BSP governor Benjamin Diokno

Another rate cut before 2019 ends – BSP

MANILA - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will make another 25 basis point cut in policy rates before the end of the year as it expects...
Gasoline and diesel dropped by a noticeable amount of P0.10 per liter while kerosene posted a P0.10 increase per liter. PN

Gasoline, diesel prices down this week

ILOILO - There’s a rollback and an increase on fuel prices in this province effective Aug. 27, 2019. Petron gas station located at Mali-ao, Pavia, Iloilo...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Friday declined to comment on the arrest of former Foreign Affairs Secretary and Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgages Bank director Perfecto Yasay Jr. ABS-CBN NEWS

BSP mum on Yasay’s arrest

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday declined to comment on the arrest of former Foreign Affairs Secretary and Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgages...
Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar

Dar orders deployment of meat inspectors in markets

MANILA – Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar has ordered the deployment of local government unit meat inspection services (LMIS) enforcement teams to closely monitor all...

‘Farm-to-market roads before Mindanao railway’

MANILA – Newly-appointed Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairman Emmanuel Piñol said the agency would prioritize farm-to-market road projects before setting its sights on bigger infrastructure developments. “(First, we need)...
Road concreting in Brgy. Bungca-Suhoton, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo leading to Mt. Salihid, where a sacred shrine is found inside a cave. Said shrine is one of the visited destinations in the province especially during Holy Week. Photo courtesy of DPWH, Iloilo 2nd DEO.

DPWH paves road to tourism spot in central Iloilo town

Iloilo – The sacred shrine confined in a cave in Mount Salihid in Brgy. Bungca-Suhuton, Barotac Nuevo, is becoming one of the most visited tourist destinations in...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said a total of P80 billion will be offered this week, lower than the P100 billion last week. The seven and 14-day facilities will be offered for P20 billion each, while the 28-day offering is P40 billion. RAPPLER

BSP cuts TDF offering for next week

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will offer lower volume on the term deposit facility (TDF) auction on August 28. In an advisory, the central bank said...
In this Jun. 29, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 1 duty increase in a war over trade and technology policy. AP

Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

WASHINGTON  — Escalating his trade fight with China, President Donald Trump has raised retaliatory tariffs and ordered American companies to consider alternatives to doing business there. He...
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and European Council President Donald Tusk (extreme right) pose with G7 European members Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (extreme left), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (second left) and Italy’s acting Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (second right) during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN

Trade, economy in focus as G7 leaders get down to work

BIARRITZ, France – Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will discuss global trade woes at their annual summit on Sunday, likely laying bare a...

How to assess if you can take on flooded street

Recently, a Jeep Wrangler and its owner took social media by storm after making mincemeat out of a waist-deep flood in Valenzuela. The vehicle dove straight into...