PH vehicle production accelerates by 21.7% in Jan.
VEHICLE production in the Philippines increased by more than a fifth in January, outpacing the growth seen in three of its five peers in...
SRA offers traders import opportunities in exchange for local sugar purchases
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) released a new order on Friday, March 8, that offers traders import opportunities in exchange for voluntary purchases of...
Biden to send top-level execs for PH trade and investment mission
A GROUP of top-level American executives formed by US President Joe Biden will be sent to the Philippines this week to boost trade and...
Jobless Filipinos rise to 2.15M in January 2024
THE number of jobless Filipinos rose in the first month of 2024 while the number of those with jobs and livelihoods decreased amid the...
DOE sees pump price cuts second week of March
THE Department of Energy (DOE) is forecasting a cut in petroleum prices based on four days of trading on the Mean of Platts Singapore.
Rodela...
PH, Cambodia to boost rice trade
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet agreed to boost rice trade between their countries during their bilateral meeting in Melbourne,...
DBP eyes broader role in big-ticket infra projects with bond proceeds
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has expressed renewed interest in providing financing to critical public infrastructure projects as it seeks optimal mobilization...
CICC Supports the Cybercrime Resilient Communities Project in the Philippines
In an increasingly connected world, the need for robust cybersecurity measures has become more critical than ever. Recognizing this need, the Cybercrime Investigation and...
PH trimmed farm trade deficit in Q4
THE Philippines’ agricultural trade deficit dipped in the fourth quarter of 2023 by 6.6 percent to $3.02 billion from $3.2 billion in the same...
20 more medicines for cancer, hypertension, mental illness now VAT-exempt
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) yesterday said it is exempting 20 more medicines for cancer, hypertension, and mental illness from value-added tax (VAT).
The...