PH still world’s biggest rice importer

Karl R. Ocampo 02/14/2020

The Philippines is expected to remain the world’s biggest rice importer this year even with a slowdown in importation due to excessive supply and improved local production. In a report published this week, the United States Department…

Raptors receive NBA’s biggest championship rings ever

10/23/2019

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors received the biggest championship rings in NBA history and unfurled a banner celebrating their victory in a ceremony before their season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans. Read: VanVleet scores career-high 34…

Parkmall holds 10th year of the biggest pet event in the country: Pet Festival Philippines

PR 05/06/2019

Being the first pet-loving mall in Cebu, Parkmall is once again gathering pets and pet lovers at the 10th year of the grandest and most diverse pet event in the country, the Pet Festival Philippines on May…

Uniqlo opens biggest store in the Visayas

Toni Pino-Oca 12/11/2018

PERUSING racks of neatly stacked shirts arranged in a manner that puts a boxed crayons’ color order to shame, I found myself wanting the same thing for my closet. Color-coordinated, light to dark colors, lighter material on…

Cebu City police yield biggest shabu haul

Benjie B. Talisic, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Nestle L. Semilla 12/08/2018

REGION-WIDE OTBT At least P16 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated while more than 200 individual were arrested in the One Time, Big Time (OTBT) operation of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7). At the…

Seoul closes biggest dog slaughterhouse complex

AFP 11/22/2018

SOUTH KOREAN officials on Thursday began to dismantle the country’s largest canine slaughterhouse complex, as animal rights activists push to end the custom of eating dog meat. About one million dogs are eaten a year in South…

Ikea’s biggest store in the world launched at MOA

Inquirer.net 11/20/2018

Swedish furniture maker Ikea is putting in P7 billion worth of initial investments for its biggest store in the world, which will open in Metro Manila at the end of 2020. Ending years of speculation that started…

Health care gets biggest chunk of Capitol’s 2019 budget

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/16/2018

HEALTH care services will get the lion’s share of the proposed 2019 overall budget for Cebu province. On Monday, Gov. Hilario Davide III has endorsed an overall budget of P4.69 billion for the province’s projects, services and…

Russia launches biggest war games

AFP 09/11/2018

Russia on Tuesday launched what it has called its largest every military drills, with hundreds of thousands of Russian troops taking part along with Chinese soldiers in a massive show of force that has rattled the West.…

Peso slides to 13-year low — the biggest drop in the region

Inquirer.net 09/06/2018

The peso dropped anew to its lowest level in almost 13 years as investors fled to dollar assets, spooked by the country’s record high inflation for August and aggravated by a broad emerging markets selldown around the…

Legislator: ‘Business instability’ TRAIN 2 bill’s biggest hurdle

Inquirer.net 08/06/2018

FOREIGN investors could veer away from the Philippines over any perceived “instability” in the business environment that could arise from the second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin…

CCCI chief sees biggest, grandest Cebu Business Month yet

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 06/01/2018

The “biggest and grandest” Cebu Business Month (CBM) has been officially opened. Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Antonio Chiu declared the start of the monthlong celebration, which is now on its 22nd year, during…

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