The Toyota Motor Philippines Batangas Vehicle Center — PHOTO FROM TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINES TOYOTA MOTOR Philippines Corporation (TMP) was recently recognized as the second top importer by the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Batangas (POB) from the period of January to July 2022. The country’s largest automotive and mobility company remitted to the government a total of P16.46 billion in ...
PHILIPPINE Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx) said that the return of Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) to the securities market signals recovering confidence in debt issuances. “It can only be good when an old conglomerate, a veteran in crisis, comes to the debt market. As it again signals the continuing march forward to recovery despite challenging circumstances,” PDEx President and Chief ...
AFTER a gap brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, The Peninsula Manila is bringing back its wedding fair on the first weekend of September. The 2022 edition will bring together participants who offer a varied array of services and merchandise while introducing elements that signal the event’s emergence into a new normal. On Sept. 3 to 4, the hotel ...
IMAGE FROM HONDA CARS PHILIPPINES HONDA CARS Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) has just released the official fuel mileage figures of the all-new Civic and the all-new HR-V – realized in a fuel economy run conducted in partnership with the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP). The Civic RS Turbo CVT Honda Sensing registered a fuel mileage of 21.43 kilometers per liter (kpl). Meanwhile, ...
SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is studying solar and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as possible energy sources, its top official said last week. SMPC President and Chief Operating Officer Maria Cristina C. Gotianun told BusinessWorld through email on Wednesday that the company is at the preliminary stage of studying LNG and solar. On Aug. 16, Isidro A. Consunji, chairman ...
Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966) — IMDB.COM LOS ANGELES — The late actress Nichelle Nichols, best known as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, will become the latest member of the 1960s television series to be memorialized by having some of her earthly remains flown into space. Ms. Nichols, who died on July 30 at age 89, is credited with ...
REUTERS A PROJECT by Nestlé SA coffee brand Nescafé supporting small coffee farmers in Sultan Kudarat and Bukidnon has increased average yields by 64% and income by 45% in 2021, the company said. “The significant increases in their yields and incomes are attributed to their adoption of an agri-enterprise approach to farm operations, which includes applying learned skills in better ...
IMAGE FROM NISSAN PHILIPPINES NISSAN PHILIPPINES, INC. (NPI) has unveiled the Nissan Assist, a customer service mobile app expected to provide a “fully digital, end-to-end customer service experience for Nissan’s customers nationwide.” Said to be part of its “digital transformation roadmap,” Nissan Assist is meant to integrate NPI, its partner dealers, and customers in an online ecosystem. The app gives ...
CTA.JUDICIARY.GOV.PH/ THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has affirmed its decision that denied First Gen Hydro Power Corp.’s claim for a refund worth P15.95 million allegedly representing its excess value-added tax (VAT) traced to zero-rated sales for the year 2016. In a 24-page decision on Aug. 18 and made public on Aug. 26, the CTA full court denied the firm’s ...
THE LOCAL BOURSE posted robust gains in August on improved sentiment amid increased certainty about the economic priorities of the current administration and as listed firms posted strong second-quarter results. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) has gone up by 436.57 points or 6.9% so far this month to end at 6,752.50 on Aug. 26 from its end-July close. At ...