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Tanauan City wins silver in global benchmarking award

December 6, 2014 - 12:00am

This city won first runner-up in the annual search for companies that best demonstrate the organization-wide role of benchmarking in enhancing and innovating performance.

Nation

Are you at par?

By Katrina Monserrat F. Aznar | November 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Equal pay for equal work, equal tax for similarly situated persons; this is an ideal for an imperfect economy striving for perfection.

Business

InterCon now 'Green Globe Benchmarked'

November 28, 2008 - 12:00am

InterContinental Manila has achieved the prestigious Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze status under the globally recognized Benchmarking Program.

Travel and Tourism

BIR includes large taxpayers in benchmarking scheme

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | August 24, 2006 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will include large taxpayers in its benchmarking performance scheme to effectively monitor their payments. Large Taxpayers Service (LTS) head and BIR Assistant Commissioner Nestor...

Business

Jollibee benchmarks its IT organization

October 17, 2005 - 12:00am

Jollibee Foods Corp. wants to be better prepared for more of its future undertakings, be it regional or local, by making sure that its IT organization is agile enough to become very efficient and effective for its...

Technology

Top exec seeks benchmarking of industries

January 11, 2004 - 12:00am

Businessman George T. Siy has come up with a three-point agenda for the next administration to address: Benchmarking of industries, creation of jobs and a paradigm shift in the economy. Siy, president of the Confederation...

Business