SMC tollroads going cashless | Inquirer Business
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is poised to go fully cashless across its tollroads starting October this year to fight the spread of the new coronavirus disease. SMC is offering…
Ports collection targets slashed | Inquirer Business
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reduced the collection targets for the country’s 17 ports in line with the reduction in the agency’s 2020 goal amid the COVID-19-induced recession. In…
Farmers can’t breathe | Inquirer Business
Just as George Floyd said “I can’t breathe” prior to his May 25 murder, several Filipino farmers also “can’t breathe.” This is due to factors such as injustice, corruption, incompetence…
BPI ‘rebalances’ workforce | Inquirer Business
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), one of the largest banks in the country, has begun “rebalancing” its workforce to trim excess fat and brace for the challenges arising…
Postlockdown employment challenges | Inquirer Business
It’s Day 71 of the Luzon-wide lockdown and there is no assurance the government would lift it by the end of the month. The country’s labor sector is now on…
Absolute power corrupts absolutely | Inquirer Business
If power corrupts, the absolute power that corrupts absolutely must not prevail in the use of the proposed additional P66-billion DA (Department of Agriculture) budget for the COVID-19 stimulus fund.…
PSEi closes up 0.47% | Inquirer Business
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) edged higher on Wednesday after a volatile session that saw it swing between gains and losses. By the closing bell, the PSEi was…
‘Bayanihan’ in agriculture | Inquirer Business
With today’s pandemic and the proposed additional COVID-19 P1.2-trillion budget, we surely need more “bayanihan” in our agriculture. This may not happen. What exactly is bayanihan? There are two definitions…
Mama knows best | Inquirer Business
Sia learned his first business lessons from his mother, Paz. Every day after school when he was a young boy in Capiz, Edgar “Injap” Sia II and his siblings would…
DA expands online services | Inquirer Business
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding its services through online-driven platforms to address the new landscape for buying and selling agricultural products. The agency has pushed new programs such…