UNIGAMES 2019 seen to boost tourism, biz sector in Iloilo City
THE 24th edition of University Games
(UNIGAMES) on Oct. 20 to 27 is expected to bolster tourism and business sector
in Iloilo City.
The University of San...
BSP sees faster inflation rate in Q4
MANILA - The
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday a slowdown of the September
inflation rate to 0.9 percent from the previous month’s 1.7 percent is...
Putin: I don’t share excitement on Greta Thunberg’s UN speech
MOSCOW
- Russian
president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took aim at teenage climate activist
Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he did not share the excitement about
her...
Inflation cools down in September
MANILA - Inflation
cooled further in September to its slowest in over three years and the second
straight month it fell below the government’s two to...
Rice tariffication helps ‘pull down’ inflation – Pernia
MANILA - The
continued deflation in rice prices for the last five months proves that the
recently implemented rice tariffication law, which replaced import quotas with
tax,...
US hits China with additional duties
WASHINGTON - The United
States (US) trade conflict with China may not have spared the kitchen sink, or
even kitchen cabinets, as Washington on Thursday announced...
DPWH turns over new buildings to southern Negros schools
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) Negros Occidental 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO) inaugurated
and turned-over four new school building projects...
Inflation seen sliding further in September
MANILA - The Philippine
annual inflation likely slowed further in September due to base effects and
lower rice prices, a Reuters poll showed, leaving the door...
DOE asks oil firms to explain discrepancies in price cut
MANILA - Department of Energy (DOE) secretary
Alfonso Cusi has asked 13 oil companies to explain on Monday the discrepancies
in their price reductions.
In a statement
Wednesday,...
Senate approves 4Ps rice subsidy program on 2nd reading
THE Senate approved on second reading
Wednesday a joint resolution authorizing the use of the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program’s rice subsidy program (4Ps) to buy palay...