PH cacao draws interest from Swiss chocolatiers
Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Geneva tested the cadmium level of Philippine cacao beans and the results...
Airline adding flights to Cebu’s new ‘resort-airport’ terminal
LAPU-LAPU City, Cebu – Cebu Pacific will increase flights to Cebu by 20 percent next year, the airline's chief Lance Gokongwei said Thursday as...
S&P upgrades PH banking sector’s credit rating
MANILA – Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) upgraded the Philippine banking system’s country risk assessment rating by a notch amid improving industry fundamentals...
Agri dep’t, DTI eye suggested retail prices on pork, chicken
MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are considering coming up with suggested retail prices on...
TRAIN suspension ‘anti-poor,’ insists think-tank executive
MANILA – Suspending the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law will result in shortage of resources to fund social services for the...
Foreign investments approved down 38%, PSA data shows
MANILA – Total foreign investments approved in the first quarter of 2018 by seven investment promotion agencies totaled P14.2 billion, down 37.9 percent from...
‘Suspending TRAIN to have minimal, short-term impact on PH inflation’
MANILA – Suspending the tax reform law, which was blamed for the continuing spike in commodity prices, will have little impact on tempering inflation,...
NEDA vows to fast-track welfare perks amid inflation concerns
MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Wednesday said it will continue to push for programs to help the poor amid...
‘Inflation remains a concern’
MANILA – Inflation remains a "concern" even as the rise in consumer prices in April was slower than expected, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor...
‘Prudent BSP won’t be swayed by inflation’
MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will be "prudent" rather than get swayed by the" implied policy move" of slower than expected inflation...