Catherine Talavera, Author at PinoyFeeds

Concepcion: Creating jobs more sustainable than legislated wage hike

February 29, 2024

A skilled workforce and a vibrant economy that creates jobs are a more sustainable approach to attaining higher wages instead of immediately increasing the minimum wage, according to entrepreneurship advocacy group Go Negosyo.

DTI: Noche Buena manufacturers to up price, supply monitoring

December 13, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

Some manufacturers of Noche Buena products have committed to intensify price and supply monitoring efforts to ensure that products are sold as per the Noche Buena price guide until yearend, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

DTI releases price guide for 150 Noche Buena items

November 22, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

Over 150 stock keeping units of Noche Buena products have posted price increases, according to a price guide released by the Department of Trade and Industry today.

Philippines drops four spots in global talent index

November 9, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

The Philippines dropped four spots to rank 84th out of 134 countries in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index published by business school INSEAD or the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires.

NPC launches probe on PhilHealth breach More than 10 hacked external systems restored

October 8, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

The National Privacy Commission has launched an investigation to ascertain the full scope of the data breach involved in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. ransomware attack, as it discovers over 700 gigabytes extracted from a data dump claimed to b...

‘Pass-through fee removal to result in faster delivery’

October 3, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

The suspension of pass-through fees will not only bring down logistics costs but also ensure faster delivery of products, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

83 percent of CEOs say firms have recovered from pandemic

September 11, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

A majority of chief executive officers expect their companies’ revenues to be higher than pre-pandemic levels, a survey of the Management Association of the Philippines and PwC Philippines showed.

DTI: Rice price cap may last for a month

September 6, 2023

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Catherine Talavera

The government is hoping that the imposition of the price ceiling on rice will not go beyond one month as it expects prices of the staple food to stabilize in three weeks, according to an official of the Department of Trade and Industry.