April's lending activity is lower than the 10.2 percent revised March total, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Bank lending slows in April

LOANS issued by the big banks in the Philippines grew at a slower pace in April following the consecutive tightening of monetary policy, data...
Healthway QualiMed Hospital Iloilo unveils its new sign as part of Healthway Medical Network.

AC Health brings ‘Care Beyond Cure’ to Healthway QualiMed Hospital Iloilo; WV’s first fertility...

ILOILO – Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) on Monday officially unveiled QualiMed Iloilo’s new name and signage – Healthway QualiMed Hospital Iloilo. This...
(From left) United Nations Women Country Coordinator Len-len Mesina, GCash President and CEO Martha Sazon, For the Women co-founder Michelle Alarcon, Connected Women co-founder Gina Romero, and GCash Chief Technology and Operations Officer Pebbles Sy pose for a photo post-event.

AI can open opportunities for women, says GCash and Connected Women

THE field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents many opportunities for women. This was the key message emphasized by Connected Women, partner of leading mobile...
A salt vendor arranges mounds of salt at a public market in Marikina City on Tuesday, May 30. MARIA TAN/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

House passes salt industry dev’t bill

THE House of Representatives on Monday, May 29, approved on the third and final reading a bill seeking to revitalize the Philippine salt industry. With...

PSE says to dispute BIR’s 2017 tax deficiency findings

THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) yesterday said it would challenge a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) finding that it has over P189 million in...
DIOKNO. DOF PHOTO

Diokno: ‘Existing PH tax system must be preserved; review to continue

FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno yesterday said the Philippines' tax system must be preserved, but added that the country's economic managers will continue to review...
Various products are on display at the MSME Week Trade Fair in Iloilo City in this file photo. DTI-6 PHOTO

RCEP to link Filipino MSMEs into global value chain

AS THE Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will enter into force in the Philippines on June 2, financial technology firm First Circle said the...
Hotel101-Fort in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City is slated to begin operations in July 2023.

Hotel101 Global partners with Emma Sleep as its official mattress provider

DOUBLEDRAGON Corporation subsidiary Hotel101 Global Pte. Ltd. (Hotel101 Global) yesterday signed a partnership agreement with Emma – The Sleep Company (Emma Sleep), founded in...

SSS encourages informal sector workers in Bulacan to get social security coverage

THE Social Security System (SSS) recently urged informal sector workers in a community in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan to become self-employed members of...
Gasoline prices will increase by P1.10 per liter today. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Gasoline prices up anew, kerosene down

OIL firms are set to hike pump prices of gasoline for the third straight week today, while rolling back those of kerosene and keeping...