Pernia bares changes in infra program
MANILA – Several major bridge projects, with an estimated cost of at least
P161.6 billion, will be removed from the priority infrastructure program of the
government...
BSP exec sees 6.5% growth in Q4
MANILA – The latest
assessment by Philippine monetary officials shows better growth figures for the
domestic economy in the second half of 2019, with an expansion...
PAL warns public against bogus ads
MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has warned the public
against fake advertisements recently circulating online.
At least two ads, with dates indicated
as Oct. 20...
Gov’t faces impact of budget delay
MANILA – The Duterte
administration considers the delay on the approval of this year’s national
budget as a challenge to further push for the implementation of...
Peso stays firm, PSEi slips
MANILA – The Philippine peso ended the week better than the greenback,
unlike the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), which declined due to growth
concerns given...
DA orders stricter measures to control ASF
MANILA – Agriculture secretary William Dar on Friday ordered the stricter
implementation measures to contain and prevent the spread of African swine
fever (ASF).
In the latest...
SRA vows to look after sugar farmers’ welfare
MANILA – Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Hermenegildo Serafica
on Friday vowed to look after the welfare of sugar farmers.
“As SRA Administrator, I will always...
PH jumps 29 notches in global Doing Business rank
MANILA – The Philippines has posted a significant improvement of 29
notches in the global rankings of the ease of doing business to 95th from...
DTI partners with Baronda for livelihood
DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry regional director Rebecca Rascon and
Iloilo City Lone District representative Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda are
collaborating on possible projects to improve the...
PECO to spend P1.1B on innovations
ILOILO City’s power distributor Panay
Electric Co. (PECO) plans to spend more than a billion pesos on innovations to
improve services and bring down power cost.
The...