BSP targets ‘cash-lite society’ for PH – exec
MANILA - An executive of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it
is targeting to become a “cash-lite society” for the Philippines.
In an interview on...
Bring back support price of palay – Marcos
MANILA – Senator Imee Marcos has sought to suppress the panic of local rice farmers over cheap imports that threaten to push down the...
Don’t mislead public on effects on sin tax increase – Cayetano
MANILA – Senator Pia Cayetano has urged alcohol industry players not to mislead the public that the raise in ‘sin’ taxes on alcoholic beverages...
DENR 6 strengthens ENR frontliners
In
pursuit of ensuring effective environmental governance of the region’s
Environment and Natural Resources (ENR), the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources Region 6 (DENR 6) through...
Wilcon Depot opens third store in Batangas
The Philippines’ leading home improvement and construction supply
retailer, Wilcon Depot, opened their third store in Batangas on Aug. 30, 2019.
Wilcon Depot first entered the...
De Lima to stores: Support ban on single-use plastics
MANILA – Opposition senator Leila de Lima
has challenged supermarket chains and convenience stores nationwide to take the
lead in the global campaign against single-use plastics.
In...
PH T-bill rates mixed in Monday auction
MANILA - Rates of the Philippines’ Treasury bills (T-bills) ended mixed
Monday, with the shorter tenors registering drops but demand remained strong.
Rate of the 91-day...
Expand PH export basket – Angara
MANILA – Even if the Philippines remains as
one of the fastest growing economies in the region, senator Juan Edgardo
“Sonny” Angara believes that expanding the...
Peso, stocks slip on lack of leads
MANILA - Both the Philippine peso and the
local bourse closed the week’s first trading day down due partly to the lack of
major releases in...
Asian stocks mixed after US, Chinese tariff hikes
BEIJING - Asian
stocks were mixed on Monday after Washington and Beijing escalated their trade
war with new tariff hikes.
Shanghai advanced while Tokyo and Hong...