DOT-6 sets ‘inclusive’ growth goals in 2019
ILOILO City – An accreditation campaign, the crafting of Provincial Tourism Development Plans, the development and enhancement of emerging and existing tourism products and...
Amended Corporation Code makes doing business in PH easy, says proponent Drilon
MANILA – The amended Corporation Code simplifies the creation of a company and makes it a lot easier to do business in the country,...
PH, Japan execs meet in Osaka for high-level ‘Build’ forum
MANILA – Officials from Philippine and Japanese governments met in Osaka, Japan on Thursday for the 7th high-level meeting on infrastructure and economic cooperation.
In...
Members save record high P40.27B in Pag-IBIG Fund in 2018; MP2 Savings surpass P4B,...
MANILA – Pag-IBIG Fund members saved over P40 billion in the state-run fund in 2018, setting a new record for the highest amount saved...
Philippine growth seen ‘fairly decent’ in 2019 – JP Morgan
MANILA – The Philippine economy can grow above 6 percent in 2019, as the US Federal Reserve pauses from raising interest rates, an analyst...
Press freedom ‘very important’ for foreign investors, says British envoy
MANILA – Foreign investors consider press freedom as a “very important” factor in countries where they operate, a British trade official said Thursday.
Aside from...
Gov’t urged to cushion immediate effects of rice tariffication law on poor
MANILA – A consumer group warned about the Rice Tariffication Law's immediate effects on poor households by the time low-cost NFA rice disappears from...
Rice prices seen to drop at least P7 due to tariffication
MANILA – The prices of rice are expected to decrease by P2 to P7 per kilo following the signing of the tariffication law by...
400 NFA employees to lose job due to rice tariffication law
MANILA – Around 400 National Food Authority (NFA) employees will lose their jobs due to the rice tariffication law.
According to a report on GMA...
Duterte’s econ team asks Comelec to exempt 145 projects from election ban
MANILA – The Duterte administration’s economic managers are seeking to spare a total of 145 locally-funded projects from the government spending ban during the...