Hotel101-Cebu completes DoubleDragon’s portfolio target of 5T rooms
MANILA – On March 25, DoubleDragon Properties Corp. hotel subsidiary, Hotel of Asia Inc. signed a joint venture agreement with Federated Realty Corp of...
Japan loans to PH to pass review ‘very easily,’ says businessman
MANILA – Japan's loans to the Philippines will pass scrutiny "very easily" due to good terms, a Filipino businessman promoting economic ties between the...
‘Rice tariffication bolsters PH’s World Trade Org membership’
MANILA – The implementation of rice tariffication will further bolster the Philippines' advantages vis-à -vis its membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Agri damage due to El Niño rises to P5.05B, reports DA
MANILA – Agricultural losses brought by the El Niño phenomenon hit P5.05 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)...
Iloilo farmers receive millions in projects from DAR
ILOILO City – Continuous efforts to improve farmers’ agricultural production was further enhanced as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) led by Secretary John...
Former DPWH chief backs creation of Dept. of Water
MANILA – A former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary is supporting calls to create a Department of Water to efficiently manage...
Pag-IBIG mulls contribution hike as loan demand rises
MANILA – State-run housing fund Pag-IBIG said Tuesday it was considering an increase in member contributions, the first in 3 decades to meet rising...
Banknotes with BSP governor Diokno’s signature to be in circulation by June
MANILA – The initial batch of Philippine bank notes bearing the signature of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno will be out...
Andaya to Sotto: Name senators who cut budget for infra, social programs
MANILA – Instead of diverting the public from the issue at hand, Senate President Vicente Sotto III should just reveal the names of the...
Those fearing loan default have no faith in PH, says Dominguez
MANILA – Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III said some sectors that continue to raise the false specter of the Philippines defaulting on its concessional...