Businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay sex death penalty
LONDON – Travel agents, London’s transport network and finance houses were among a rising number of companies on Friday to cut ties with businesses...
ADB forecasts higher growth for PH in 2019
MANILA – Higher public infrastructure spending along with sound macroeconomic policies, among others, emboldened economists of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) to forecast...
Stocks, peso end trading week higher
MANILA – Report on the continued deceleration of the country’s inflation rate enabled local stocks and the peso to end the week with gains...
Privacy Commission probes April hacking incidents
MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is conducting an investigation into the incidents of hacking of various websites in the country that occurred...
Boost personal savings for retirement, Pinoys told
MANILA – Filipinos are encouraged to start saving and investing now to prepare for their retirement plans.
Melissa Henson, senior vice president and chief marketing...
DOT-6 holds tourism enterprise forum on business indicators
ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 together with the DOT-Office of Tourism Development Planning, Research and Information Management (OTDPRIM) recently...
BIR cuts 2019 revenue target
MANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has cut its collection target for this year to P2.271 trillion, slightly lower than the initial...
PhilHealth introduces new claim requirement to ensure quality of care
MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) recently introduced a policy to ensure that its members who seek treatment in hospitals are provided...
With Manila choked by traffic, startup launches helicopter ridesharing service
MANILA – A Singapore-based technology startup firm on Wednesday launched its helicopter ridesharing service which is expected to provide an alternate mode of transportation...
‘Precarious’ global rebound expected in late 2019 – IMF’s Lagarde
WASHINGTON – Global growth in 2019 should be even slower than previously expected but a "precarious" rebound later this year is likely, the head...