If you sell goods online and send them by post or courier to your customer, then you need to navigate delivery charges. This is known as ‘B2C’ (business to consumer) selling, and you need to understand and follow best practice when it comes to delivering your goods. There are many things you need to bear […]Read More

BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO appreciated on Tuesday as the dollar weakened amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates by a full percentage point at its July 26-27 meeting despite rising inflation. The local unit closed at P56.255 per dollar on Tuesday, up by 9.5 centavos from its P56.35 finish on […]Read More

SHARES inched higher on Tuesday on bargain hunting amid a lack of fresh leads and ahead of the release of companies’ second-quarter results. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 17.46 points or 0.27% to close at 6,286.24 on Tuesday, while the broader all shares index increased by 11.30 points or 0.33% […]Read More

THE government’s farm-to-market road (FMR) masterplan is less of a priority at the moment than ensuring that farmers gain access to affordable inputs and are insulated from excessive competition from imports, agriculture industry representatives said. “Right now, the high cost of inputs, and to a lesser extent, fuel, are the most pressing problems.  Then we […]Read More

PLANS dealing with food security and inflation will be among the most eagerly expected portions of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on July 25, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said on Tuesday. PCCI President George T. Barcelon told the BusinessWorld Live […]Read More

NEDA THE PHILIPPINES is among the most vulnerable to food price shocks, and must enter into regional agreements to ensure supply and increase efficiency in domestic production, Moody’s Investors Service. The Philippine consumer price index basket of goods is heavily weighted towards food and energy, making the indicator sensitive to price volatility in those commodities, […]Read More

CENTURYPACIFIC.COM.PH THE Board of Investments (BoI) has approved an application to register for incentives Consolidated Coconut Corp.’s desiccated coconut project in Misamis Oriental worth P924 million, which is expected to generate export income.   In a statement on Tuesday, the BoI said that the company’s project will be located in Plaridel, Misamis Oriental, and will […]Read More

MINERS have asked the government to provide a stable environment and to specify how the industry can best comply with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.    “We hope for nothing less than a stable business environment to allow mineral resource development to flourish, the harmonization of national and local laws to avoid conflicts, and […]Read More

MIZIANITKA FROM PIXABAY THE Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said it is confident that the Philippines can be developed as a hub for the industry, expressing support for a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) plan to build up domestic production. In a statement on Tuesday, the PHAP said that the Philippines can […]Read More

GOVERNMENT agencies raised their cash utilization rate to 99% at the end of June, up from the 97% rate posted a year earlier, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. The DBM said the National Government, local governments and state-owned firms used P2.01 trillion of the P2.033 trillion in notices of cash allocation (NCAs) […]Read More