‘Hong Kong economy takes hit from protests’
HONG KONG - Hong
Kong’s economy is taking a beating from months of increasingly violent
protests, the city’s embattled leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday.
Lam, addressing reporters...
San Miguel Corp. pushes for P4.4-B Boracay-Caticlan bridge
MANILA - San
Miguel Corporation is pushing for the construction of a bridge that would
connect Caticlan to popular beach destination Boracay, its president and chief
operating...
PH banks’ loan growth to rebound on monetary easing – Fitch Solutions
PHILIPPINE banks’ loan growth is going
to be moderately faster given the recent monetary policy easing by the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Fitch Solutions Macro...
Asian shares buoyed by US jobs, trade talks
TOKYO - Asian
shares edged higher on Monday after data showed the United States (US) unemployment
rate dropped to the lowest in almost 50 years, easing...
Lucio Tan’s daughter appointed to PAL board as carrier pursues digital shift
MANILA - Philippine Airlines on Friday
announced that owner Lucio Tan’s daughter, Vivienne Tan, has been appointed to
their 15-man Board as the flag carrier pursues...
DOST to showcase smart techs, inventions thru reg’l S&T event
DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology (DOST) will once
again highlight the achievements of the region’s science and technology
community through the celebration of this year’s Regional...
Cainta embraces Mag-Pinggang Pinoy Tayo! program
AJINOMOTO Philippines Corporation (APC) in collaboration with Department
of Health (DOH) and Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) formed ties
with the Cainta local government to...
UPMG holds Print Media Congress 2019
The United Print
Media Group (UPMG), the association the Philippines’ biggest and most
respected newspaper companies will hold its Print Media Congress (PrintCon) on
Wednesday, Oct. 9 at...
NEDA calls for prioritization of programs to help farmers
MANILA - Socioeconomic Planning secretary Ernesto Pernia on Friday raised
the need to prioritize programs that will boost rice productivity as rice
deflation was registered for...
BSP eyes possible rate cuts in Q4
MANILA - Additional cut in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key policy
rates are seen in the last quarter of 2019 after inflation decelerated...