Passersby are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan on August 6, 2019. Asian shares fell on yesterday morning, while gold prices held firm as investors worried over a prolonged Sino-US trade war. REUTERS

Asian markets sink after Wall Street recovery

BEIJING - Asian stocks declined on Thursday after Wall Street’s rebound amidst uncertainty about the trade tension between the United States and China. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo...
Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for faster subsidies for rice farmers in order to help them mitigate the negative effects of the Rice Tarrification Law. GMA NETWORK

Hontiveros calls for faster farmer subsidies

MANILA – Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for faster additional subsidies for rice farmers to help them mitigate the negative effects of the Rice Tarrification...

House panel approves DPWH’s P534-B budget proposal

MANILA – The House of Representatives’ appropriations committee has approved the P534.3 billion Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) proposed budget for next year. Lawmakers took turns...
STRONGER PARTNERSHIP WITH BANKS AND BUSINESS GROUPS. Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) President Roberto B. Tan (7th from left) and Director Reynaldo F. Tansioco (9th from left) led the Convergence – a partnership meeting with bankers and business groups in Iloilo City. Held on Aug. 8, 2019, the discussion explored how PDIC and the banking and business community can work together to further build depositor confidence and provide improved financial services for the depositing public.

PDIC holds Convergence for Iloilo bankers, biz groups

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) conducted Convergence in Iloilo City, a partnership meeting with members of the Iloilo Federation of Rural Banks, Bankers Association of...

Mitsubishi makes great strides in sales satisfaction rankings in PH

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) has improved its ranking in the J.D. Power 2019 Philippines Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, coming in second among 11 car...

House panel OKs 4th package of tax reform programs

MANILA – The House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee has approved House Bill 307 or the “Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act...

Nissan PH gives Terra surprise refresh

Nissan Philippines has just given the Terra a mild refresh, providing its hot-selling midsize SUV with some aesthetic tweaks and upgraded tech. Outside, all Terra units...

How to safely clean your car using power washer

You see, ordinary households couldn’t afford to have pressure washers before. They were just too expensive. Nowadays, a pressure washer can be one of the tools in a typical home...
CLEAN HANDS SAVE LIVES. Routine hand-washing is one of the best practices to follow to stop the impact of spreading illness and germs to others. During the hand-washing activity of Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corporation to Donato Pison Sr. Memorial School last Aug. 22, 2019.

Metro Iloilo Bulk Water turns over rainwater harvester to school in Mandurriao, Iloilo City

ILOILO City – Metro Iloilo Bulk Water (MIB) turned over its sustainable Rainwater Harvester project to the Donato M. Pison Memorial School in San Rafael Mandurriao on...

Trump’s inconsistent messages on China trade heighten risks

WASHINGTON - United States tariffs on Chinese goods are going up. Wait, President Donald Trump says he’s having second thoughts. No, no, Trump may actually raise...