Mindanao has 16 new accommodations and 3,138 room keys in the pipeline. Photo shows the aerial view of Davao City coastal road. ENGR. BERTO/FACEBOOK PHOTO

158 accommodation establishments under dev’t in PH – report

SOME 158 accommodation establishments valued at around P250 billion in private sector investment is being developed in the Philippines. In the 2024 Philippine Accommodation Pipeline...

Transmission wheeling rates down, AS charges up in September power bill

WHILE consumers can expect an increase in transmission charges in their September 2024 power bills, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) clarifies...
Department of Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla says the Marcos administration’s policy to open up the renewable energy (RE) sector to full foreign ownership has boosted the investment interest for RE technologies in the country. DOE PHOTO

DOE vows to turn RE pledges into tangible infrastructure

FOLLOWING the record-high investment approvals at the Board of Investments (BOI) driven by renewable energy (RE) projects, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla...
Outbound travelers queue at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 check-in and immigration counters. MARIA TAN/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Cheaper plane tickets await passengers in October

PLANE fares will continue to go down next month with the implementation of the year-low fuel surcharge, a welcome development that is seen to...
Veterinarians from the Department of Agriculture inoculate a pig with a controlled trial of a Vietnam-developed African Swine Fever live vaccine in Lobo, Batangas, on August 30, 2024. PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE PHOTO

Pork industry leaders urge state of national emergency due to ASF

PORK producers and swine industry leaders on Tuesday, Sept. 17, asked the government to declare a state of national emergency due to African Swine...
Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. says the sale of vapes, cigarettes and heated tobacco below the mandated floor price is a criminal violation penalized by imprisonment of the seller. BIR PHOTO

BIR bars sale of vape, cigarettes, heated tobacco below floor price

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is prohibiting the sale of vapor products, cigarettes and heated tobacco products below the floor price, resulting from...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary and Public Financial Management (PFM) Committee Chairperson Amenah F. Pangandaman (second from left) leads the ceremonial endorsement of the PFM Reforms Roadmap 2024-2028 to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (left)on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. DBM PHOTO

Financial management roadmap to push digitalization of services – Marcos

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lauded the completion of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reforms Roadmap 2024-2028, which he said will help improve efficiency in...
Philstocks Financial research manager Japhet Tantiangco says hopes of a dovish monetary policy outlook for both the Federal Reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas helped in keeping the market’s upward movement.

PSEi, peso strong on remittance, investment approvals data

BOTH the local stock market and the currency closed Tuesday, Sept. 17, strong on growing overseas Filipino remittances and the record-high investment approvals at...

Sulit-Skwela sa makagalanyat nga deals sa gadgets para sa mga estudyante sa Home Credit

As students navigate the new school year, upgrading their gadgets is essential to ensure their learning tools can handle the demands of the changing...
RECTO. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PHOTO

P30-B upfront payment on NAIA deal bolsters gov’t revenues

THE P30-billion upfront payment from San Miguel Corporation-led New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) public-private partnership (PPP) project...