Pernia sees inflation uptick as ‘short-lived’
MANILA – The recent surge in consumer prices is only temporary and seen to normalize towards the end of the year, the country's top...
ADB exec counters World Bank: PH economy won’t overheat
MANILA – Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its view that the Philippines' economy will grow faster in the years ahead...
DA turns over P460M experimental facilities to SEAFDEC/AQD
Tigbauan, Iloilo – SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao signed a document this morning acknowledging receipt of P460 million in the form of equipment and other...
‘Ease of doing business’ law will raise PH’s global ranking
MANILA – Hopes are high that the expected passage of The Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 will...
‘Inflation to normalize towards end of 2018’
MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) expects the current surge in inflation, which is due in part to an overhaul in...
PH foreign tourist arrivals breach 2M in Q1 of 2018
MANILA – International tourist arrivals for the first quarter of 2018 reached another milestone breaching the two million mark according to the Department of...
Pernia cites ADB efforts to strengthen PH economy
MANILA – Socioeconomic Planning secretary Ernesto Pernia has cited Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) efforts in policy reforms that strengthened Philippine macroeconomic fundamentals and resulted...
Agri dep’t to strengthen farmers’ loan program
MIAG-AO, Iloilo – The Department of Agriculture (DA) will strengthen its loan program for farmers, taking inspiration from those who have already benefitted from...
Dominguez: PH at ‘forefront’ of Asia-Pacific’s economic dev’t
MANILA – Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Saturday boasted that the Philippines is at the forefront of the Asia and the Pacific's development.
"I...
‘Entrepreneurship vital in empowering women’
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship in empowering women in Asia-Pacific.
“Women’s entrepreneurship is important because it helps us...