Gatchalian, Villanueva side with Chinese embassy stand on POGOs
MANILA - At least two senators agreed with the
concerns raised by the Chinese Embassy regarding Philippine Offshore Gaming
Operators or POGOs and their employees in...
Landbank eyes 15% annual growth for agri loans
MANILA - Officials of state-owned Land Bank of the
Philippines (Landbank) are targeting to grow agriculture-focused loans by 15
percent annually to help about three million...
Palace optimistic on economic growth after 2nd quarter slowdown after 2nd quarter...
MANILA - Malacañang expressed optimism on Friday that
the country’s economic growth would be back on track in the coming months after
it slowed down in...
PSE’s Property, Industrial sectors get new index stocks
MANILA - The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) on
Friday announced changes in the composition of the Property and Industrial
Indexes, but the 30-stock benchmark PSEi...
Solon to foreign chambers of commerce: Don’t lobby vs Security of Tenure Bill
MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Thursday urged
foreign chambers of commerce not to interfere in the passage of the Security of
Tenure Bill, which seeks...
Answering the threat of power shortage through Honda Generators
HONDA Power Products now provides a solution to the threat of
recurring power outage through its new series of affordable, portable and
reliable Honda generators that...
BSP cuts 2019-2020 inflation forecasts
MANILA – Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy-making Monetary Board on Thursday cut the average
inflation forecast for 2019 and 2020, taking into account the further...
BSP cuts rates by 25 bps anew
MANILA – Philippine
monetary officials slashed the key policy rates of the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) an additional 25 basis points on Thursday, a follow...
POGO ‘hubs’ are for the Chinese workers’ own good – PAGCOR
MANILA - Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
(PAGCOR) clarified what it meant when it proposed to transfer Chinese online
gaming workers in self-contained communities or hubs...
At dusk, lights illuminate along Benigno Aquino Avenue in Iloilo City.
ILOILO City - Iloilo
Business Week 2019 promises to be an exciting weeklong event, not only because
of the fairs and celebrations, but also because of...