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Over 340 million coconut trees occupy 3.56 million hectares of arable Philippine land, annually yielding 15 billion nuts. Directly or indirectly, the industry employs some 25 million Filipinos. This makes coconut truly the Philippines’ “tree of life.”
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Logistics is often blamed for the high cost of farm produce in the Philippines but another culprit according to experts from the Asian Development Bank is the country's low agricultural output.
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The Philippines is in a place it has not been before. It finally looks like it can put behind its infamous moniker of Asia's basket case, for good.
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Ongoing Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. industry and government present a significant threat and the Defense Department should consider its ability to exclude “any foreign-produced equipment” that could pose cybersecurity vulnerabilities, a new report to Congress recommended Wednesday.
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The Philippines has been declared as one of global PC giant IBM's growth drivers en route its 2015 goals because of the Filipinos' rich set of skills.
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Banana exporters take diplomatic route to ChinaInquirer.net. Industry observers said the Philippines must also improve logistics and supply chain solutions.
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The take up of cloud-based services by small-to-medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines continues to increase over the last years, primarily driven by cost savings as well as scalability over medium to long-term.
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Not far from the world of regimented cubicles and headset-toting call center operators, a quiet revolution is stirring in its slippers.
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A Malaysian businessman who is diversifying locally says he may enter the local automotive sector if the government dangles the right incentives to make investing in the Philippines palatable.
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Japanese manufacturers are making a beeline to the Philippines due to its young, English-speaking labor market following a rising yen at home and risk factors like floods and political changes in other hubs.
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Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. (NMPI) is ready to contribute to the advancement of vehicle manufacturing in the Philippines, with the all-new Almera being eyed to have more locally sourced parts.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has underscored the Philippines’ role as Japan’s strategic partner in the Asia-Pacific as he called for a deeper relationship between the two countries amid the challenges facing the region.
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The Philippines’ chief economist expects to see a more vibrant industry sector in 2013 as the government focuses on key industries and strives to ease the processes and costs in doing business.
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DAVAO City is among areas nationwide being eyed to become a supply hub for furniture's raw materials. This developed as furniture industry players are bent on establishing supply hubs in communities near raw materials to meet bulk orders and to lower costs.
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Homegrown food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is doing its part in addressing poverty in the Philippines through its massive supply chain program, a top official of the company said.
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Property giant Ayala Land Inc. is debuting into the convenience store business under Japanese retailing chain FamilyMart, the world’s second-largest convenience store operator, in partnership with the Rustan’s Group and Japanese conglomerate Itochu.
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The Philippines has the potential to be a center for manufacturing for the trillion-dollar global aerospace and aviation industry, an official of the Aerospace Industries Association of the Philippines said Wednesday.
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As emerging economic giants of Brazil, Russia, China, and India whimper, global investors are increasingly enthralled by the bang of more compact, democratic and dynamic economies.
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The Asian Development Bank sees the Philippines becoming a regional manufacturing hub for electric vehicle parts, that is if the government and its partners will be able to successfully pull off the $500-million electric tricycle program.
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Malaysia's Felda Global Ventures, the world's largest crude palm oil producer, is the first foreign investor to evince interest in the southern Philippines after Manila agreed on a historic peace deal with Muslim rebels, potentially opening up tracts of farm land.
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Japanese and South Korean businessmen are keen on investing in the Philippines' manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, respectively, as the country improves its business competitiveness.
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