Will P27/kilo NFA rice still be available amid tariffication?
MANILA – As the rice tariffication measure is enacted into law, imported rice is expected to flood the markets. However, uncertainties arise on whether...
BSP governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. dies at 60
MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Monetary Board confirmed that BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. passed away on Saturday.
"It is with deep sadness that...
DOT-6 joins ‘One Billion Rising’
ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism Region 6 joined the global dance-strike, One Billion Rising (OBR) spearheaded by the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource...
Gasoline, diesel, kerosene prices up 3rd consecutive week today
MANILA – Higher pump prices of petroleum products will again greet motorists today, Tuesday, marking the third consecutive week of fuel price increases.
In an...
Duterte urged to ‘promptly’ name next BSP chief
MANILA – Philippines’ economic journalists have called on President Rodrigo R. Duterte to “promptly” name the successor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor...
Prexy determined to continue implementation of TRAIN law
CEBU City – President Rodrigo Duterte is determined to continue with the implementation of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, citing the...
Uygongco Foundation celebrates 10 years of charitable service in Iloilo, Guimaras, Capiz
THE Uygongco Foundation Inc. (UFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of Iloilo’s homegrown La Filipina Uy Gongco Group of Companies, has celebrated ten years...
Iloilo ready to be a MICE hub? It should be, urges Catalbas
ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism Region 6 director Atty. Helen Catalbas has challenged the tourism stakeholders to level up their game if...
Solon questions ‘lack’ of skilled Pinoy workers for infra projects
MANILA – Sen. Joel Villanueva on Thursday questioned the need to import laborers for the government's massive infrastructure push.
As the Senate held a hearing...
Duterte enacts amended, ‘modern’ Corporation Code
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed into law the amended Corporation Code to strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards for a more...