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LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
SMC seals JV with Batangas for P48-B Nasugbu-Bauan Expressway
MANILA, Philippines -Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. signed a joint venture agreement with the Batangas provincial government to build a P45-billion…
LBC Business Solutions celebrates a year of growth with partners at Shippers’ Night
Businesses went through unprecedented challenges over the last two years because of the effects of the pandemic. With the situation…
Enjoy flexible logistics cost and reliable delivery experience with the new Flow by FAST
The country’s leading logistics company launches a pioneering cross-docking solution for businesses of all sizes The strong growth of consumer…
Dampened demand for shipping brings down sea freight costs
Ocean freight costs have bottomed out as demand for goods and raw materials has dwindled amid rising consumer prices that…
Logistics sector overcomes disruptions
Innovation, adaptation and technology have helped the logistics sector of the Philippines overcome disruptions and deliver goods, people and services…
Empowering Communities with the All-New Toyota Lite Ace
A versatile light commercial vehicle for different businesses As I leave our house to go to work, I’m greeted by…
Carmakers hopeful of finishing year with 20% sales growth
The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (Campi) is expecting to end the year with a growth of…
ICTSI to operate Madagascar’s key port for 15 more years
Razon group-led International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has secured a for its Toamasina International Container Terminal in Madagascar, its…
Pandemic puts needed spotlight on logistics
If goods and services are seemingly moving smoothly and effortlessly despite the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to rage not just…
Coca-Cola PH strengthens logistics operations
When the pandemic hit and borders all over the country were closed during the first lockdown last year, one could…
Shakey’s ‘Super App’ to boost delivery business
Restaurant chain operator Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. seeks to boost its delivery business—a segment that has grown in importance…
Toyota looks beyond Covid
While many businesses remain in the grip of the Corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and still caught in the…
Small-package delivery services in Asean flourish amid pandemic
As consumers continue to stay at home and apart amid the pandemic, there is one thing that continues to connect…
Empowering MSMEs today towards digital adoption
As the sector that enables the vital movement of goods and products from one place to another, logistics has always…
Pick-a-roo expands brand, product lineup
The Megaworld group’s e-commerce startup, Pick-a-roo, has grown its online consumer marketplace since debuting at the height of the COVID-19…
Enabling e-commerce through logistics
E-commerce exploded amid the pandemic, not only because quarantine restrictions confined people to their homes but also because it enabled…
Navigating through choppy waters of logistics
The Fast Logistics Group, led by the Chiongbian family, is no stranger to crisis. Tracing back to its beginnings with…
They keep economy moving against all odds
If goods and services are seemingly moving smoothly and effortlessly despite the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to rage not just…
Toyota launches P4.7-B Batangas logistics hub
Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) has inaugurated its P4.7-billion logistics hub in Batangas, which can store up to 4,500 imported…
URC marks 65th year with hope amid challenges
From a humble trading business that the late tycoon John Gokongwei ran on his bicycle 65 years ago, Universal Robina…
Apollo Global secures P988M for PH’s first deep sea mining
Apollo Global Capital, Inc. (APL) has raised from its recently concluded follow-on offering (FOO) as it prepares for its offshore…
SMC Bulacan ‘aerocity’ to have bike highways integrated with train system
San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) P740-billion airport and mixed use development being built in Bulacan will incorporate sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Gov’t gets P1.7B in royalty from SMPC
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has turned over close to in royalty payment to the Department of Energy for…
DMCI power unit invests P3.5B to pump up off-grid capacity
DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) has earmarked P3.5 billion to expand a fleet of generators in Masbate and Palawan by a…
Managing public-private partnerships for a postpandemic recovery
COVID-19 is directly impacting infrastructure services around the world. Demand for existing infrastructure has fallen sharply. Construction of new infrastructure…
Petron recovers with P3.87-B income amid improved oil prices, market sentiment
Petron Corp. made a turnaround in the first half of the year, bouncing back with a P3.87-billion consolidated net income…
Holcim back to profitability in Q2
Holcim Philippines, the country’s leading cement maker, chalked up P721.4 million in second quarter net income, reversing the P88.1 million…
23 foreign, local firms vie for Calamba railway project
Philippine construction giants and an array of global contractors and engineering companies submitted bids to build a portion of the…
Pepsi PH bottling capacity up 30% via new plant in Batangas
Beverage-maker Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. has expanded its bottling capacity, adopted digital platforms and accelerated sustainability initiatives amid a challenging…
Taking advantage of opportunities in manufacturing
Over half of the Philippine’s industrial sector is in manufacturing and the industry contributes to almost a quarter of the…
Megawide snaps losing streak; nets P2.9M in Q1
After being bludgeoned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Megawide Construction Corp. returned to profitability in the first quarter of…
Road icon continues to serve Filipinos
This iconic utility van remains as deeply embedded in the Filipino way of living as it was when it first…
Metro Pacific South sets aside P 12-B capex in 2021
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. is setting aside about P12 billion this year for capital spending for three expressway projects in…
Modern mobility network set in place for PH road warriors
For more than a hundred years, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. has been at the forefront of helping the Philippine economy…
PH recovery hopes pinned on infra spending
Recovery from the pandemic-induced recession will entail not only fast-tracking mass vaccination and sustaining infrastructure development but also some more…
San Miguel Corp. continues to invest heavily in the Philippines’ future
The work of nation-building never stops. And for San Miguel Corp. (SMC), one of the country’s largest and most diversified…
PH business owners more upbeat for 2021, BSP survey shows
Filipino business owners are more upbeat about their prospects over the next 12 months as the economy began to adapt…
Cebu Pacific continues refleeting program amid crisis
The company said on Tuesday it took delivery of a brand-new on April 2 while seven more planes from manufacturers…
Shell transforming pump stations into ‘one-stop community hubs’
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. is looking to nonfuel businesses to refocus its fuel stations into “mobility destinations” after incurring a…