The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas encourages the public to use coins for payment transactions to maximize its use and address the perceived coin shortage in some parts of the country. PNA FILE PHOTO BY LEILANIE G. ADRIANO

BSP urges public to use coins for payments

THE public is encouraged to use their coins for payments, with the central bank hiking to P2,000 each the legal tender limit per transaction...
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Comelec asks SC to reset next brgy, SK polls to 2026

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will ask the Supreme Court to amend its ruling and to order the next barangay and Sangguniang...

Metrobank lends a helping hand to feed 3,500 Manilenos

The Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank), through its Branch Banking Sector (BBS), stepped up its employee volunteerism program, as it partnered with its...
Profriends celebrates its 16th year in Western Visayas through Parc Familia Fiesta. One of the highlights of the celebration was the first ever Community Fun Ride.

Profriends – Iloilo celebrates 16th anniversary

PROFRIENDS, the developer of Parc Regency Residences, Monticello Villas, and Merrydale Homes in Iloilo, celebrates its 16th year in Western Visayas by holding Parc...

Investment approvals up 203% in Q1 – BOI

THE Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) yesterday said it is close to hitting its P1-trillion investment target for 2023, after a 203 percent increase...
Philippine Economic Zone Authority Director General Tereso Panga. PEZA PHOTO

PEZA endorses 8 ecozone projects worth P33B to FIRB

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has endorsed to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) eight big-ticket projects worth P33 billion that have been...
White onions from China loaded in 10 containers worth almost P1 million have grown leaves while some found rotting as the Bureau of Customs - Port of Cebu's Auction and Cargo Disposal Unit inspected it for inventory. BOC-Cebu District Collector Ciriaco Ugay ordered the condemnation of the white onions and instructed the Legal Division to investigate the two consignees who abandoned the shipment at the Cebu International Port. BOC-CEBU PHOTO

BOC probes 2 consignees over P1-M abandoned onions

TWO consignees who have expressly abandoned 10 container vans declared with “kimchi” but found to have been loaded with almost P1 million worth of...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno is included in the board of directors of the Maharlika Investment Corp. STAR/FILE PHOTO

Maharlika Investment Fund to boost economic growth – DOF

THE Department of Finance (DOF) said the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) would help catalyze economic development and accelerate the country’s growth by optimizing the...
Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council says developing the bamboo industry will not only help investors but it also promises steady economic benefits to planters. Photo shows the Kawayan Farm in Barangay Halyhayin, Pililla, Rizal. RIZALPROVINCE.PH PHOTO

Stakeholders rally support for bamboo bill’s Senate passage

THE Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) has sent a letter to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, asking that more stakeholders be allowed to...
Oil companies announced yesterday that diesel prices will be reduced by P3 per liter, gasoline by P2.10 per liter and kerosene by P2:30 per liter today. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Big-time pump price hike set today

MOTORISTS will have to pay more for petroleum products this week. Oil firms yesterday announced a big-time hike to mark the second straight week...