Consumers

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                    [Title] => Consumers, businesses feeling less optimistic about economy
                    [Summary] => Consumer and business sentiment in the Philippines dipped for the first quarter of the coming year as both Filipinos and companies became less optimistic about the economy due to rising prices and increasing borrowing costs, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-16 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1097197
                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2293115
                    [Title] => Instant noodles, coffee still most preferred F&B brands
                    [Summary] => A report by marketing data and analytics company Kantar showed that Filipino consumers still prefer instant noodles and coffee as food and beverage brands emerged as the top chosen brands by shoppers amid the growing demand for fast moving consumer goods.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-09-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2280082
                    [Title] => Tower sales to improve internet quality pricing
                    [Summary] => Consumers are expected to gain improved access to the internet from the telco giants’ move to sell thousands of passive assets to tower operators, according to an advocacy group.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-07-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1807056
                    [AuthorName] => Elijah Felice Rosales
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2276494
                    [Title] => Philippines may import more dairy this year
                    [Summary] => The Philippines may import more dairy this year on the back of higher demand from consumers and the processing industry, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-06-26 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804525
                    [AuthorName] => Danessa Rivera
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2266834
                    [Title] => Panukalang bagong buwis haharangin sa Senado
                    [Summary] => Nabuhayan ng loob ang mga consumer protection groups na huwag bitawan ang laban sa balakin ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno na magpataw ng mga panibagong buwis na lalong mag­papalugmok sa mga ordi­naryong Pinoy sa kahirapan.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1515812
                    [AuthorName] => Mer Layson
                    [SectionName] => Bansa
                    [SectionUrl] => bansa
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                    [ArticleID] => 2247135
                    [Title] => More restaurants trying subscription programs
                    [Summary] => Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they’ll do the same for their favorite meals.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-02-24 00:00:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 2189871
                    [Title] => Filipino consumers prefer human agents to chatbots
                    [Summary] => Despite the shift of consumer behavior in the Philippines towards online-based transactions, Filipinos still prefer real human interaction than machine-motivated consumer service responses.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-06-21 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804802
                    [AuthorName] => Ehda M. Dagooc
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business
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                    [Title] => BIR’s one-stop shop: Central Business Portal
                    [Summary] => As consumers, we are often faced with the dilemma of having a variety of choices over a certain product or service because of the fact that we cannot have everything we want in one product, service or transaction.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-04-13 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136567
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806969
                    [AuthorName] => Shirley Marie Cada
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2084087
                    [Title] => Six of 10 Pinoys prefer to transact with banks online
                    [Summary] => Almost six out of 10 Filipino consumers prefer to use digital channels to transact with their banks amid the pandemic, according to a survey conducted by Silicon Valley-based FICO.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-03-14 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1097197
                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2037341
                    [Title] => Businesses, consumers urged to spend more
                    [Summary] => Regaining the confidence of businesses and consumers to spend more is necessary to help revive the pandemic-stricken economy, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-08-24 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1097197
                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
                    [SectionName] => Business
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Consumers, businesses feeling less optimistic about economy

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 16, 2023 - 12:00am

Consumer and business sentiment in the Philippines dipped for the first quarter of the coming year as both Filipinos and companies...

Business

Instant noodles, coffee still most preferred F&B brands

By Catherine Talavera | September 2, 2023 - 12:00am

A report by marketing data and analytics company Kantar showed that Filipino consumers still prefer instant noodles and coffee...

Business

Tower sales to improve internet quality pricing

By Elijah Felice Rosales | July 11, 2023 - 12:00am

Consumers are expected to gain improved access to the internet from the telco giants’ move to sell thousands of passive assets to tower operators, according to an advocacy group.

Business

Philippines may import more dairy this year

By Danessa Rivera | June 26, 2023 - 12:00am

The Philippines may import more dairy this year on the back of higher demand from consumers and the processing industry, according...

Business

Panukalang bagong buwis haharangin sa Senado

By Mer Layson | May 17, 2023 - 12:00am

Nabuhayan ng loob ang mga consumer protection groups na huwag bitawan ang laban sa balakin ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno na magpataw ng mga panibagong buwis na lalong mag­papalugmok sa mga ordi­naryong Pinoy...

Bansa

More restaurants trying subscription programs

February 24, 2023 - 12:00am

Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they’ll do the same for their favorite meals.

Business

Filipino consumers prefer human agents to chatbots

By Ehda M. Dagooc | June 21, 2022 - 12:00am

Despite the shift of consumer behavior in the Philippines towards online-based transactions, Filipinos still prefer real human interaction than machine-motivated consumer service responses.

Freeman Cebu Business

BIR’s one-stop shop: Central Business Portal

By Shirley Marie Cada | April 13, 2021 - 12:00am

As consumers, we are often faced with the dilemma of having a variety of choices over a certain product or service because of the fact that we cannot have everything we want in one product, service or transacti...

Business

Six of 10 Pinoys prefer to transact with banks online

By Lawrence Agcaoili | March 14, 2021 - 12:00am

Almost six out of 10 Filipino consumers prefer to use digital channels to transact with their banks amid the pandemic, according to a survey conducted by Silicon Valley-based FICO.

Business

Businesses, consumers urged to spend more

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 24, 2020 - 12:00am

Regaining the confidence of businesses and consumers to spend more is necessary to help revive the pandemic-stricken economy,...

Business