Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno

P150 wage hike to worsen inflation by 1.4% – Diokno

FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the proposed P150 minimum wage hike will increase inflation by about 1.4 percentage points this year. "The implication of the...

LTO sets P300 rate for medical exam in license application

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has set the cost of medical examination for driver's license and student permit application to a maximum rate of...
Fire gutted the Manila Central Post Office in Lawton, Manila before midnight on Sunday, May 21. KAREN DE GUZMAN/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Some nat’l IDs for delivery affected by post office fire

SOME national IDs for delivery in the City of Manila were affected by the fire at the Manila Central Post Office, Philippine Statistics Authority...
Photo shows the Casecnan hydropower facility in Nueva Ecija. The government is eyeing to privatize other properties following the successful bidding of the 165-megawatt hydroelectric power plant. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILASTANDARD.NET

DOF: Gov’t eyes selling P1.5B in assets to boost revenues

THE Philippine government eyes selling more assets through privatization this year to generate revenues and address budget constraints, an official said. Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno...
Sweden’s Foreign Trade Minister Johan Forssell (left) supports the resumption of the free trade agreement negotiations between the Philippines and the European Union after being on hiatus for six years. Also in the photo is Sweden Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Thunborg. PNA PHOTO BY KRIS CRISMUNDO

Sweden supports resumption of EU-PH free trade deal talks

SWEDEN’S Foreign Trade Minister Johan Forssell has underscored the need to resume talks between the Philippines and the European Union (EU) for a bilateral...

Your dream is on us: Metrobank offers low rates plus waived fees of up...

Take a step closer to having your dream car or home as Metrobank offers low rates and waives up to PHP50,000 in fees for...
A passenger jeepney queues for fuel at Petron gasoline station in Pavia, Iloilo. PN PHOTO

Fuel prices to go up this week

ANOTHER round of increase in the pump prices of petroleum products is expected this week, local oil industry sources said. Department of Energy-Oil Industry Management...

BSP advises public to refrain from ‘sangla-ATM’ schemes

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Saturday, May 20, advised the public to avoid giving in to “sangla-ATM” schemes as this would eventually...
Porters push a cart loaded with onions in Binondo, Manila. The Department of Agriculture is targeting to implement and enforce the suggested retail price (SRP) on Tuesday, May 23. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

New SRP on onions takes effect Tuesday

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will impose a “cold storage price” or wholesale price of P115 per kilo for red onions and P100 per...
Workers stack sacks of locally produced sugar at the Marikina Public Market in Marikina City on Tuesday, May 16. MARIA TAN/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Sugar producers group backs revival of PhilSuCor

A SUGAR producer's group supports President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s plan to revive the Philippine Sugar Corporation (PhilSuCor). PhilSuCor is a government-owned and controlled corporation that...