Peso sustains rise, stocks recover
MANILA
– The Philippine peso ended the week still better than the United States (US) dollar
while the Philippine Stock Exchange index managed to recover amid...
Eco-friendly tiger shrimp farming pushed
By RD Dianala
BACOLOD City – With its premium taste and superior economic value,
tiger shrimp is being pushed as an alternative species to farm alongside...
Farmers in Bago City turn to gov’t to cope with low palay prices
BACOLOD
City – A group of farmers in Bago City, the largest
rice producer in Negros Occidental province, has turned to the provincial
government to cope with...
Activists rappel down HELPE storage tank in Greece to protest ‘climate emergency’
ATHENS – Greenpeace activists rappelled down
the side of huge storage tank at a Hellenic
Petroleum (HELPE) refinery near Athens on Thursday. The activists
also unfurled huge...
Foreign investors push for passage of CITIRA
MANILA– Foreign
business groups expect reduced corporate tax rates as they support the
immediate legislation that would reduce corporate tax and rationalize tax
incentives.
European
Chamber of Commerce...
Google reins in political advertising
SAN FRANCISCO – Google is making it
harder for political advertisers to target a specific demographic.
The company said that by January next
year, advertisers will only...
China raises estimate of economy’s size following census
BEIJING – China’s
economy was 2.1 percent bigger than what’s previously estimated, revising the
gross domestic product (GDP) for 2018 to 91.93 trillion yuan ($13.1 trillion)
based...
BSP sets indefinite moratorium on issuance of long-term deposit
MANILA – An indefinite moratorium on the issuance of long-term negotiable
certificate of time deposits (LTNCTDs) will be in place starting Jan. 1, 2022.
The LTNCTDs...
PH shrimp industry banks on gov’t support to sustain growth
BACOLOD
City – Filipino shrimp producers are banking on
government support to sustain the industry’s growth in recent years.
Industry players have gathered for the
three-day 12th...
PH tightens rules on rice imports
MANILA – The Philippines will not suspend
rice imports but will tighten food safety measures to control the entry of
cheap grain that is hurting incomes...