Michelin Guide celebrates Kasama as its 1st starred Filipino restaurant
Chicago’s Kasama has been featured as the world’s first Michelin-starred Filipino restaurant in the iconic dining guide, just two years after it opened during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
1st Jollibee London West End opens with hundreds queueing as early as 3 AM
The Philippines' homegrown restaurant brand Jollibee opened its European flagship restaurant in London’s West End to hundreds of customers on opening day.
JUST IN: Upgraded Toyota Vios debuts in online launch
Leading car manufacturer Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has officially unveiled the 2020 update of its best-selling, locally made passenger car – the Toyota Vios.
Jollibee opens 1st store in Downtown Los Angeles
Homegrown restaurant chain Jollibee has opened its first branch in bustling metropolitan Downtown Los Angeles, California, the brand’s 57th store in the United States.
Philippines posts double-digit rise in inbound tourism revenue
The Philippines has posted a 17.57% increase in revenue from inbound tourism for the first half of the year 2019.
The Department of Tourism (DOT)...
Bank of the Philippine Islands posts 46.8% rise in 2nd Quarter income
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the country's first bank, posted a Php 7.01 billion Net Income in the second quarter of 2019 -...
Papel ni Juan donates eco-friendly paper for public school students’ modules
Local brand Papel ni Juan is donating eco-friendly, recycled bond paper to help public schools produce printed learning modules for students under the new normal of schooling.
Bamboo bicycle brand Bambike’s sustainable mobility, tourism targets get FedEx boost
Filipino bamboo bicycle brand Bambike's sustainable mobility and tourism targets across the Philippines and the world is getting a boost from its partnership with FedEx.
Jollibee wins Philippines’ 1st Gallup Award
Homegrown Filipino restaurant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has won the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Awards, the first for a Philippine company.
Philippines’ resilience champions for tourism honored in Virtus Awards
The Philippines' resilience champions for tourism were honored in the prestigious Virtus Awards 2020 by the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) in partnership with the Department of Tourism and the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines in a bid to highlight the tourism and hospitality industry's overcoming the worst of times when Covid-19 put traveling to a halt.
Shangri-La Plaza reopens using safety stickers designed by shoppers
Shangri-La Plaza has reopened following the easing of the community quarantine in Metro Manila and welcomed back the public with safety stickers designed by shoppers.
COVID pandemic sees rise of hyperlocal entrepreneurs enabled by digital banking
The COVID-19 situation that forced the world to implement limited mobility and strict social distancing guidelines ushered the emergence of a vibrant hyperlocal market, observed the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).