Gov’t economic managers dared: Try living on P10T monthly budget

MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday dared the government's economic managers to live on 10,000 pesos a month after a National Economic and...

DPWH completes 381 school buildings in Region 6

A TOTAL of 381 school building projects with a total of 851 classrooms were completed by various District Engineering Offices of the Department of...

Negros biz leader hopeful with passage of Ease of Doing Biz Act

DUMAGUETE City – A business leader in the Visayas recently expressed optimism over the enactment of Republic Act 11032, or the “Ease of Doing...

USA to honor 13 Augustinians a Alumni Achievement Awardees

THE University of San Agustin on its 65th anniversary as a university will bestow the prestigious USA Alumni Achievement Award to 13 of its...

Employers air sentiments on ‘chaotic’ Iloilo Job Expo

ILOILO City – Companies that participated in the recent Iloilo job fair had a few interesting to say about this year’s most prominent jobseekers...

Diokno defends ‘cry baby’ remark: Gov’t concerned with plight of Pinoys

MANILA – Budget secretary Benjamin Diokno has stressed that the government is considerate of the plight of Filipinos, especially the poor, who are affected...

Andrew Tan relinquishes Alliance Global CEO post to son Kevin

MANILA – Billionaire Andrew Tan's Alliance Global Group Inc said Monday his eldest son, Kevin, would succeed him as chief executive officer. The elder Tan...

Koko seeks proper enactment of ‘Ease of Doing Business’ law

MANILA – Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, the chairman of the Senate committee on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship, vowed he will focus on the...

Underemployment rises as unemployment eases in April

MANILA – Unemployment eased in April compared to the same period in 2017 while underemployment rose, official data released Tuesday showed, underscoring the challenge...
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Gov’t not giving up on 2018 inflation target

MANILA – Budget and Management secretary Benjamin Diokno is confident that the inflation rate at the end of this year will settle within the...