Fuel price hikes seen on heels of Saudi attacks
PUMP prices of petroleum products are
expected to go up big time in the coming weeks as global prices shot up
following the recent attacks on...
Ex-IMF’s Lagarde: Global growth ‘fragile, under threat’
THE former head of the International
Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, warned Thursday that global growth is
“fragile” and “under threat” and policymakers should work to reduce...
Employment high despite weaker biz sentiment
MANILA - Philippine businessmen are
maintaining a positive employment outlook despite a weaker sentiment in the
third quarter of the year.
Results of the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’...
DA to distribute 2-M bags of rice seeds
MANILA
- The
Department of Agriculture will distribute two million bags, each weighing 20
kilogram of rice seeds this year in an effort to help farmers who are...
Gov’t spending seen to boost Q3 economic growth
MANILA - Socioeconomic Planning secretary
Ernesto Pernia said he expects Philippine economic growth to expand above six
percent in the third quarter, as government spending picks...
Peso, stocks little changed after 25 bps cut in Fed rate
MANILA
- Federal
Reserve’s 25 basis points cut in its key rates failed to make a dent on the
Philippine peso Thursday, while the main equities gauge...
Senate to conduct inquiry on DOE’s security plans after Saudi attack
THE Senate energy committee is conducting a hearing Monday morning
on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) supply security plans following the attack
on Saudi Arabian Oil...
‘Gov’t should stop online gambling’
OPPOSITION senator Leila de Lima
has urged the Duterte administration to heed the Chinese government’s call to
stop online gambling in the Philippines that has given...
DBP inks MOU with OPAPP on fund management
STATE-OWNED
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has entered into a partnership with
the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) to ensure
the...
Cebu Pacific supports student air fare discount
MANILA - Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB)
supports the idea of providing discounts to the air fare for students, an
executive said Tuesday.
“We support the student...