Ninja Van eyes provincial market
NINJA VAN PHILIPPINES FACEBOOK PAGELogistics company Ninja Van Philippines seeks to boost its presence in provincial areas to help address retail challenges, according to its country head.“Our logistics infrastructure has already expanded to second- and third-tier cities,” Jose Alvin Perez,
The case for improving drunk driving laws in the Philippines
RAWPIXEL.COM-FREEPIKIn the Philippines, an average of over 10 people die every day due to road crashes. Of these, an estimated three deaths are attributable to alcohol as a risk factor.The World Health Organization (WHO) states that road traffic crashes as
New NFA palay buying prices not expected to push retail prices higher
A farmer threshes newly harvested palay grains at a ricefield in Mogpog, Marinduque in central Philippines, March 22, 2016. — REUTERSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE National Food Authority’s (NFA) new buying prices for palay or unmilled rice are not expected
Philippines remains the world’s 32nd most powerful country
The Philippines ranked 32nd out of 142 countries in the 2024 World’s Most Powerful Countries by business magazine and news site CEOWORLD Magazine. The country kept its power and influence score of 88.71. The report measures a country’s power based
Globe on track to complete submarine cable project
Globe Telecom, Inc. is on track to complete its $150-million (P8.5 billion) domestic submarine cable network by the second quarter, it said in its annual report. The submarine cable network, a project with Eastern Communications and InfiniVAN, Inc., seeks to speed