UNDP calls sustainable biz models to attain SDGs

MANILA – A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines has encouraged businesses to use sustainable models to earn while helping achieve the United Nations’...

Pag-IBIG Fund home loan releases grow 13% to record P58.73B in Q3

HOME loan releases of Pag-IBIG Fund in the last three quarters posted double-digit growth and reached P58.73 billion the highest ever amount released by the agency...

Three steps to easily conquer a roundabout

LEARNING how to drive is one thing, but mastering every facet of it is another. It’s more than just stop-and-go movements – you have...

The Great Toyota Sale extends until Oct. 17-21

GET ready for another weekend of big savings as Toyota Motor Philippines extends its inventory clear-out sale of ten participating models! This will be the last chance...
An oil pump is seen just after sunset outside Saint-Fiacre, near Paris, France Sept. 17. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS

Oil prices extend losses on weak China data

SINGAPORE – Oil prices dropped again on Tuesday after falling heavily in the previous session, as weak Chinese economic data for September added to lingering concerns...
Russian president Vladimir Putin (left) and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman attend the official welcome ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 14. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/REUTERS

Russia, Saudi Arabia seal key oil deal

RIYADH – Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a key deal Monday with Saudi Arabia during a key visit for an OPEC+ grouping (Organization of the Petroleum...
Remittances from overseas Filipinos climb 4.2 percent to $2.875 billion in August from $2.760 billion in the same month last year. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Remittances up in August – BSP

REMITTANCES from overseas Filipinos climbed for the second consecutive month in August mainly on inflows from land-based workers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Tuesday. Central...
An anti-Brexit protester demonstrates outside the European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Oct. 11. FRANCOIS LENOIR/REUTERS

Pound slides at start of Brexit week

NEW YORK – The British pound fell against the euro and dollar on Monday, the start of a pivotal week for Britain and the European Union...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines announces the opening of new domestic routes by mid-December 2019 and early January 2020. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES

PAL to open domestic routes

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday announced the opening of new domestic routes by mid-December 2019 and early January 2020. In a statement, PAL said the...
The Philippines’ domestic sugar prices are to stay above global levels next year as consumption continues to rise while production growth is likely to slowdown, says Fitch Solutions Macro Research. SUGAR-ASIA.COM

Food processors ask for sugar import allocation

MANILA – Food and agriculture processors on Monday asked for 105,000 metric tons (MT) sugar import annual allocation to stabilize their manufacturing input to lower cost.  The...