Filipino cuisine serves up P773M in Paris tourism leads
Filipino cuisine is making a pitch for a bigger place on Europe’s travel menu, and the potential price tag is substantial. A total P772.8 million in sales leads generated by Philippine tourism promotions in Paris.
Almazora drives Philippine transport from carriages to modern PUVs
Before horsepower became a figure on a vehicle specification sheet, it meant exactly what it said: a horse pulling a carriage.
Philippines calls on world to fund, protect nature at COP17
The Philippines has urged the international community to urgently scale up financing for biodiversity and strengthen cooperation to turn global conservation commitments into real results, as the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) got underway here Friday, October 16.
When Manny meets Kiko: Pacquiao, DA chief join forces to fight poverty
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary and Lead Convenor Manny Pacquiao is joining forces with Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. to strengthen government efforts to alleviate poverty, particularly among farmers and fisherfolk, who remain among the country’s most economically vulnerable sectors.
Business groups push back on proposed 200% beverage tax hike
Business groups and tax experts are urging the government to rethink a proposed more-than-200 percent hike in sweetened beverage excise taxes, warning that steep increases could squeeze consumers, hurt small businesses and fail to deliver the expected revenue and public health gains.
