‘Demand for Iloilo houses, lots still dominant; Condo sales to pick up’

MANILA – Iloilo’s residential market remains primarily horizontal (house and lots), but international real estate management company Colliers is seeing a growing attractiveness in...

Despite culls, import bans, swine flu seen crippling global market

HANOI – Millions of pigs have been culled as African Swine Fever cuts through China and beyond, devastating global food chains, with pork prices...

P29-B investment pledges approved in 4 months – PEZA

MANILA – The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has approved a total of P29.49 billion worth of investment pledges in the first four months...

Bank lending continues to grow in April, says BSP

MANILA – Preliminary data show that outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with central bank, grew at...

New Strada conquers longest white beach in PH at San Vicente, Palawan

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) invited a group of journalists to test the New Strada as it conquers San Vicente, Palawan and discover the...

‘Local canned meats, hot dogs safe from African swine fever’

MANILA – Locally processed meat products are safe for human consumption as they do not contain materials from countries infected by the African swine...
Farmers in Iloilo town harvest palay. Iloilo governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on Thursday said the province will offer loans to farmer cooperatives, which in turn, will purchase the produce of small farmers at premium prices. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

DAR adds microfinance in new phase of project for small farmers

MANILA – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) launched an expanded version of its project that links agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) and smallholder farmers...

PH factory output recovers in May – IHS Markit

MANILA – The Philippine manufacturing sector registered a recovery in May, driven by acceleration in new orders during the period, results of the latest...

‘PH stocks on road to recovery’

ILOILO City – Last week, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed at 7,970. Despite the positive news, however, the market still has a...

New investors in PH are young, female, tech-savvy, show study

MANILA – Millennials and online investors pushed the number of stock market accounts in the Philippines past the 1 million mark in 2018, a...