Though she hasn’t erupted in 70 years, Mt. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin has been especially quiet lately. From March 2020 to November 2021, the Timpoong Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument hosted exactly zero visitors. “Mt. Hibok-Hibok was once a popular hiking destination, especially after Pinoy Mountaineer featured it in 2007. Climbers came daily because our volcano offers elements…
Tourism has yet to recover in Asia and the Pacific, but a few green shoots can help us understand how best to heal the sector. Even where the situation is improving, a slow recovery in tourism may have long-term impacts, including through business closures and delayed investment in physical infrastructure, such as hotels, restaurants, and…
Three local units of international banking groups made it to the The Asian Banker’s (TAB) inaugural Global Top 100 Digital Banks ranking list based on financial technology and retail operations. TABInsights, the research arm of the Singapore-based TAB, placed the local subsidiary of Malaysia-based at 57th, The Netherland’s at 67th, and Singapore-based at 94th. CIMB…
As the two-year pandemic has forced everyone to isolate themselves in their own homes, the country’s biggest contributors to the economy have taken a massive hit. Losses, layoffs and closures were among the many devastating effects, but as the Philippines and the world begin to open up and ease border restrictions, the economy has also…
As revenge travel is on the rise, travelers are looking for destinations that have it all While the pandemic has forced many of us to be creative–many of us became plantitas or plantitos, home bakers, and soy candle makers – we still cannot shake off wanderlust. In all of us is the innate desire…
Despite an influx of rice imports due to liberalized trade, the Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said local farmers’ yields have improved thanks to financing for productivity enhancement programs. “The average yield of palay farmers during the dry season has increased from 3.65 tons per hectare to 4.22 tons per hectare as a result…
As far as the year 2022 is going, both locals and international visitors have finally allowed themselves to indulge in travel and tourism around the Philippines. As one of the sectors hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry has gone to great lengths to rise from the depths and showcase the beauty of…
The country’s leading health maintenance organization (HMO) is ushering in a new era for healthcare delivery in the Philippines. While it has long been making quality healthcare accessible to more Filipinos across the country, MediCard Philippines Inc. has also been, over the last several years, spearheading a new cycle of transformation in its delivery, particularly…
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) will be leading a three- day British Meat Trade Mission on 17-19 May 2022 in partnership with the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) at Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City. The Mission will be attended by a delegation of nine (9), British meat traders and suppliers…
Sustaining an enterprise in today’s volatile and unpredictable environment is not an easy feat. In the past, businesses tended just to focus on ensuring economic sustainability. With today’s more demanding stakeholders however, business owners and managers have to balance revenue growth along with environmental issues and social responsibility, among other sustainability concerns. We asked Mr…