Bongbong Marcos on P20/kg rice: ‘We’re not there yet, but we’re doing everything we can’

Jean Mangaluz 07/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said that his administration has yet to deliver on his P20 per kilo of rice election promise, but they are doing everything that they can to do so.…

Shopee, Lazada should have physical offices in Cebu City — dad

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A councilor here wants at least two online malls to open a physical office in the city to help address customer complaints. Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon has proposed a resolution during the…

Face masks disappear from Metro Manila stores

Dexter Cabalza, Krixia Subingsubing, Roy Stephen C. Canivel 01/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Prices of face masks in Metro Manila soared and supply ran out in a matter of hours after Taal Volcano erupted on Sunday sending ashfall toward the metropolis and leaving people at the mercy…

With P658M earnings in 9 months, Metro Retail aims for strong finish to close year

PR 11/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu-based retailer Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) is looking to close the year on a positive note. This after the MRSGI reported earnings of P658 million in the first nine months of…

Thousands of protesters in Haiti loot stores, battle police

10/12/2019

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  — Thousands of protesters clashed with police as they looted stores and tried to break through a barricade leading toward the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Friday in one of the biggest demonstrations in…

Cebu City asks for relief donations for fire victims as most stores are on Christmas Day break

Morexette Erram, Nestle Semilla 12/25/2018

The victims of the fire in Barangay Duljo Fatima in Cebu City may have to wait for a while before they can receive their first batch of relief goods.…

Canada pot stores run out of supplies, more lineup

AFP 10/19/2018

Day two of legal recreational cannabis in Canada on Thursday saw more long lineups outside pot stores and supply shortages in parts of the country. Most consumers were exuberant about the end of prohibition, but a few…

NFA sells cheaper rice thru rolling stores

Jessa Mae Sotto 07/14/2018

  The National Food Authority regional office (NFA-7) started selling cheaper rice to the public through their rolling stores held in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City on Saturday, July 14. NFA-7 Information Officer Olma Marie Bayno said Pasil…

NFA rice can now be availed through NFA rolling stores

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/12/2018

MOTHERS on a tight budget now have an option for cheaper rice – the National Food Authority (NFA) rolling stores and accredited retailers. About 500 customers availed of the P27 per kilo Vietnam rice during the launching…

Prices of commodities expected to go up

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/30/2018

  THE ripple effect is slowly happening. AS the oil prices increase in Metro Cebu, two business leaders and a labor organization are now anticipating the eventual increase in the prices of commodities as fuel is a…

Mall tenants allowed entry to clean up stores

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/15/2018

AYALA CENTER CEBU Eleven days after fire hit the Metro Department Store at the Ayala Center Cebu, the famous mall remains closed to the public. Its tenants engaged in retail trade will however be allowed to enter…

Tenants allowed to clean up stores inside Ayala mall

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/15/2018

Tenants of Ayala Center Cebu are allowed to enter the mall tomorrow to conduct clean up of their stores, according to a mall tenant, who requested anonymity. CDN got the tip from tenants of a nearby building…

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