PhilHealth inks partnership with TMCI for heart bypass
MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Region 6 (PhilHealth-6) and The Medical City Iloilo (TMCI) inked a partnership for the Z-Benefit Package for...
DTI allots P350,000 for Silay coffee processing project
BACOLOD City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has allocated P350,000 to fund the coffee processing project in Silay City, Negros Occidental...
Business optimism slightly down in Q2, shows BSP survey
MANILA – The country’s business sector was less optimistic in the second quarter due to higher consumer prices, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...
Higher minimum wage to exacerbate unemployment, insists Budget chief
MANILA – Budget secretary Benjamin Diokno opposed the proposals to set a higher national minimum wage of P750, saying this will lead to less...
Trade dep’t intensifies supermarket monitoring amid rising fuel prices
MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Ramon Lopez said the agency has intensified its supermarket monitoring amid fears of rising prices...
‘Inflation could reach 4.6 to 5.4 percent’
MANILA – Consumer prices could rise by 4.6 to 5.4 percent in May due to higher prices of fuel and rice, the Bangko Sentral...
SSS charter amendment bill advances in Senate floor
MANILA – The state-run Social Security System (SSS) recently expressed its pleasure that the proposed bill to amend Republic Act 8282 or Social Security...
Seamless, modern comfort: How Seda Capitol Central is perfectly-tailored to fit the Bacolod lifestyle
BACOLOD City – and Negros Occidental – is celebrated for a lot of things, predominantly for the vibrant MassKara Festival, but it’s also recognized...
BSP looking into ‘misprinted’ P100 bills
MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday said it is now looking into supposedly misprinted P100 bills, urging the public to...
DoubleDragon P6-B offering gets PSE nod
A FOLLOW-ON offering of DoubleDragon Properties Corp. reaching P6 billion has been approved by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
According to DoubleDragon, proceeds from it...