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Exporters, DTI Want ₱10-B Trade Budget
Exporters are strongly urging the government to double the budget of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to P10 billion to boost...

By The Financial District
Jun 27, 20234 min read


USDA Pours In $320-M For Farmers, Food Firms
The US Department of Agriculture is seeding agricultural producers and food businesses with millions of dollars in investment funds to...

By The Financial District
Jun 27, 20231 min read


Aboitiz Group Eyes Seaweed As An Alternative To Plastic
The Aboitiz Group is working on the Reimagine Seaweed initiative, set to transform the seaweed industry of the Philippines as an...

By The Financial District
Jun 16, 20234 min read


Banks Release ₱237-B Reserves-Compliant MSME Loans
Loans of banks loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as alternative compliance with the reserve requirements (RR) totaled...

By The Financial District
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Electrifying Progress In Carmen
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, has recently brought a wave of joy and progress to the rural...

By Gerry Urbina
Jun 9, 20232 min read


London Still Losing Pubs, Restos After Pandemic
A higher proportion of pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs have closed in central London than in most other British cities since the...

By The Financial District
Jun 4, 20232 min read


AboitizPower Empowers Ifugao Coffee Growers
Ifugao farmers have introduced a remarkable coffee blend to the bustling metropolis, capturing the very essence of Lagawe, the capital...

By Gerry Urbina
May 22, 20233 min read


UK's Community-Funded Drone Valley Brewery Keeps Ale Flowing
Drone Valley Brewery has been based on the outskirts of Unstone for seven years, and has ridden out floods, COVID and rising costs to...

By The Financial District
May 21, 20232 min read


UK Bettor Wins A Third Of £138-M EuroMillions Jackpot
A UK ticket-holder has claimed £46.2 million in Friday's EuroMillions draw. The lucky Briton is one of three winners to take a share of...

By The Financial District
May 16, 20231 min read


Billionaire Backs Vocational Training In U.S. High School
Home improvement billionaire Eric Smidt never went to college. Now he’s become one of the largest backers of skilled trades education in...

By The Financial District
May 11, 20232 min read


T-Rex Skeleton Sells For $6.1-M At Zurich Auction
A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity, made up of bones from three different T. rexes, sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs...

By The Financial District
May 10, 20231 min read


Workations Are Changing The Way We Travel
Did you Know!? Many Filipinos are now taking advantage of the new work trend by embarking on "workations" in other countries.

By The Financial District
May 9, 20232 min read


Social Media Needs To Be Generous To Content Creators
There are many ways one could try to measure if social platforms care for creators but one of the simplest is to listen to how often these..

By The Financial District
May 8, 20232 min read


Venture Firms See $212-B Gain From Online Returns
Americans returned about $212 billion worth of online merchandise last year — clothes, electronics, sporting goods and more that was often..

By The Financial District
Apr 22, 20231 min read


High Fuel Costs Force 91-Year-Old UK Butcher Shop To Close
A butcher's shop in the UK is closing after 91 years in business due to rising energy prices and falling trade.

By The Financial District
Apr 4, 20231 min read


German Monks Create World's 1st Powdered Beer
A monastic brewery near Munich says it has created the first powdered beer. Just add water, and it will froth up, complete with a foamy...

By The Financial District
Mar 27, 20231 min read


Gabay Guro, MPIF Empower 50 High School Scholars With Direct Financial Assistance Program
Gabay Guro, the education advocacy program for teachers and students, has partnered with Metro Pacific Investments Foundation, Inc. (MPIF)..

By The Financial District
Mar 17, 20232 min read


Aboitiz Empowers Women Through Bread-Making Livelihood As Part Of National Women's Month Kick-Off
AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), celebrated the start of National Women's Month by...

By Gerry Urbina
Mar 8, 20232 min read


Venezuelan Liquor Cocuy Wins Global Awards But Output Is Limited
The international profile of cocuy, an artisanal Venezuelan liquor made from agave, is on the rise after the beverage captured top prizes...

By The Financial District
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Japan To Expand System To Attract Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals
The Japanese government is set to newly establish a "special highly skilled personnel system" to attract more foreign professionals with...

By The Financial District
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Spanish Cops Nab Art Thieves, Recover Works By Dali, Miro
Spanish police have recovered two 100-year-old drawings by surrealist painter Salvador Dali that were stolen last year in a burglary in...

By The Financial District
Feb 22, 20231 min read


SBCorp Lent ₱13.6-B To MSMEs
SBCorp, the government’s microfinancing arm, has extended a total of P13.6 billion to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected..

By The Financial District
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Winner Of California's $2-B Lottery Takes Home $997-M
The winner of the largest US lottery jackpot in history is a former student in the California public school system who wants to mostly...

By The Financial District
Feb 16, 20231 min read


Bill Gates Takes A Dig At Musk: I'd Rather Save Lives Than Go To Mars
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he'd rather pay for life-saving vaccines than spend money going to Mars.

By The Financial District
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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