DA, DTI to monitor sugar prices
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will team up in monitoring the recent irregular increase...
BSP sees within-target inflation despite oil price upticks, El Niño
MANILA – Philippine monetary officials continue to see within-target average inflation this year amid risks arising from higher global oil prices and the impact...
PH fiscal deficit narrows amid delay in 2019 budget
MANILA – The Philippines posted a narrower budget deficit in the first quarter as revenue collections grew while spending slowed amid delays in the...
Ayala eyes venture capital fund to boost tech innovations
MANILA – Conglomerate Ayala Corporation and its affiliates have announced plans to launch a new venture capital fund of at least USD150 million which...
Biz club hopes int’l Quanzhou Maritime Silk expo to open investment opportunities
ILOILO City – The 5th Quanzhou Maritime Silk international Expo has left a big impression on the city’s delegates to the international confab, said...
Toyota owners, celeb drivers race at 2019 Vios Autocross Challenge
TOYOTA Motor Philippines (TMP) brought back waku-doki this year with a bigger and better motorsports program, the Vios Racing Festival. Gear up for heart-racing...
Firm that built China’s fake islands gets Davao City deal
MANILA – A Chinese state-owned company said to have been involved in Beijing's island-building in the South China Sea signed a deal to construct...
Xi asks for ‘fair and friendly’ treatment for Chinese firms
BEIJING – China's President Xi Jinping on Friday called for a "fair and friendly" environment for Chinese companies and citizens overseas, as pushback against...
PH inks P633 billion in trade, investment deals with China
MANILA – The Philippines signed Friday 19 business deals with Chinese firms amounting to P633 billion ($12.16 billion) on the sidelines of the second...
Iloilo dropped from list of top 100 outsourcing cities
ILOILO City – The two highly-urbanized cities in Western Visayas – Bacolod and Iloilo – have been excluded from the 2019 Top 100 Super...