Admin urged to intensify crackdown vs oil smuggling
MANILA – The government should intensify its efforts against the rampant smuggling of petroleum products in order to generate revenues for infrastructure projects under...
Economist eyes steady BSP rates after inflation uptick
MANILA – The research arm of the Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to hold key policy...
Ilonggo MSMEs avail DOST’s packaging, labeling assistance
ILOILO City – To develop and enhance the market competitiveness of locally produced food products in Region 6 through the provision of product packaging...
PH lauded for best practices in adopting cloud services
MANILA – The technology sector has recognized the Philippines for its best practices in adopting cloud services, even though government agencies supposedly have a...
‘PH building adequate buffers vs protectionism, policy uncertainty’
MANILA -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Friday the country was building "adequate buffers" for the economy to withstand the impact...
DTI pitches PH growth story to South Korean investors
SEOUL – Trade secretary Ramon Lopez highlighted the strong macroeconomic fundamentals and the continuing growth story of the Philippines to South Korean business executives...
Japanese importer to buy 100 MT PH mangoes
MANILA – A Japanese fruit importing company is buying 100 metric tons (MT) of mango from the Philippines.
Agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol, who was...
BSP’s Diokno still ‘cautiously optimistic’ about economy
MANILA – Despite the bright prospects in the country’s economic growth story, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno noted some headwinds are...
Piñol discusses agri exports with Japanese counterpart
MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol met with his Japanese counterpart, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshikawa Takamori, on June 5 to discuss possible...
Economists eye below 2% inflation by Q3
MANILA – Economists of First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) have forecast the domestic inflation to...