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 pandemic, breaching 1,000 brands and 150,00 products across various categories to date. “We have been carefully curating and selecting our merchant partners to provide only the best offerings to our customers,” said Kevin Tan, president…

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SSS prepares to resume foreign investment plan interrupted by pandemic

The state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) may finally push through with its planned offshore investments next year once it’s no longer pressured to disburse more benefits to members and pensioners badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right now, we are trying to study the environment. Definitely, we’re looking at global bonds, global equities,…

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Century Pacific, RFM make it to Forbes’ ‘Best under a Billion’ list

Philippine food and beverage makers Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) and RFM Corp. landed on Forbes Asia magazine’s “2021 Best Under A Billion” list of 200 top-performing publicly listed small and mid-sized companies in the Asia-Pacific region. The roster highlights companies with less than $1 billion in revenues and consistent in terms of top- and…