Leaders of both the employer and labor sectors during a media interview at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Makati City. PNA BY CHRISTINE CUDIS

Labor, employer sectors unite vs job mismatch

MANILA - Amid the many new job openings being created by a vibrant economy, the labor and employer sector agree that there are still too many...
The Philippines is the biggest supplier of bananas and pineapples to South Korea. REUTERS

PH, SoKor to sign agreement by Nov.

MANILA - Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez expects to open up the South Korean market to more Philippine products other than traditional agricultural goods, with the free...
Photo shows EDSA traffic before ASEAN Summit. GOCC dividends help ensure funding for infrastructure program. GMA

GOCC dividends soar to P61.3B

MANILA - Dividends remitted by government owned and controlled corporations or GOCCs reached a record of P61.3 billion this July, helping ensure funding for President Rodrigo...

‘Ratings upgrade to spur rise in foreign direct investments’

MANILA – Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the Philippines will likely increase further in the coming months due in part to the recent upgrade of the...

Members save record high P23.40B in Pag-IBIG Fund in H1 2019, up 27%; MP2...

MANILA – Pag-IBIG Fund members collectively saved over P23.40 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of P4.94 billion or 27 percent compared...
(From left) Executive Director Antonio Martin Albert, Chief Executive Officer Lily Chan, Managing Director Archt. Monique Albert-Lopez, Board of Director Greg Yang and special guest Carlo Lopez lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony of 10 Acacia Place. Livingsprings

Livingsprings Communities unveils showroom for 10 Acacia Place

Livingsprings Communities Realty and Development Corp., a premium boutique real estate developer, officially opens the 10 Acacia Place Showroom. The only double award-winning property in the Philippines...

DAR-Iloilo ‘most efficient province’ ending 1st semester 2019

ILOILO City – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) - Province of Iloilo has accomplished more than 100 percent of its three major final outputs (MFOs) for...
First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC) president Rabboni Francis Arjonillo said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) could expand by 6.5 to 7 percent in the second half after slowing to 5.6 percent in the first quarter. PHOTO FROM TUPANGGALA.COM

PH economy to rebound, grow 6 to 6.5% by year-end – FMIC

MANILA – The investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group expects the country’s economy to rebound in the second half of 2019 and grow by 6...
Millennial professionals are seen poring over laptops and tablets at a chic co-working space in Metro Manila. SHUTTERSTOCK

PH ranked 24th best place for expats to work, live in

MANILA – The Philippines ranked 24th in a list of the best countries for expatriates to live and work in, according to a poll taken...
President Rodrigo Duterte issues the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to the Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc. (Mislatel) through its Chairman Dennis Uy during a ceremony at the Malacañang Palace on July 8. Also in the photo are National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba and Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan II. PCOO

Dito, formerly Mislatel, gets license to operate as third telco player

MANILA – It's all systems go for the Dennis-Uy led Mislatel consortium as it finally received on Monday its license to operate as the Philippines's third...