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 [...]
November 28, 2009
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Tags: communication, customer satisfaction, finance, Globe Telecoms, lower international call rates, mony, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, communications, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, money, OFWs, Philippine business news, promotions
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 [...]
November 26, 2009
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Tags: business news, Filipinos, finance, iRemit, money, OFWs, Philippines, remittance services · Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, e-commerce, economy, finance, money, OFWs, Philippine business news, Philippines
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 [...]
November 18, 2009
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Tags: business news, EO 839, EO 845, oil companies, oil price increase, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, economy, Philippine business news, Philippines, Pricing, Products
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 [...]
November 6, 2009
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Tags: Consumers, consumption, electric bills, electricity, generation charge, Meralco, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Philippine business news, Philippines, Pricing
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
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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
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
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Tags: business news, business stimulus package, e-commerce, entrepreneurs, free websites, Google, internet, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, e-commerce, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines
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 [...]
November 1, 2009
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Tags: Eid'l Adha, Philippine Holidays, Philippines, Proclamation No. 1808, Proclamation No. 1808-A, RA 9492 · Posted in: Announcement, Government, Philippine business news, Philippine Holidays, Philippines
