Archive for November, 2009
Globe gives OFW families cheaper means to communicate
Now, families who have love ones working overseas can now call reach to them in a more affordable rate. That is because Globe Telecom brings down international call and text rates.
The lower rates from Globe is the companies commitment to help local residents get more chance to spend more talk time with their families and [...]
November 28, 2009
Tags: communication, customer satisfaction, finance, Globe Telecoms, lower international call rates, mony, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, OFWs, Philippine business news, communications, money, promotions 
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iRemit to provide remittance services to OFWs in Europe
The largest Filipino-owned non-bank remittance company has further widen its customer base of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
iRemit was able to secure license to do business in Europe.
The remittance company stated in its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange advising them of the registration of iRemit Europe in the general list of financial intermediaries as a [...]
November 26, 2009
Tags: business news, Filipinos, finance, iRemit, money, OFWs, Philippines, remittance services Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, OFWs, Philippine business news, Philippines, e-commerce, economy, finance, money One Comment
Oil price increase starts after lifting of EO 839
A day after Executive Order 839 has been lifted by President Arroyo, independent oil players has taken the lead and started raising their pump prices Monday.
Unioil Petroleum, Flying V, Eastern Petroleum Corp , and Phoenix Petroleum were the first to fire the first salvo of increases. Unioil Petroleum increased by P1.50 per liter all its [...]
November 18, 2009
Tags: business news, EO 839, EO 845, oil companies, oil price increase, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Philippine business news, Philippines, Pricing, Products, economy One Comment
Higher electric bills for November
Last October, the Manila Electric Company announced a power rate cut which was good news to its consumers. This month however, Meralco said consumers should expect an increased electricity bills. The higher electric bill for November, according to Meralco was due to the hike in the cost powers supplied by power generation companies.
The electric company [...]
November 6, 2009
Tags: Consumers, consumption, electric bills, electricity, generation charge, Meralco, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Philippine business news, Philippines, Pricing No Comments
Kodak re-opens Philippine office
In the advent of digital photography, traditional film and print business suffered a setback. That’s why in May 2007, Kodak Philippines decided to close office and maintained only distributors in the country. Now, after two years of being represented only by its distributors in the country, Kodak makes a grand comeback as it re-opened its [...]
November 5, 2009
Tags: Business, business ideas, business news, comeback, digital imaging, digital photography, Kodak, Philippines, photo enhancement, photo printing, pictures, printing Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines One Comment
Google gives RP firms free websites
Here’s good news for small businesses who want to have their businesses get Web exposure. Google is offering business stimulus package to companies in the Philippines. Together with STI Colleges, internet giant Google has offered to build free website for 200 local firms belonging to the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as well as [...]
November 4, 2009
Tags: business news, business stimulus package, e-commerce, entrepreneurs, free websites, Google, internet, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, e-commerce 2 Comments
Cancellation of Nov. 27 and 28 holidays
An amendment to the Philippine holidays declared earlier this year, the government has announced that Nov. 27 and 28 are no longer national holidays.
This would be a bad news really for those who already made plans for a long weekend with the supposed-to-be holidays on last part of this month.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued last Monday [...]
November 1, 2009
Tags: Eid'l Adha, Philippine Holidays, Philippines, Proclamation No. 1808, Proclamation No. 1808-A, RA 9492 Posted in: Announcement, Government, Philippine Holidays, Philippine business news, Philippines No Comments
