store sales falling by less than expected despite the ongoing effects of the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Singaporean fund GIC to acquire 17.5 pct stake in AC Energy for P20-B

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 05:45 PM

AC Energy on Thursday said Singapore-based fund GIC Private Limited will acquire a 17.5 percent stake in the company for P20 billion, a transaction in line with AC Energy's expansion to international markets. Read more »

Neri Miranda giddy after Harvard Business School Online features her

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 12:32 PM

Neri Miranda was more than thrilled when she saw her photo on the official social media page of Harvard Business School (HBS) Online. Read more »

Shakey's says Q3 net loss 'better than expected' on improved store sales

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 04:50 PM

Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures posted a net loss of P172 million in the third quarter, "better than expected" it said as store sales and "off premise" businesses improved following looser restrictions. Read more »

Healthcare BPOs see opportunity to upgrade PH systems amid pandemic

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 04:19 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for Philippine hospitals, clinics, insurance companies and government agencies to make their healthcare data systems more interoperable, an industry group of BPOs that handle healthcare information said on Wednesday.  Read more »