Bello: DOLE has no control over Chinese businesses in Boracay
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment on Wednesday said it has no control over businesses being built on Boracay Island, adding it...
PH to lobby easing of Japanese ‘protocol’ on banana exports
MANILA – Agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Saturday said he will lead efforts to call on the Japanese government to lift stricter tests for...
Lopez sees improvement in PH’s ease of doing business ranking
MANILA – Trade and Industry secretary Ramon Lopez expressed optimism that the country’s ease of doing business score will show marked improvement this year...
BSP, PH bankers join hands to preserve integrity of PH currency
MANILA – The Bankers Institute of the Philippines Inc., (BAIPHIL) is now a partner of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for a focused,...
DOE eyes stable power reserves as demand dips on Holy Week
MANILA – The Luzon grid's electricity reserves are expected to register higher this week as power plants that went on unplanned outages are expected...
Enactment of 2019 nat’l budget to spur economic growth – DOF
MANILA – Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III hailed the signing into law of the P3.7-trillion 2019 national budget, citing its importance towards attaining sustained...
PH personal remittances hit $5.3B in first 2 months of 2019
MANILA – Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) amounted to USD2.56 billion in February 2019, higher by 1.2 percent from USD2.53 billion in February...
First quarter PH GDP growth likely at 6.5%, says Nomura
MANILA – The Philippine economy could grow by 6.5 percent in the first quarter, with the delayed approval of the national budget unlikely to...
Chinatown rolls out red carpet for new wave of Chinese traders
MANILA – A giant fortune cookie was cracked open for good luck at billionaire Andrew Tan's new hotel in the world's oldest Chinatown, as...
Bizman denies cement shortage claim in Metro Manila
MANILA – There is no indication at all of a supposed shortage of cement, a construction retailer/property developer in Rizal province said Friday.
“Shortage? As...